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·Jun 18

Bitcoin & Energy, Part 4: A beneficial tool for society

This is the fourth and final part of the Bitcoin & Energy series, four articles dedicated to Bitcoin and its electricity consumption. The goal: that you can make up your own mind on its environmental impact, and on Bitcoin’s potential for society’s future. Good reading 👇 Introduction The third article was…

Bitcoin

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Bitcoin & Energy, Part 4: A beneficial tool for society
Bitcoin & Energy, Part 4: A beneficial tool for society

Published in Coinmonks

·Jun 18

Bitcoin & Energy, Part 3: An opportunity for renewables

This is the third part of the Bitcoin & Energy series, four articles dedicated to Bitcoin and its electricity consumption. The goal: that you can make up your own mind on its environmental impact, and on Bitcoin’s potential for society’s future. Good reading 👇 Introduction In part 2, we discovered the…

Bitcoin

4 min read

Bitcoin & Energy, Part 3: An opportunity for renewables
Bitcoin & Energy, Part 3: An opportunity for renewables

Published in Coinmonks

·Jun 18

Bitcoin & Energy, Part 2: The advantages of a delocalized consumption

This is the second part of the Bitcoin & Energy series, four articles dedicated to Bitcoin and its electricity consumption. The goal: that you can make up your own mind on its environmental impact, and on Bitcoin’s potential for society’s future. Good reading 👇 Introduction The first part focused on the…

Bitcoin

6 min read

Bitcoin & Energy, Part 2: The advantages of a delocalized consumption
Bitcoin & Energy, Part 2: The advantages of a delocalized consumption

Published in Coinmonks

·Jun 18

Bitcoin & Energy, Part 1: Energy mix and the role of power consumption for Bitcoin

This is the first part of the Bitcoin & Energy series, four articles dedicated to Bitcoin and its electricity consumption. The goal: that you can make up your own mind on its environmental impact, and on Bitcoin’s potential for society’s future. Good reading 👇 Introduction This first part focuses on: The…

Bitcoin

4 min read

Bitcoin & Energy, Part 1: Energy mix and the role of power consumption for Bitcoin
Bitcoin & Energy, Part 1: Energy mix and the role of power consumption for Bitcoin

Jun 10, 2021

Introduction to The Graph — Decentralizing Data

This is the introduction of my report on The Graph Protocol that was published by Messari here. If you prefer reading my twitter thread, it’s there. Solving The Problem of Accessing On-Chain Data One advantage of open and decentralized protocols is that they are public: everyone can see what’s happening on the networks. However, accessing and using…

The Graph

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Introduction to The Graph — Decentralizing Data
Introduction to The Graph — Decentralizing Data

Dec 21, 2020

Bitcoin and Ethereum: different protocols, different currencies.

You can find the french version here. All the friends with whom I regularly talk about crypto have asked me this: “Should I buy Bitcoin or Ethereum? Which one is better?”. …

Bitcoin

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Bitcoin or Ethereum ?
Bitcoin or Ethereum ?

Oct 20, 2020

Introduction to Bitcoin

In this article, we will come back to the origins of Bitcoin, the motivations for its creation, and the characteristics that make it so unique and innovative. Presenting how Bitcoin works should leave the reader with the necessary knowledge to dig deeper into the subject. The origins of digital currency Originally, Bitcoin was simply yet…

Bitcoin

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Introduction to Bitcoin
Introduction to Bitcoin

Oct 5, 2020

Quick recap about Yearn & YFI, and the innovation it represents

Yearn & the vaults Yearn.finance initially started as a family business : a single man wanting his family to profit from the advantages of DeFi (Decentralized Finance) lending and borrowing platforms, such as AAve or Compound. …

Cryptocurrency

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Quick recap about Yearn & YFI, and the innovation it represents
Quick recap about Yearn & YFI, and the innovation it represents

May 5, 2020

Introduction to the Lightning Network

1. What is the Lightning Network ? The Lightning Network is a peer-to-peer payment protocol based on the Bitcoin network, allowing for instant and very low fees transactions (under one/tenth of a cent). Imagine that you put a small amount of your savings « online » on the network, and that everyone does the same. The result…

Bitcoin

3 min read

Introduction to the Lightning Network
Introduction to the Lightning Network

May 4, 2020

Introduction au Lightning Network

1. Qu’est-ce que le réseau Lightning ? Le réseau Lightning est un protocole de paiements pair-à-pair basé sur le réseau Bitcoin, permettant de réaliser des transactions instantanées, et aux frais négligeables (en dessous d’1/10 de centime). Imaginez que vous mettiez une petite somme de vos économies « en ligne », et que tout le monde fasse la…

Bitcoin

3 min read

Introduction au Lightning Network
Introduction au Lightning Network
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