The CryptoTechnology Subreddit Best Of 2018

Period: 363.52 days

	Submissions	Comments
Total	777	11954
Rate (per day)	2.14	32.72
Unique Redditors	500	2790
Combined Score	16917	39896

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Top Submitters' Top Submissions

1. 644 points, 23 submissions: /u/Neophyte-

   1. "Do you need a Blockchain?" - this paper is fantastic, everyone should read this before evaluating a coin and if requires a block chain to solve a solution the coin is promising to solve. (140 points, 41 comments)
   2. Do any of you foresee a crypto being widely adopted as a general purpose payment coin? nano, btc, btccash etc (take your pick). I think it won't happen for reasons in this post. What do you think? (57 points, 54 comments)
   3. Noticed the huge rise of EOS lately what does it have over NEO and ethereum and to a lesser extent Cardano? I tried researching it, but wasn't sold. (55 points, 55 comments)
   4. I had a Q&A with Bruno head architect / CEO of oyster, thought you guys might like it. (42 points, 2 comments)
   5. Is launching a PoW permissionless blockchain still possible today? or would it be too susceptible to a 51% attack? (38 points, 37 comments)
   6. coinshuffle paper, a way to provide anonymity on btc without changing btc protocol, would like your guys input on this (38 points, 39 comments)
   7. What do you think the value of interblock chain coins have? ARK, ICON, Aion, and Wanchain (34 points, 10 comments)
   8. i see remittance as one of the biggest potentials out of cryptos. Ripple / stellar. but what about banks pooling resources togeather to create their own private block chain? they are doing this, its a threat to xrp/xlm. Its opaque, we dont know what they have achieved (31 points, 47 comments)
   9. protecting sensitive data in smart contract platforms (dApps) NEO, Eth, Enigma, DragonChain etc. what ways can data be protected? (25 points, 6 comments)
   10. Deep dive into Lightning network (27 concerns about UX and centralization) (23 points, 5 comments)

2. 542 points, 15 submissions: /u/crypto_ha

   1. Why is Ripple considered a cryptocurrency (by many)? (109 points, 63 comments)
   2. So reportedly there are serious vulnerabilities found in EOS’ code. And it seems like those are more than just random software bugs. (97 points, 29 comments)
   3. Guide: How to get started with Blockchain development? (61 points, 6 comments)
   4. A newly found vulnerability in Nano's Android wallet (47 points, 12 comments)
   5. What is the difference between Sidechain vs Child Chain vs Off Chain? (37 points, 12 comments)
   6. The history and state of Ethereum's Casper research - Vitalik Buterin (35 points, 4 comments)
   7. EOS mainnet is official live (finally), but... (34 points, 24 comments)
   8. How Wall Street’s embrace could undermine Bitcoin (31 points, 9 comments)
   9. Ethereum ERC 1497: DApp Dispute Evidence Standard (26 points, 0 comments)
   10. Pro-crypto Laws Could Be Bad For Innovation (18 points, 4 comments)

3. 339 points, 15 submissions: /u/ndha1995

   1. Why are there so many garbage posts the past 24 hours? (59 points, 10 comments)
   2. Google Unveils 72-Qubit Quantum Processor With Low Error Rates (48 points, 24 comments)
   3. IOTA's Network-Bound PoW consensus, is it feasible? (37 points, 13 comments)
   4. Vitalik Buterin Proposes a Consensus Algorithm That Requires Only 1% to Be Honest (31 points, 8 comments)
   5. The Challenges of Investigating Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Related Crime (27 points, 6 comments)
   6. Deep dive into zk-STARKs with Vitalik Buterin's blog posts (26 points, 3 comments)
   7. Tether discussion thread (23 points, 21 comments)
   8. (ethresear.ch) On-chain scaling to potentially ~500 tx/sec through mass tx validation (20 points, 9 comments)
   9. Introduction to Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs) (20 points, 9 comments)
   10. The European Quantum Technologies Roadmap (Dec. 2017) (16 points, 15 comments)

4. 316 points, 6 submissions: /u/Qwahzi

   1. Technical comparison of LIGHTNING vs TANGLE vs HASHGRAPH vs NANO (132 points, 37 comments)
   2. Addressing Nano's weaknesses (bandwidth usage and disk IO). Nano voting traffic to be reduced by 99.9% by implementing vote by hash, lazy bootstrapping, and reduced vote rebroadcasting (x-post r/CryptoCurrency) (77 points, 8 comments)
   3. Emergent centralization due to economies of scale (PoW vs DPoS) – Colin LeMahieu (52 points, 37 comments)
   4. Nano community member developing a distributed "mining" service to pay people to do PoW for third-parties (e.g. exchanges, light wallet services, etc) (27 points, 20 comments)
   5. What do you think about OpenCAP, the cryptocurrency alias protocol that mirrors traditional email addresses? (15 points, 12 comments)
   6. Bitcoin would be a calamity, not an economy (13 points, 54 comments)

5. 251 points, 4 submissions: /u/rockyrainy

   1. Bitcoin Gold hit by Double Spend Attack (51% attack). The Attacker reversed 22 blocks. (176 points, 102 comments)
   2. ZK-starks white paper published (42 points, 16 comments)
   3. [Q] How does a network reach consensus on what time it is? (22 points, 17 comments)
   4. Stateless (no history) Cryptocurrency via snapshots? (11 points, 7 comments)

6. 244 points, 3 submissions: /u/HSPremier

   1. From a technical standpoint: Why does every blockchain projects need their own coins? (180 points, 50 comments)
   2. What is Reddit's obsession with REQ? (62 points, 44 comments)
   3. What is the technological difference between a privacy coin and a privacy coin platform? Won't a privacy coin platform be more superior than a privacy coin? (2 points, 3 comments)

