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Tezos Athens: How a Vote Became a Running Rule
Athens offered two versions of one upgrade. Choosing the code was one task; making the chain and its tools work with it was another.
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Kings of Leon: What Arrives When You Buy an NFT Album?
A token in a wallet, music to download and vinyl to deliver: Kings of Leon’s 2021 release put three different kinds of ownership in one purchase.
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Bitcoin Timelocks: Why the Right Key May Still Have to Wait
A valid key proves who may spend. What makes that person wait?
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World Bank bond-i: When a Bond Changes Hands, So Does the Record
Issuing a bond is only the beginning. Who keeps the ownership record aligned when it changes hands?
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EIP-712: Putting Something Readable Before the Sign Button
A readable request still needs a decision. What changes when a wallet shows the fields behind a signature?
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MIT’s Digital Diploma: A Record That Could Leave Campus
A graduate could send the file. What would let someone else trust it without calling the registrar?
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BIP39: The Words That Can Rebuild a Wallet
Why can a few ordinary words outlive a wallet device—and when do those words lead somewhere else?
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