5 papers
BaseSAP: Modular Stealth Address Protocol for Programmable Blockchains
Anton Wahrstätter, Matthew Solomon, Ben DiFrancesco +2
Stealth addresses represent an approach to enhancing privacy within public and distributed blockchains, such as Ethereum and Bitcoin. Stealth address protocols generate a distinct,…
Combining GHOST and Casper
Vitalik Buterin, Diego Hernandez, Thor Kamphefner +6
We present "Gasper," a proof-of-stake-based consensus protocol, which is an idealized version of the proposed Ethereum 2.0 beacon chain. The protocol combines Casper FFG, a finalit…
Interactive coin offerings
Jason Teutsch, Vitalik Buterin, Christopher Brown
Ethereum has emerged as a dynamic platform for exchanging cryptocurrency tokens. While token crowdsales cannot simultaneously guarantee buyers both certainty of valuation and certa…
Fraud and Data Availability Proofs: Maximising Light Client Security and Scaling Blockchains with Dishonest Majorities
Mustafa Al-Bassam, Alberto Sonnino, Vitalik Buterin
Light clients, also known as Simple Payment Verification (SPV) clients, are nodes which only download a small portion of the data in a blockchain, and use indirect means to verify…
A Flexible Design for Funding Public Goods
Vitalik Buterin, Zoe Hitzig, E. Glen Weyl
We propose a design for philanthropic or publicly-funded seeding to allow (near) optimal provision of a decentralized, self-organizing ecosystem of public goods. The concept extend…