Abstract

10 years after BitCoins “whitepaper”, the BlockChain and crypto currencies are a big hype. Time to look at the results of the experiment, see what failed and what works, check the consequences for society, and propose improvements.

BitCoin's technology has three problems which need to be fixed:

• The unfair distribution of coins
• The energy consumption of proof of work
• The non-scaleable replicated, but not partitioned ledger

The lightning network tries to address the last point, by doing transactions off-chain.

Subtopic List

• Bullshit Bingo Sheet
• Purpose & History of Currencies
• Proof of What?
• Speculation Objects?
• SwapDragonChain
• Ethical Mining
• The Decentral Bank
• Dumb Contracts
• Appendix: Literature

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Incentives matter. Economy is all about game theory.