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Re: Show HN: A Browser-based Blockchain

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Post by larma »

buttershakes wrote: post #68

This is a neat. However, there is nothing explaining fundamental operation I can find except the source code itself, and it seems to me that it suffers from pretty serious scale limitations. I.e its ability to deliver on the value proposition in its current form is low. Also, your proof of work is Sha256 which means that the moment this thing goes live and there is any value attached it won't work. You have to switch…

re PoW: https://github.com/nimiq-network/core/issues/38

Re: Show HN: A Browser-based Blockchain

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Post by Capira »

buttershakes wrote: post #68

This is a neat. However, there is nothing explaining fundamental operation I can find except the source code itself, and it seems to me that it suffers from pretty serious scale limitations. I.e its ability to deliver on the value proposition in its current form is low. Also, your proof of work is Sha256 which means that the moment this thing goes live and there is any value attached it won't work. You have to switch…

I agree that our technical documentation is not strong and well presented yet. Have you read this? https://medium.com/nimiq-network/introducing-the-browser-bas...

Re: Show HN: A Browser-based Blockchain

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Post by slice_of_life »

codefined wrote: post #25

Interestingly, I'm getting a significantly higher hash rate in Chrome than in Firefox (12,000 vs. 600). This is despite the fact that Firefox has a higher priority on my OS (High vs. Normal) and they're both using the same amount of CPU. What hash rates are you seeing on your machine/browser?

11.24 kH/s - dell n5110 / chrome / win7

Re: Show HN: A Browser-based Blockchain

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Post by slice_of_life »

Capira wrote: post #20
schickling wrote: post #10

This seems really interesting! For someone without too much knowledge about blockchain and digital currencies: How does this compare to Bitcoin and Ethereum?

It is written in Javascript, communicates over WebRTC + WebSockets and therefore you can connect to the network from your browser without an intermediary. Additionally it is designed for light-clients (such as low-end devices) and transaction speed.

How does this compare to BTC with regards to privacy?

My thoughts: most regular users don't really care about privacy at the level that BTC promises. If people really cared that much about privacy, then social media platforms like FB wouldn't be where most people are today.

Combine what I've said above with the easy on-boarding facility that Nimiq provides and I think this solution carries the day. This might be the 'style' with which most first time cryptocurrency users (emphasis on miners) get started with cryptocurrency. With mass adoption, computing and securing the network might be easier (read cheaper) than is the case with BTC as it stands.

I really like what you've done.

Re: Show HN: A Browser-based Blockchain

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Post by shakna »

larma wrote: post #63
shakna wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think it's a WebRTC problem. Chrome has no errors, but Firefox has: > ICE failed, add a TURN server and see about:webrtc for more details

This is related to your local network. You will only be able to use Websockets for connections (which most nodes do not support) and not WebRTC. Go and fix your network, you likely have some UDP or NAT configuration issue (or a terrible ISP).

Yet WebRTC works for Chrome for the same device on the same network connection?
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