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A blockchain is a decentralized digital ledger that records transactions across a network of computers, also known as nodes (opens in a new tab). In other words, blockchain is a peer-to-peer digital network that collaborates to maintain a shared record of interactions. While today’s blockchains are most commonly associated with financial transactions, the technology’s potential use cases go far beyond finance.
The…
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Facing an existential crisis, the Paris Agreement seeks to limit warming to 1.5° C (2.7° F) through global collaboration. The carbon market plays a vital role in realizing this goal, but it wasn’t initially built to address the scope and scale of today’s challenge or with the advancement of technology in mind. Many foundational technologies and processes powering the carbon market today are…
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The Chia Trading Card Game (ChiaTCG) is an open-source, proof-of-concept Web3 game that serves as a reference product to support adoption among game developers and jumpstart their journey using Chia technology. It demonstrates how each of the Chia primitives come together to build the technology infrastructure for our CODE framework.
With the open-source project, the Chia community (and those…
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The metaverse has not experienced widespread or significant adoption thus far. This may be because the existing technology caters to an audience that either doesn't desire it or doesn't yet grasp it. Presently, the metaverse seems to target NFT creators and gamers, but in reality, the limited number of active creators are promoting their products on deserted streets to an even smaller group of…
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Version 1.8.0 of the Chia reference client is now available for download! This release features user experience improvements, including updates for notifications, WalletConnect support, DataLayer permissioning, and NFT caching.
This release includes patches that are critical security updates for all network users. It is highly recommended that all network nodes upgrade to the 1.8.0 version.
We will…
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We’re excited to officially welcome you to the Chia Network Discord server! As of today, our new public channel is open to the community and we encourage you to join us.
We’ve outlined specific instructions and requirements to guide your transition from Keybase to Discord. These steps will ensure the utmost security for all involved. Additionally, please note that at least one social profile…
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The new version of our green paper is updated to explain the consensus algorithm we actually deployed. It is very similar to the consensus algorithm described in the first version of our green paper. It’s still using proofs of space and time, and even the units of weight the blockchain is measured in are still the same. But the new approach is more resistant to someone with a faster timelord being…
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The Chia ecosystem experience means a lot to us. If you’re on Keybase, you’ll see many of us are very active in the community; you may also have some opinions on how it feels to use Keybase compared to other apps you may currently use – like Discord.
We initially chose Keybase for the comprehensive security features, understanding that we were sacrificing ease of use for increased safety. It has…
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We're committed to real-world blockchain utility, meaning we must recognize the industry's pain points and build the tools to address those challenges - with security front-of-mind.
So, we built our custody solution, which we used to secure the prefarm. That bespoke tool merged several existing Web3 custody features into a single solution. While the custody solution is a technological feat, it's…
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Version 1.7.1 of the Chia reference client is now available for download! This release focuses on user experience improvements, including updates for Key Management, WalletConnect support, notifications, offers, and NFTs. We’ll cover the updates for end users, and developers.
We’re introducing an array of GUI wallet improvements to enhance the overall user experience. Specific wallet updates and…
I’m excited to share that, moving forward, we’ll provide quarterly database checkpoints as part of our ongoing release improvements. You can access these checkpoints via BitTorrent, the peer-to-peer file-sharing protocol our founder Bram Cohen invented. Checkpoints are the first step to a better peer-to-peer sync model.
What does this mean for you? You'll have secure access to an up-to-date…
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We’re thrilled to celebrate the second anniversary of our Mainnet launch with you! It is incredible to think about how far we’ve come in such a short time, from a zoom call with dozens of community members to over 100,000 nodes globally (opens in a new tab) (and even in-person events today across six continents!). The growth, scale, and adoption of Chia humble us.
The Chia ecosystem is what it is today because of you…
Business runs on data often recorded, shared, and stored on paper and in databases owned, operated, and typically fragmented across multiple parties. Should businesses and organizations be so quick to trust the data they're using? Or, perhaps phrased differently: how can we build and maintain trust in our data? This may seem a Lernaean challenge with the many variables (and parties) touching…
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We’re excited to share with you our 2023 Product Roadmap! You’ll likely notice some new additions, a few product timelines shuffled around, and plenty of technical details. Below, we’ll share the thinking that shapes our plans moving forward.
To build better and more usable tools for you, we’ve identified a set of key themes:
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Version 1.7.0 of the Chia reference client is now available for download! This release includes some necessary security fixes for which we strongly recommend everyone update their client. Version 1.7.0 also rolls out some UX changes and updated functionality to NFTs and Offers.
1.7.0 also serves as the announcement of an upcoming Soft Fork.
The Chia blockchain and ecosystem have grown massively over…
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Much of the NFT world has waited for the verdict in Hermes Int’l v. Rothschild 1 with bated breath. For the uninitiated, this is the first case exploring the intersection of NFTs and trademark rights. Yesterday, the jury found that Rothschild’s “MetaBirkin” NFT collection violated Hermès’ rights to the “Birkin” trademark. While Rothschild was not shielded from liability enjoyed by artists under…
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ChiaLinks.com is a cultural touchstone and one of the longest-lived staples in the Chia community. It’s an indispensable repository of knowledge from all corners of our ecosystem, relied upon by many of you all, and even us here at Chia Network, Inc.
While the content is crowdsourced, it's run entirely by one person: Jon (@SlowestTimelord (opens in a new tab)). As is the challenge with many projects with a single human…
We take the security and efficacy of our products seriously and are always seeking to improve our process, so to continue honing our efforts, we’ll be publishing a series of post-mortem blog posts exploring security challenges and how we addressed them. Security is a tricky topic to discuss, but transparency is a necessary part of iteratively developing great products and, more importantly…
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Lately there has been a lot of excitement – and confusion – about the future of plotting and farming on Chia. Can plots really be compressed? Is GPU plotting possible? Is Chia turning into an energy-wasting Proof-of-Work chain like Bitcoin? Has YouTube clickbait overtaken the community? Let’s set the record straight.
Existing Chia plots are already compressed. However, further “compression” is…
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GPU plotting in the Chia network has emerged and it is much faster and more efficient than traditional CPU plotting. This will reduce the energy consumption for plotting by 2-5x, and significantly decrease the plotting time for farmers, decreasing the barrier of entry to Chia and increasing decentralization.
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Plot compression is now available from multiple parties. Chia will be releasing support through the beta program Soon™.
I wanted to take a moment to let you know about some changes we’re making at Chia. Bram will be transitioning from the CEO role to Chairman of the Board and CTO. I will be serving as CEO and President. (opens in a new tab)
We have always said that we are on an accelerated timeline to complete an IPO, and this is one of the final important steps to prepare Chia Network for that next stage. It clarifies external…
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Many opinion articles on cryptocurrency read something along the lines of “cryptocurrencies use resources, and thus they are bad.” We have to start here–Bitcoin kicked off the start of a revolution that has permanently transformed finance, commerce, and society. If you read the business whitepaper, Chia acknowledges the strengths of Bitcoin, and we have taken the best parts and improved them…
On December 6, 2022 Timothy B. Lee (opens in a new tab) had a guest post on Josh Barro’s Substack, “It’s time to get serious about regulating cryptocurrency.” (opens in a new tab) He concluded, “Americans shouldn’t invest in cryptocurrency … because most Americans lack the technical skills required to do it safely.”
He is correct about the current state of the solution that people experience today on Ethereum and Bitcoin. At Chia, we…
