In a post on their official blog, Chia network has announced they will be partnering with BugCrowd – an up and coming security researcher community – to offer a new bug bounty. Initially the program will only be offered in beta, they are dipping their toes it appears, but they are offering entry into the…
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October 15 Chia AMA recap
Last Friday Chia held another Ask me Anything on Zoom and YouTube to go over the state of Chia and the Chia ecosystem. For this Chia AMA I was not able to attend live, and my family has been sick with the flu for a week so I haven’t had a chance to take a…
FlexPool claims – FlexFarmer tested against Chia native client
First before we get into this, I want to say how good FlexFarmer is as a piece of software. There are some security issues with it, as with all Chia software, but it is young and I have faith that FlexPool will continue to improve it. I understand, and mostly agree with, Chia Network’s arguments…
Chia Profitability also shuts down, I spoke to the developer
When PoolHarvest shut down a few days ago I predicted that based on the reasons given by the pool operator that the site they ran along side the pool, Chia Profitability, would also be shutting down. I was correct. I knew that this would come, because I spoke to Ottavio, the CEO of Firx Inc…
Sirius Labs pays out Chia hackathon winners
Despite all of the controversy over their decision to change the payout structure and not award the prizes they originally claimed they would, Sirius Labs has made good on the promises to the winners they selected in their Chia hackathon. Multiple winners have come to me to show that as promised during the winners announcement,…
Another Chia Pool bites the dust – PoolHarvest blames Chia Network
In a very different message than aChia’s shutdown yesterday, Chia Pool PoolHarvest.io has announced they are shutting down with a message on their website. This one, however, is not heartwarming and instead blames Chia and their strategic direction for the shutdown of the pool. I don’t know how that is supposed to work, as Chia…
aChia Chia Pool announces closure in heartwarming post
aChia has sadly announced its intentions to shut down their Chia Pool, for the reasons I have been outlining. It is simply not profitable at anywhere near the current price of XCH (about $159 USD at time of writing) to run anything but the biggest pools. However, they are not simply closing shop like some…
Chia Network seizes DogeChia domain
I guess Chia Network is serious about Trademark action against Chia Forks using the word Chia, because they have just completed the ICANN Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Process with the DogeChia domain owner, and they have prevailed. DogeChia will have to hand over their dogechia.org domain name by October 16th. I am not surprised…
Chia Network announces ASIC timelords
Part of the security of the Chia Blockchain, and what makes up the “time” portion of the “proof of space and time” is the Verifiable Delay Function, which helps to ensure that the proof provided by the proof of space was done in the correct window and at the right time. This is a core…
Chia Network AMA Friday at 1pm EST
Another Chia Network AMA is happening on Friday at 10am PST / 1pm EST. No topics specified, This time they have put up their links well in advance: Zoom AMA: https://chia-net.zoom.us/j/85320467277YT Live Stream: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChFkJ3OAUvnHZdiQISWdWPA This is almost certainly going to be their 1 million block party, since rough math suggests this will be right around…
