DAOs Are Not Scary, Part 2: Reducing Barriers

Posted by Vitalik Buterin on March 1, 2014

In the last installment of this series, we talked about what “smart contracts” (or, perhaps more accurately, “self-enforcing contracts”) are, and discussed in detail the two main mechanisms through which these contracts can have “force”: smart property and “factum” currencies. We also discussed the limits of smart contracts, and how... [Read More]

Ethereum Scalability and Decentralization Updates

Posted by Vitalik Buterin on February 18, 2014

Scalability is now at the forefront of the technical discussion in the cryptocurrency scene. The Bitcoin blockchain is currently over 12 GB in size, requiring a period of several days for a new bitcoind node to fully synchronize, the UTXO set that must be stored in RAM is approaching 500... [Read More]

Important Statement regarding the Ether pre-sale

Posted by Stephan Tual on February 13, 2014

The Ethereum Project has had the incredible privilege to launch its PoC testnet and engage the crypto-currency community over the past two months. During our experiences, we’ve encountered a lot of passionate support and wonderful questions that have helped us refine our thoughts and goals including the process we will... [Read More]