7. 202 points, 14 submissions: /u/turtleflax

   1. Monero vs PIVX: The First Scheduled Privacy Coin Debate Thread on /r/CryptoCurrency (37 points, 12 comments)
   2. Introducing the Privacy Coin Matrix, a cross-team collaboration comparing 20 privacy coins in 100 categories (24 points, 27 comments)
   3. Do permissioned blockchains have any merits? (23 points, 23 comments)
   4. The State of Hashing Algorithms — The Why, The How, and The Future (20 points, 4 comments)
   5. How Zerocoin Works in 5 Minutes (19 points, 5 comments)
   6. Errors made by Satoshi (17 points, 8 comments)
   7. How Much Privacy is Enough? Threats, Scaling, and Trade-offs in Blockchain Privacy Protocols - Ian Miers (Cornell Tech, Zerocoin, Zerocash) (17 points, 4 comments)
   8. An Analysis of Three Decentralized Funding Systems for Crypto Projects (12 points, 1 comment)
   9. Are there blockchain related certifications that are worth anything? (12 points, 16 comments)
   10. The Zerocoin Light Node Protocol Whitepaper by PIVX Developer Matias "Furszy" Furszyfer, Which Brings Zerocoin Privacy to Light Wallets and Mobile for the First Time (11 points, 6 comments)

8. 189 points, 4 submissions: /u/tracyspacygo

   1. My brief observation of most common Consensus Algorithms (162 points, 49 comments)
   2. What are the main Trends/Challenges for Bitcoin and whole crytpocurrencies industry? (14 points, 34 comments)
   3. Guideline for Newbies: Trying out Bitcoin transactions with TESTNET (7 points, 1 comment)
   4. Most advanced Cryptocurrencies Comparison Table (6 points, 8 comments)

9. 175 points, 1 submission: /u/ilielezi

   1. Why white papers in crypto world are so unprofessional? (175 points, 89 comments)

10. 164 points, 3 submissions: /u/FashionistaGuru

    1. How do we change the culture around cryptocurrency? (117 points, 54 comments)
    2. Which cryptos have the best new user experience? (31 points, 35 comments)
    3. Why does Apple prevent many crypto apps from entering the App Store? (16 points, 9 comments)

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Top Commenters

1. /u/Neophyte- (1229 points, 554 comments)
2. /u/ndha1995 (547 points, 93 comments)
3. /u/turtleflax (387 points, 107 comments)
4. /u/senzheng (335 points, 219 comments)
5. /u/mraindeer (334 points, 51 comments)
6. /u/manly_ (291 points, 44 comments)
7. /u/signos_de_admiracion (281 points, 21 comments)
8. /u/holomntn (274 points, 32 comments)
9. /u/benthecarman (261 points, 46 comments)
10. /u/GainsLean (222 points, 81 comments)

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Top Submissions

1. From a technical standpoint: Why does every blockchain projects need their own coins? by /u/HSPremier (180 points, 50 comments)
2. Bitcoin Gold hit by Double Spend Attack (51% attack). The Attacker reversed 22 blocks. by /u/rockyrainy (176 points, 102 comments)
3. Why white papers in crypto world are so unprofessional? by /u/ilielezi (175 points, 89 comments)
4. My brief observation of most common Consensus Algorithms by /u/tracyspacygo (162 points, 49 comments)
5. Proof-of-Approval: Stake Based, 1 Block Finality & History Attack Defense by /u/shunsaitakahashi (149 points, 4 comments)
6. "Do you need a Blockchain?" - this paper is fantastic, everyone should read this before evaluating a coin and if requires a block chain to solve a solution the coin is promising to solve. by /u/Neophyte- (140 points, 41 comments)
7. Technical comparison of LIGHTNING vs TANGLE vs HASHGRAPH vs NANO by /u/Qwahzi (132 points, 37 comments)
8. Everytime I try to investigate the technology behind Cardano(Ada), I come across the words "scientific" and "peer-reviewed" over and over but almost no actual details. Can someone fill how this coin actually works and where they are in development? by /u/RufusTheFirefly (125 points, 50 comments)
9. How do we change the culture around cryptocurrency? by /u/FashionistaGuru (117 points, 54 comments)
10. Why is Ripple considered a cryptocurrency (by many)? by /u/crypto_ha (109 points, 63 comments)

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Top Comments

1. 157 points: /u/holomntn's comment in ELI5: Why did it take so long for blockchain technology to be created?
2. 118 points: /u/KnifeOfPi2's comment in How do we change the culture around cryptocurrency?
3. 104 points: /u/theglitteringone's comment in Outside of currency and voting, blockchain is awful and shouldnt be used. Can anyone explain where blockchain is worth the cost?
4. 103 points: /u/benthecarman's comment in If crypto now is like 'the Internet' of the past, where are we?
5. 97 points: /u/pegasuspect93's comment in If crypto now is like 'the Internet' of the past, where are we?
6. 94 points: /u/bannercoin's comment in Realistically, why would anybody expect the startup crypto platforms to beat out the corporate giants who are developing their own Blockchain as a Service (BaaS) solutions? Ex. IBM, SAP, JP Morgan...
7. 84 points: /u/ep7i0CtZek's comment in Is blockchain really useful ?
8. 83 points: /u/AlexCoventry's comment in Ethereum private key with all zeroes leads to an account with 5000$ on it
9. 81 points: /u/signos_de_admiracion's comment in Why white papers in crypto world are so unprofessional?
10. 79 points: /u/ndha1995's comment in Which is the last WHITE PAPER you've read that's truly impacted you?

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