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Learning Paths

With a field that is rapidly developing it is very important to stay updated with the latest trends, protocols and products that have incorporated this technology.

Learning paths

Learning about Blockchain Basics

Blockchain Basics provides a broad and easily understood explanation of blockchain technology, as well as the history of value itself.

Learning paths Blockchain

Mimblewimble Implementation

Mimblewimble is a blockchain protocol that focuses on privacy through the implementation of confidential transactions.

Learning paths Mimblewimble

Learning about Bulletproofs

Bulletproofs are short non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs that require no trusted setup.

Learning paths Bulletproofs

Cryptography

The purpose of cryptography is to protect data transmitted in the likely presence of an adversary

Cryptography

Elliptic Curves

This is very brief overview. There are better, and more complete introductions out there

Cryptography

Introduction to Schnorr Signatures

Private-public key pairs are the cornerstone of much of the cryptographic security underlying everything from secure web browsing to banking to cryptocurrencies.

Cryptography

Introduction to Scriptless Scripts

Scriptless Scripts are a means to execute smart contracts off-chain, through the use of Schnorr signatures.

Cryptography

The MuSig Schnorr Signature Scheme

This report investigates Schnorr Multi-Signature Schemes (MuSig), which make use of key aggregation and are provably secure in the *plain public-key model*.

Cryptography

Fraud Proofs and SPV (Lightweight) Clients - Easier Said than Done?

The bitcoin blockchain was, as of June 2018, approximately 173 GB in size.

Cryptography

Bulletproofs and Mimblewimble

Bulletproofs form part of the family of distinct *Zero-knowledge Proof*^[def][zk~] systems, such as Zero-Knowledge

Cryptography Bulletproofs Mimblewimble

Building on Bulletproofs

In this post Cathie explains the basics of the Bulletproofs zero knowledge proof protocol.

Cryptography

The Bulletproof Protocols

The overview of Bulletproofs given in Bulletproofs and Mimblewimble was largely based on the original work done by Bünz et al.

Cryptography

Pure-Rust Elliptic Curve Cryptography

Fast, Safe, Pure-Rust Elliptic Curve Cryptography by Isis Lovecruft & Henry De Valence.

Cryptography

zk-SNARKs

Zero-knowledge proof protocols have gained much attention in the past decade, due to the popularity of cryptocurrencies.

Cryptography

Rank-1 Constraint System with Application to Bulletproofs

This report explains the technical underpinnings of Rank-1 Constraint Systems as applied to Bulletproofs.

Cryptography

Amortization of Bulletproofs Inner-product Proof

One of the main attractions of blockchains is the idea of trustlessness.

Cryptography

Trustless Recursive Zero-Knowledge Proofs

In pursuit of blockchain scalability investigation in this report focuses on the second leg of recursive proofs composition...

Cryptography

Consensus Mechanisms

Consensus mechanisms are crucial for a blockchain in order to function correctly

Consensus mechanisms

Understanding Byzantine Fault-tolerant Consensus

When considering the concept of consensus in cryptocurrency and cryptographic protocols

Consensus mechanisms

BFT Consensus Mechanisms

This is very brief overview. There are better, and more complete introductions out there

Consensus mechanisms

Introduction to Applications of Byzantine Consensus Mechanisms

When considering how Tari will potentially build its second layer, an analysis of the most promising Byzantine Consensus Mechanisms and their applications was sought.

Consensus mechanisms

Scaling

The blockchain scalability problem refers to the discussion concerning the limits on the transaction throughput.

Scaling

Layer 2 Scaling Survey

The principle of (DAGs) in blockchain is to present a way to include traditional off-chain blocks into the ledger, which is governed by mathematical rules.

Scaling

Layer 2 Scaling - Executive Summary

Scaling Executive Summary

Scaling

Directed Acyclic Graphs

The principle of (DAGs) in blockchain is to present a way to include traditional off-chain blocks into the ledger, which is governed by mathematical rules.

Scaling

Laser Beam

The principle of (DAGs) in blockchain is to present a way to include traditional off-chain blocks into the ledger, which is governed by mathematical rules.

Scaling

Mining

The blockchain scalability problem refers to the discussion concerning the limits on the transaction throughput.

Mining

Merged Mining

The purpose of merged mining is to allow the mining of more than one cryptocurrency without necessitating additional Proof-of-Work effort.

Mining

Merged Mining Introduction

Merged mining is the act of using work done on another blockchain (the Parent) on one or more than one Auxiliary blockchain and to accept it as valid on its own chain, using Auxiliary Proof-of-Work...

Mining

Monero Merged Mining

The purpose of merged mining is to allow the mining of more than one cryptocurrency without necessitating additional Proof-of-Work effort.

