Best of Crypto — November 2024

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    Avatar of coinsbenchCoins Bench·2y

    Advanced Blockchain: Mastering How Blockchain Works :)

    This post simplifies the complexities of blockchain technology using simple explanations and illustrative diagrams. It debunks common misconceptions such as the confusion between Bitcoin and blockchain. The post explains blockchain fundamentals, including its decentralized nature, the role of nodes, and how transactions are validated and stored. It also covers concepts like smart contracts, the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), gas fees, and the difference between Ethereum and Bitcoin. Additionally, it tackles advanced topics like consensus mechanisms (PoW, PoS), and the importance of maintaining network security against double-spending and 51% attacks.

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    Avatar of medium_jsMedium·2y

    More Free Udemy Courses

    Discover a selection of free courses available on Udemy, ranging from Python programming for beginners and cryptocurrency investing to stock market trading techniques, TikTok marketing, and building Web3 token balance applications.

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    Avatar of fireshipFireship·2y

    FBI makes daring raid of Polymarket CEO's home...

    FBI agents raided the home of Shane Copeland, CEO of Polymarket, a website that allows users to buy futures contracts on world events outcomes. Although the site does not offer services to U.S. customers, it has been influential, particularly in the 2024 presidential election market. The raid focuses on Polymarket’s operations potentially allowing illegal U.S. citizen participation, market manipulation, and political retribution theories. Despite facing legal challenges, Polymarket remains influential in the crypto community.

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    Avatar of entreprenueroppEO·2y

    Blockchain 3.0 Explained : Bring Defi Truly Decentralized | Flare, Hugo Philion

    Hugo Philion, CEO of Flare, explains that Flare is a third-generation blockchain focused on integrating data into smart contracts, enabling new decentralized applications, and improving trustworthiness in decentralized finance (DeFi) by securing oracles. He discusses the potential for blockchain in social media, gaming, and machine learning, emphasizing the importance of off-chain computation for handling large data volumes. Flare aims to become a pivotal component in how data is utilized across various blockchain ecosystems.

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    Avatar of davidbombalDavid Bombal·2y

    Hacker explains Crypto (Cryptography tutorial)

    The post explains the fundamentals of cryptography, starting with basic concepts such as the birthday paradox, exclusive OR (XOR) operations, and different types of ciphers. It emphasizes the importance of knowing the basics of cryptographic algorithms and operations before diving into advanced topics. Additionally, it covers symmetric key cryptography and the significance of initialization vectors in encryption. The post also touches on more complex topics like stream ciphers and block ciphers, highlighting the importance of rekeying and managing initialization vectors properly to maintain security.

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    Avatar of golangnutsGo Developers·2y

    Day ??? of learning go. Building cli apps

    Phraser is a command line application built in Go for managing crypto wallet seed phrases. Unlike its Python counterpart, the Go version compiles into a single binary, reducing dependency issues and increasing portability. It supports various commands like create, get, and init to manage wallets and stores encrypted JSON files for security. The source code and installation instructions are available on GitHub.

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