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abrkn

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Bitcoin.

Coder at https://sideshift.ai Blog at https://shitcoin.com

Email: andreas@brekken.com Twitter: @abrkn

[ my public key: https://keybase.io/abrkn; my proof: https://keybase.io/abrkn/sigs/f4QR_yPVz52MnXuSSSv6Vz9MWWTJFAohJUqUdw7UEyc ]

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abrkn··on Dash – A Governance and Privacy Coin
Thanks for the feedback. I have to admit I don't think this review went well at all. I tried to cover too many areas and ended up feeling like I covered none.
abrkn··on Dash – A Governance and Privacy Coin
I didn't look into that. I've been told it's around 8% annualized
abrkn··on Dash – A Governance and Privacy Coin
Author here. Try this: document.querySelectorAll('img[src$="gif"]').forEach(_ => _.parentNode.parentNode.remove())
abrkn··on Dash – A Governance and Privacy Coin
I am the author. Yes, it was more like $330,000. The price has since gone down.
abrkn··on China Blocks WhatsApp
Some WeChat groups relating to cryptocurrency are moving to Telegram. I wonder how that'll last.
abrkn··on The Blockchain Is the Internet of Money
http://archive.is/5g3EU
abrkn··on Bitcoin has a usability problem
I am the submitter and author of the post. I run paid ads on Twitter to shill for cryptocurrency. Ask me anything! :-)
abrkn··on Monero: Private and Difficult to Use
I'm the author. I'm taking requests on what to review next!
abrkn··on The Bear Case for Crypto
Many nephologists are still upset with cloud (computing)
abrkn··on OpenBazaar: What Happened to Bitcoin’s EBay Killer?
> I’m surprised with how unstable the OpenBazaar project is after this many years of development. Yes, the OpenBazaar client is in “BETA”. It’s like that one store on your street that’s had a “Sorry for the mess!” sign up for 5 years.

I'm the author

abrkn··on Storj: Not a Dropbox Killer
New review is up! https://shitcoin.com/openbazaar-what-happened-to-bitcoins-eb...
abrkn··on Storj: Not a Dropbox Killer
I do it to make the screenshots more readable and to show off my amazing skills.
abrkn··on Storj: Not a Dropbox Killer
It got my attention. You can expect a review of Sia on shitcoin.com soon!
abrkn··on Storj: Not a Dropbox Killer
Thanks! I bought it a while back, but didn't start using it until now.
abrkn··on Storj: Not a Dropbox Killer
I'm the author and didn't notice this post on HN. I have reviewed another blockchain product! The review will be live on shitcoin.com at around 7 AM EST on Monday.
abrkn··on Open Bazaar – decentralized Bitcoin marketplace
It is a good idea to pay someone for escrow services.
abrkn··on Bitcoin Transaction Malleability
For the uninformed, nullc knows a thing or two about Bitcoin[1]

https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/commits/master?author=gma...

abrkn··on Underground Hansa Market taken over and shut down
It's just a matter of time until the store fronts are developed open source on Github and hosted decentralized on a network like MaidSafe. People love to get high and are willing to pay. Innovation will follow to meet demand.
abrkn··on Underground Hansa Market taken over and shut down
There's still no proof of payment. How could you win the case? I could easily order drugs to someone I don't like.
abrkn··on 153k Ether Stolen in Parity Multi-Sig Attack
Can you provide any reading material into formally proven contracts?
abrkn··on Bitcoin swings as civil war looms
I've been exclusively working with Bitcoin related startups since 2011. I do not find the HN discussion hostile. Cryptocurrency is barely at beta quality. Skepticism is healthy.
abrkn··on How a Reddit forum has become a lifeline to opioid addicts in the US
In other news, Hansa Market, a Dark Web Marketplace, Bans the Sale of Fentanyl[1]

[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/18/business/dealbook/hansa-m...

abrkn··on Master Card, Cisco, and Scotiabank Join the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance
At this time, there are 78 comments to this post, none of them addressing technical concerns. Quite unusual for HN.

I've devoted my life to cryptocurrency since 2011 and still question whether or not this system even makes sense. It seems too expensive with the technology we have today. Once privacy, such as zk-SNARK, is added, it becomes unreasonable.

Perhaps this is what a bubble looks like. I wasn't there for the dotcom boom. Loss of critical thinking.

abrkn··on Ask HN: What is your password management solution?
That's very impressive!
abrkn··on Ask HN: What is your password management solution?
Which technique did you use? I made it to around 150 using the memory palace technique from the excellent book Moonwalking with Einstein.
abrkn··on Life Is About to Get Harder for Websites Without HTTPS
Just buy a .com domain for your internal service and serve DNS over VPN
abrkn··on What Is Ethereum?
It's not even close. I've been told that at the height of the Dotcom bubble, companies received investments for simply having ".com" in their name. That's where we're headed.
abrkn··on What Is Ethereum?
Slack channels are widely used by developers in the cryptocurrency space. I also recommend trying to find local meetups.
abrkn··on Accidentally pay an 80BTC transaction fee? Please contact us for a refund
This happens when someone manually crafts a transaction.

In Bitcoin, if you have an input of 100 BTC and make a transaction with a single output of 20 BTC, the remaining 80 BTC are kept by the miner. There's no wallet software that would let you do this.

It's like paying a $20 check with a $100 bill and saying "keep the change."

abrkn··on Beyond Bitcoin: Truly Decentralized Banking
This article is painful to read. Author seems to have no familiarity with the space and should read some earlier work[1]

[1] http://archive.is/TSdxy

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