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Introducing DCI's New Podcast: Grey Mirror

In this episode: Tadge Dryja, a research scientist at DCI who co-invented the Lightning Network. We chat about his current research (uTreeXO, a dynamic accumulator for Bitcoin state) and discuss non-fork ways to bootstrap upgrades to a network (a bridge node for uTreeXO).

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Cryptocurrency Research Review

Introducing the first issue of the DCI’s Cryptocurrency Research Review. Read it here

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Michael Casey's "Vertcoin’s Struggle Is Real: Why the Latest Crypto 51% Attack Matters"

You may not have heard of Vertcoin, a crypto project designed to curtail concentration in mining power in the interests of broad-based participation. But if you care about security, decentralization and open access for cryptocurrencies, then the questions raised by a recent breach of its blockchain will matter to you.

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WIRED25: The Future of Cryptocurrency - MIT Media Lab's Neha Narula and Reddit's Alexis Ohanian On What's Ahead

MIT Media Lab Digital Currency Initiative Director Neha Narula spoke with WIRED’s Brian Barrett as part of WIRED25, WIRED’s 25th anniversary celebration in San Francisco. View Video here

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The Future of Money by Neha Narula - What happens when the way we buy, sell and pay for things changes, perhaps even removing the need for banks or currency exchange bureaus? That's the radical promise of a world powered by cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum.

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