5M transactions per second: Part 1
Waktu Membaca: 3 menit The stated goal of the eCash project is to achieve 5M transactions per second, or 50 transactions per day for 10B humans on the planet. For comparison, Visa handles about 1700 transactions per second with claims that it can theoretically handle over 24,000 transactions per second. Basically, eCash is aiming for ~200x Visa’s theoretical limit. […]
eCash Basics
Waktu Membaca: 3 menit eCash is led by the development team of Bitcoin ABC, the same team that created Bitcoin Cash in 2017. After three years of shepherding that project, ABC and much of the Bitcoin Cash community fell out of consensus when ABC proposed an infrastructure funding plan, or IFP, whereby 8% of the block reward would go […]
eCashers 🙌
Waktu Membaca: 2 menit What is an eCasher? It’s anyone who holds XEC and firmly believes in the eCash project. eCashers come from different countries and backgrounds; we’re made up of crypto OGs, as well as those just getting started on their crypto journey and everyone in between. eCash is different from other cryptocurrencies that attempt to manipulate people […]
Bcashers 🤦♂️
Waktu Membaca: 5 menit After the XEC/BCH split, I was pretty much kicked out of all the main BCH telegram channels. I’m not complaining. That’s their prerogative. But someone who is in those channels let me know that I was a topic of conversation recently, as was the eCash project overall. Apparently it all started when someone entered the […]
Quick Review: Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson
Waktu Membaca: 3 menit The past few weeks I’ve been listening to the Elon Musk biography during my commute to and from work. It’s the first biography I’ve ever read or listened to, so I have nothing to compare it to, but I wanted to share with you, dear reader, my overall impression of both the book, and the […]
The biggest eCash whale
Waktu Membaca: 3 menit The other day a new Avalanche peer briefly joined the eCash network with a total stake of 18,934,792,139.08 XEC. It was suddenly the largest staker on the network, so I decided to do a little digging. The first thing I discovered was the stake was made up of two addresses: https://explorer.e.cash/address/ecash:qqqzwpmgxuxhejdy2f9zy37gqh4c9y2eu5n4swlugj https://explorer.e.cash/address/ecash:qpsqlcd0k9gzj9nr24gpedugwsntqp2u5ygeamfc33 Going back a […]
Once Upon A Time in Bitcoin or: How eCash land was born
Waktu Membaca: 6 menit Imagine a new land called Bitcoin. A sovereign land discovered by a man named Satoshi. In that land is a precious natural resource by the same name. All are welcome. This Bitcoin land has magical powers that let’s anyone mine the Bitcoin, but only 1 block every ten minutes. The one who does is rewarded […]
The IFP: 8% v. 32%
Waktu Membaca: 6 menit It was recently revealed that the eCash infrastructure funding plan (IFP) would be going from 8% of the block reward, to 32% of the block reward. To be crystal clear, this has no impact on the overall supply or emission schedule of eCash. There is no additional inflation being introduced. It’s merely a reallocation of […]
Huge eCash News!!!
Waktu Membaca: 3 menit Today we received three major updates regarding the future of the eCash project: After months of speculation, eCash supporters finally got word regarding the long awaited launch of staking rewards. They are set to coincide with the regularly scheduled network upgrade happening on November 15, 2023, which means those who run an Avalanche enabled eCash […]
My ideal community
Waktu Membaca: 2 menit My ideal community goes something like this. A community that’s safe because the people who live there are capable of protecting themselves and their property. A community that values the freedom of the individual, the freedom of speech, the freedom to transact, the freedom of association, the freedom of religion, the freedom of assembly, the […]