Mining

Pool Mining

Pool software is software which allows many cryptocurrency miners to be able to be connected to it so that resources are pooled over the network...

Mining

Digital Assets

All digital assets provide value, but not all digital assets are valued equally

Digital assets

Application of Howey to Blockchain Network Token Sales

Many blockchain networks use, or intend to use, cryptographic tokens ("tokens" or "digital assets") for various purposes.

Digital assets

Non-Fungible Tokens Survey

Fungibility is, essentially, a characteristic of an asset, or token, that determines whether items or quantities of the same or similar type can be completely interchangeable during exchange or utility

Digital assets

Confidential Assets

Confidential assets, in the context of blockchain technology and blockchain-based cryptocurrencies, can have different meanings to different audiences, and can also be something totally different or unique depending on the use case.

Digital assets

Blockchain-related Protocols

Users often take blockchain protocols for granted when analyzing the potential of a cryptocurrency. The different blockchain protocols used can play a prominent role in the success of a cryptocurrency.

Protocols

Mimblewimble - A high level overview

This presentation contains somewhat outdated content. Whilst the description here follows the original Mimblewimble paper pretty closely, it no longer precisely describes how Mimblewimble transactions are implemented in say, Grin or Tari.

Protocols

Mimblewimble Transactions Explained

Mimblewimble is a privacy-oriented, cryptocurrency technology. It differs from Bitcoin in some key areas...

Protocols Mimblewimble

Mimblewimble-Grin Blockchain Protocol Overview

Depending on whom you ask, Mimblewimble is either a tongue-tying curse or a blockchain protocol designed to be private and scalable.

Protocols Mimblewimble Grin

Grin vs. BEAM, a Comparison

Grin and BEAM are two open-source cryptocurrency projects based on the Mimblewimble protocol.

Protocols Mimblewimble Grin Beam

Grin Design Choice Criticisms - Truth or Fiction

Grin is a cryptocurrency, implemented in Rust, that makes use of Mimblewimble transactions and the Cuckatoo algorithm to perform Proof-of-Work (PoW) calculations.

Protocols Mimblewimble Grin

Atomic Swaps

Atomic swaps or cross-chain atomic swaps, in a nutshell, are decentralized exchanges, but only for cryptocurrencies.

Protocols

Lightning Network for Dummies

This is very brief overview. There are better, and more complete introductions out there

Protocols

Introduction to SPV, Merkle Trees and Bloom Filters

This is very brief overview. There are better, and more complete introductions out there

Protocols

The RGB Protocol - An Introduction

This is very brief overview. There are better, and more complete introductions out there

Protocols

Introduction to Tor and I2P

Invisible Internet Project (I2P), Tor and Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are well-known anonymity networks.

Protocols

Distributed Hash Tables

A hash table is a data structure that maps keys to values.

Protocols

Mimblewimble Multiparty Bulletproof UTXO

Mimblewimble is a privacy-oriented, cryptocurrency technology. It differs from Bitcoin in some key areas...

Protocols Mimblewimble

Network Analysis

As networks with large numbers of geographically distributed nodes evolve, issues such as processing delays and data transfers may arise, potentially creating an environment for adversarial attacks.

Network analysis

Probability of a Byzantine Takeover of the Digital Assets Network

This investigation aims to provide answers to questions posed about the workings of the Tari Digital Assets Network (DAN) environment.

Network analysis

TLU Labs

As networks with large numbers of geographically distributed nodes evolve, issues such as processing delays and data transfers may arise, potentially creating an environment for adversarial attacks.

Labs

Mermaid Demo

TLU can now support mermaid diagrams! Flowcharts, sequence diagrams and more!

Labs Mermaid

Notes and Info Boxes

TLU can now support mermaid diagrams! Flowcharts, sequence diagrams and more!

Labs Mermaid

Style Guide

The purpose of this Style Guide is to provide contributors reports with standards for content and layout.

Style guide

Introduction to Blockchain

A very high-level and gentle introduction to blockchain concepts. This course gives you the tools you need to be able to read and understand the Bitcoin whitepaper.

Course1 Blockchain Bitcoin

Introduction to Bitcoin

Andreas Antonopolous is the master of explaining extremely technical concepts in simple, everyday terms. This half-hour introduction to Bitcoin from 2016 is the perfect primer for this module and will absolutely get you so excited...

Bitcoin 101 Blockchain Andreas Money

How does Bitcoin work?

A high-level overview of how Bitcoin works. The concepts of hash functions, blocks and digital signatures are introduced.

Bitcoin 101 Blockchain

ELI 5 Bitcoin

If you don’t like videos, read this instead of Module 1

Bitcoin 101 Blockchain

So you think you need a blockchain? - part 1

We talk about the four core properties of Bitcoin and discover that blockchains are but one of them.

