Bloq’s Paul Sztorc on the 4 Main Benefits of Sidechains

Bloq’s Paul Sztorc on the 4 Main Benefits of Sidechains

Most people in the Bitcoin community know Paul Sztorc for his work on the Truthcoin concept (now backed by Roger Ver and currently in development as Bitcoin Hivemind), but the former Yale statistician also recently joined blockchain startup Bloq (of which Bitcoin Core contributor Jeff Garzik is a co-founder) under the role of economist. In a recent....


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