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@TomZ in August 2020

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The story of how BCHs 2020 DAA came to be. About a year ago discussions started around the Bitcoin Cash DAA (Difficulty Adjustment Algorithm). It was getting clear that there were problems, but frankly only a small number of people looked close enough to know about the malfunction at all. **Today I want to briefly talk about how the design, selection and creation of shippable solutions for this malfunction happened, and why that has been so beautiful.** The story started…

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How to ensure income for Crypto-currency infrastructure development A hot topic for some time now is the funding of infrastructure development in Bitcoin Cash. Several methods have been suggested and tried, with varying degrees of success. *A translation is available in* *Bengali**.* https://read.cash/c/bitcoin-cash-e11c/post-b32209e6 When it comes to the longer term health of the coin I would like to highlight an often overlooked method of funding the ongoing infrastructure…

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Double Spend Proofs, phase 2 Hello dear Bitcoin Cashers. People are again focusing on building a good money and this has led to a big milestone approaching for Double Spend Proofs (DSPs). I want to share an update on the progress of double spend proofs and look forward in this longer journey and provide a mini roadmap for people to understand what is next. A double spend proof is a defence against people trying to send money to a merchant and then instantly send the same…