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Jake Yocom-Piatt
Biography Jake Yocom-Piatt is a crypto Industry Figure followed in Coincu's people directory for work connected to Bitcoin and digital assets, Ethereum and smart contracts, cryptography and security, and venture investing. The profile is best understood through Crypto Industry Figure, with public references linking Yocom-Piatt to Project Lead, Decred, Chicago Tribune, and Prior.
It's Time to Walk-the-Talk on Decentralized Governance
Dec 13, 2019 at 18:00 UTCUpdated Dec 13, 2019 at 16:00 UTC Jake Yocom-Piatt, Decred co-founder It’s Time to Walk-the-Talk on Decentralized Governance This post is part of CoinDesk's 2019 Year in Review, a collection of 100 op-eds, interviews and takes on the state of blockchain and the world. Jake Yocom-Piatt is the project lead for Decred, an "autonomous digital currency." In 2019, governance proved essential to moving decentralized communities forward.
Secrets They Missed at DevCon: What It’s Really Like in a Working DAO
The topic of decentralized autonomous organizations is echoing loud and clear from the halls of this year’s DevCon to CryptoTwitter. Multiple projects at DevCon, including Aragon and MolochDAO, presented their commitments to decentralize power across a DAO, or, a group organized by rules encoded as a computer program. DAOs are transparent and controlled by the community rather than a centralized authority, such as a government, bank or corporation.
Staking Isn’t Just a Way to Earn Crypto Money - And It Shouldn’t Be
Staking is getting attention for all the wrong reasons, and it’s time to re-examine its role, argues Decred's Jake Yocom-Piatt. Jake Yocom-Piatt is the project lead for Decred and the creator of btcsuite — an alternative full-node Bitcoin implementation written in go whose source code has been used in several notable projects. Staking is money you don’t want to miss out on — simple as that, right?
Staking Isn't Just a Way to Earn Crypto Money – And It Shouldn't Be - CoinDesk
Jake Yocom-Piatt is the project lead for Decred and the creator of btcsuite — an alternative full-node Bitcoin implementation written in go whose source code has been used in several notable projects. Staking is money you don’t want to miss out on — simple as that, right? While most cryptos today are trading 70 -90 percent below their all-time highs, staking is making what looks like easy money, scoring coin holders up to 30 percent rewards.
Bitcoin’s biggest challenges
I have been participating in the Bitcoin ecosystem for the past 2.5 years, and it has become clear to me that there are several persistent and serious issues with Bitcoin from an organizational perspective. While many people are not familiar with who I am, they may be familiar with the btcsuite project, which I finance entirely by myself and contribute to via the developers I work with.
How to Last the Crypto Winter? Seek Simplicity, Manage Complexity
Jake Yocom-Piatt is the Project Lead for Decred, a hyper-secure, adaptable and self-funding digital currency. The following is an exclusive contribution to CoinDesk’s 2018 Year in Review. In 2018, we have seen the cryptocurrency market cap go from all-time highs in January to falling over 80 percent by December, despite little changing in the context of the technological fundamentals.
Op Ed: 5 Challenges You’ll Face When Starting Your Own Blockchain Project
Bitcoin is not the only cryptocurrency in town, at least not any more. Since 2009, when the digital payment system was first introduced, thousands of other cryptocurrencies have entered the market. According to a recent story in MarketWatch, their combined market cap now sits around $100 billion. That’s a heck of a lot of money. But in terms of a timeline for how blockchain technology is evolving, we are still in the early days.
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