Ethan ScruplesIn the model, only the creator is consciousIn the physical world, identity is tricky, “self” is illusory and the subject-object distinction is not what it appears. There is something…Apr 26Apr 26
Ethan ScruplesI got wrecked and lost most of my Bitcoin. Key takeaways.I’ve been keeping my Bitcoin safe for many years. In 2022 I failed.Jan 13, 20231Jan 13, 20231
Ethan ScruplesHow common is chronic pain after vasectomy?Your doctor will probably admit that chronic pain is a possible complication resulting from vasectomy, but most will say that it happens…Apr 4, 20196Apr 4, 20196
Ethan ScruplesWhat could Bitcoin do if the fees are not high enough to provide security?In the future, block subsidy goes down. The hope is that fees will be high enough to make a 51% attack impractical and very expensive, but…Feb 11, 2019Feb 11, 2019
Ethan ScruplesinCoinmonksTaming large miners with Helper BlocksTwo serious threats posed by miner centralization are censorship and selfish mining. Censorship diminishes the basic value proposition of…Jun 29, 2018Jun 29, 2018
Ethan ScruplesProof of Work for Proving StakeWhen miners create two Bitcoin blocks at the same height, what determines which sub-chain will come to dominate the other? Which sub-chain…Apr 4, 2018Apr 4, 2018
Ethan ScruplesWhy Bitcoin should have voting, and what a voting protocol should look likeBitcoin should have votingJun 29, 20172Jun 29, 20172