Blockchain Proof of work Digital signature

So you think you need a blockchain? - part 2

Bitcoin has these features through its four key enabling technologies - a block chain, a distributed public ledger, digital signatures and proof-of-work. In this article, we’ll use these four features as a checklist to determine...

Blockchain Oracle problem

The bitcoin whitepaper - with notes

The paper that began this entire journey!

Bitcoin Blockchain Satoshi Whitepaper

The history of money

It's difficult to really appreciate the need for cryptocurrency if you don't have a fair idea about what Money actually is and its history.

Course2 History of money

The 3 functions of money

An introduction to the three traditional properties of "money".

History of money Money

Andreas on Money

In this talk, Andreas recounts the history of Bitcoin and what it represents, building upon all the stories we've been told over the centuries about what "money" is, how we perceive its value, and why...

History of money Andreas Money

The history of Money

You will never really “get” Bitcoin until you have a deep appreciation for what money actually is. Nick Szabo is a .. controversial .. figure in the crypto space, but he is undoubtedly a very...

Blockchain Money History

Income inequality

Income inequality has been increasing in the U.S. and in most of the western world since the 1970s. This fact is undeniable and has reached the point where the bottom 50% are starting to make...

History of money Money

The basics of cryptography

Cryptography is one of the core technologies that enable blockchain systems. Get going with the basics.The content for this course is largely taken from seminars presetned at Tari Labs in 2018 and 2019.

Course3 Cryptography

A non-scary introduction to Elliptic Curves

This is a very brief overview of how elliptic curves work.

Cryptography

Introduction to Schnorr Signatures

Private-public key pairs are the cornerstone of much of the cryptographic security underlying everything from secure web browsing to banking to cryptocurrencies.

Cryptography

Fraud Proofs and SPV (Lightweight) Clients - Easier Said than Done?

How do you prove, using cryptography, that someone broke the rules?

Cryptography

Introduction to Scriptless Scripts

Scriptless Scripts are a means to execute smart contracts off-chain, through the use of Schnorr signatures.

Cryptography

The MuSig Schnorr Signature Scheme

This report investigates Schnorr Multi-Signature Schemes (MuSig), which make use of key aggregation and are provably secure in the *plain public-key model*.

Cryptography

Pure-Rust Elliptic Curve Cryptography

Fast, Safe, Pure-Rust Elliptic Curve Cryptography by Isis Lovecruft & Henry De Valence.

Cryptography

Digital assets. A survey of the user and legal space

This set of modules carries out a very broad and high-level survey of the digital asset space.The contect from this course is largely sourced from internal presentations made at Tari Labs in 2019.

Course4 Cryptography

Digital Assets

All digital assets provide value, but not all digital assets are valued equally

Digital assets

Application of Howey to Blockchain Network Token Sales

Many blockchain networks use, or intend to use, cryptographic tokens ("tokens" or "digital assets") for various purposes.

Digital assets

Non-Fungible Tokens Survey

Fungibility is, essentially, a characteristic of an asset, or token, that determines whether items or quantities of the same or similar type can be completely interchangeable during exchange or utility

Digital assets

Confidential Assets

Confidential assets, in the context of blockchain technology and blockchain-based cryptocurrencies, can have different meanings to different audiences, and can also be something totally different or unique depending on the use case.

Digital assets

An introduction to Lelantus

Lelantus is one of the more important approaches to adding privacy to digital assets. In this video, Grant Hawkins covers the inner workings of Lelantus and discusses its approach with Monero's RingCT.

Digital assets

Mimblewimble basics

Mimblewimble is a blockchain protocol that focuses on privacy through the implementation ofconfidential transactions.It enables a greatly simplified blockchain in which all spent transactions can be pruned, resulting in a much smallerblockchain footprint and efficient...

Course5 Mimblewimble

Mimblewimble - the white paper

Mimblewimble is a privacy-oriented, cryptocurrency technology. The white paper was dropped into a cryptography mailing list by an anonymous author, Tom Elvis Jedusor, on July 19, 2016. The paper describes a blockchain protocol that uses...

Protocols Mimblewimble

Mimblewimble Transactions Explained

Mimblewimble is a privacy-oriented, cryptocurrency technology. It differs from Bitcoin in some key areas

Protocols Mimblewimble

Mimblewimble - what all the bits do

A more detailed look at the various pieces of data in the Mimblewimble blockchain, what they do and why they are needed.

Protocols Mimblewimble Kernel

Mimblewimble Multiparty Bulletproof UTXO

Mimblewimble is a privacy-oriented, cryptocurrency technology. It differs from Bitcoin in some key areas...

Protocols Mimblewimble

Understanding TariScript

Tariscript Smart contracts Blockchain

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