How Federated eCash And Bitcoin Can Embed Properties Of A Digital Cash System
Discussing Bitcoin and Federated Ecash, a Blockstream-sponsored project that builds on David Chaum's Digicash startup from the early 1990s.Watch This Episode On YouTubeListen To This Episode:AppleSpotifyGoogleLibsynOvercastIn this episode of "Bitcoin, Explained," hosts Aaron van Wirdum and Sjors Provoost are once again joined by resident sidechain and Layer 2 expert Ruben Somsen, this time to discuss Federated Ecash, a project that has been sponsored by Bitcoin infrastructure company Blockstream since October 2021.In the episode, van Wirdum, Provoost and Somsen discussed the history and....
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In this episode of The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado, hosts Aaron van Wirdum and Sjors Provoost discuss RSK’s shift from a federated sidechain model to the project’s new Powpeg solution. The post Video: RSK, Federated Sidechains And Powpeg appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.
Bitcoin Cash ABC has rebranded to “eCash,” redenominated its token, and launched a proof-of-stake consensus layer. Bitcoin Cash ABC (BCHA), the embattled cryptocurrency project that has forked away from both Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash, has rebranded to eCash (XEC).The project’s re-launch will see it integrate proof-of-stake consensus layer “Avalanche,” introducing staking and greatly increasing the speed of transactions.eCash will also reduce its decimal places down from eight to two, with lead developer, Amaury Sechet, stating:“No other money has eight decimal places. Why should crypto?....
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