a16z: Crypto Applications
Blockchains thus take
us from slippery slope
to crypto cliff
In the slippery slope, one person's
rights can be eroded without others
facing immediate consequences.
In the crypto cliff, to abrogate one
person's rights means you are
economically damaging many others
at the same time.
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The New York Times
Spain and Catalonia Wrestle
Over .Cat Internet Domain
Given the online popularity of cats, the domain name.cat should be a feline goldmine. But the name has
been taken by Catalonian websites. Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters
ETHEREUM
NAME SERVICE
BEFORE: DNS SEIZURE
Someone loses a lol.cat domain,
but you keep your .com domain.
AFTER: ENS SEIZURE
To seize someone's .ens domain in
the same way means interfering
with the Ethereum blockchain.
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