Coin – Bob Thompson http://www.drbob.17after.com My musings Mon, 19 Feb 2018 21:01:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Doge To The Rescue! http://www.drbob.17after.com/2018/02/21/doge-to-the-rescue/ Wed, 21 Feb 2018 20:59:33 +0000 http://www.drbob.17after.com/?p=710 Dogecoin has been around since 2013 and is often though of as a joke. Indeed it was created on a whim, it is playing a critical role in helping Ethereum solve a problem.

According to coindesk on February 5, Dogecoin factored into an experiment that successfully showcased one of Ethereum’s more enterprising projects. From coingdesk:

On that date, the much-anticipated technology truebit successfully sent dogecoin to ethereum’s Rinkeby testnet, where it became a distinct asset on that blockchain. A historic first, the transaction marked the completion of a years-long project developers see as a stepping stone toward the interoperability of crypto assets more broadly.

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