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While USDT is considered the most reliable, I recall that USDT experienced significant reserve issues at one point, and this was debated for a long time. USDT emerged with better oversight. There are other stablecoins…

We consider the set of all points on secp256k1. For a randomly chosen point (uniformly distributed among the ≈ 2²⁵⁶ possibilities), the probability that its x-coordinate is divisible by 27 is about 1/27. Among those,…

The conditions we examined are not independent, and indeed any integer x that is a multiple of 27 automatically satisfies (x % D) % 27 == 0 only if D itself is a multiple of 27? Wait, careful: If x is a multiple of 27,…

You’re right: 15460270 is less than 2²⁴, not 2²⁷. That was a slip – it’s a 24‑bit number. Thank you for the correction. You are correct that saying "D % 27 == 0 has probability 1/27" is misleading, because D was…

Thank you for your comment. Let me clarify the discovery with precise mathematics. We define: - `D = 2³² + 977` - `d' = D/27` (an integer) - `r' = (Gx % D) / 27` (an integer because both Gx and D are divisible by 27)…

Thank you for your comment. You are right that the simple fact that G.x is divisible by 27 has a probability of about 1/27, which is not remarkable by itself. However, our discovery goes far beyond that. Let me explain…

Hey folks, So, I took a deep dive into the secp256k1 elliptic curve and stumbled upon a pretty interesting arithmetic relationship tied to the x-coordinate of its generator G: G.x = 27·(k₀·d' + r') where - D = 2³² + 977…

I've joined a few launchpools before, but it was a complete waste of time. I might have earned a few pennies, but they're still in my wallet, so I haven't even checked. If you only invest a small amount in the pool,…

I don't think altcoins are decentralized. They label them decentralized, but that's impossible. Altcoin investments, even those we call major altcoins, are extremely risky. They all use similar technologies, the only…

The future of Bitcoin and other altcoins is already clear they've proven themselves. It's been truly enjoyable to observe them since 2011, and I hope you continue to enjoy it. As for freedom, economic freedom, it's now…

I wonder who is handling the custody of this for them. That was probably the hardest part of the whole thing for them to work out. I figure it could be Greyscale, or one of the exchanges (Gemini? Kraken? Coinbase?).…

I recall there being some really significant transparency debates surrounding Tether in the past. However, both stablecoins carry different risks regulatory risk, reserve structure risk, and counterparty risk. I would…