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Bitcoin Cash Lead Developer Banned From BCH Slack Channel

Bitcoin cash lead developer banned from bch slack channel

Bitcoin Cash Lead Developer Banned From BCH Slack Channel


Amaury sechet, bitcoin cash developer
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bitcoin Cash lead creator Amaury Séchet has reportedly been expelled from the cryptocurrency’s Slack community following a dispute over his proposal to reduce transaction times using the “pre-consensus” framework. Prominent bitcoin Cash promoter Roger Ver broke the news on a Reddit thread that attracted more than 800 comments.

“Benevolent Dictator” of bitcoin Cash

Having been with the project from its very beginning as the so-called “benevolent dictator” of bitcoin Cash, Séchet was instrumental in pushing for several changes such as the present Emergency Problem Adjustment solution.

According to many sources, he was very vocal abut his preference for a “pre-consensus” solution, which would function as a kind of organised settlement with block miners to reduce the speed of orphaned blocks. This proposal however, was opposed by other members of the community, notably by Craig Wright.

On Aug. 7, the conversation in the Slack channel apparently became heated, eventually leading to Amaury’s expulsion from the group, ostensibly for bad behavior.

In a screenshot shared on the Reddit thread, BCH Strategist Joel Dalais, who doubles as a BCH Slack moderator, answers a question from another user about Séchet’s whereabouts, revealing that he banned him for creating a “disturbance.”

Another user then adds for good measure:

“This Slack never had the intention of having unrestricted speech. That’s why it was forked from the BTC Slack.”

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Source: reddit

Free Speech Controversy

Expectedly, the Séchet’s banning has caused a substantial reaction in the wider bitcoin community, with many posters on the Reddit thread  stating that such actions are in direct opposition to Satoshi Nakamoto’s bitcoin vision.

Due to the libertarian origins of bitcoin, which is still reflected in the political leanings of many in the community, a number of users have taken to Twitter to express their dissatisfaction over what they view as censorship.

Some other users however have taken the position that Séchet’s expulsion was in order, stating that even within the crypto world, there are limits on free speech. On the Reddit thread, a number of posts make reference to him being “toxic” and “attacking” other members on the Slack community, though these claims have not been substantiated.

The news comes at a contentious time for the bitcoin Cash and the wider bitcoin ecosystem, which has been pummeled in recent days by falling prices and anxiety over delayed regulatory decisions. Only two weeks ago, the bitcoin community experienced its own divisive public row on Github over the ownership of the bitcoin.org website.

One camp demanded that pseudonymous user Cobra-bitcoin hand over ownership of the bitcoin.org domain to Theymos, or hand over permanently to a community trust.

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Published at Fri, 10 Aug 2018 01:15:07 +0000

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Lampix, an augmented reality (AR) startup, is building the world’s first blockchain-based “image mining” network. The company has embarked on the ambitious mission of developing one of the largest image databases.

The database, which will be available for all to use, intends to be the backbone of AR and machine-learning training. It seeks to suppress startups and developers’ dependency on proprietary image datasets owned by tech giants.

“Existing databases are controlled by the company who built them: Google, for example, has made such a database. However, there are two problems with this approach: Google controls this database and can, at any moment, forbid their competitors from using it, remove access to it, etc. Second, this database includes only the data Google thinks is needed,” George Popescu, CEO and co-founder of Lampix, told bitcoin Magazine.

Instead, Lampix is electing to offer a database where “no single company, and not Lampix neither, will control who has access to the data, and what data should go in the database.”

“No centralized control. This is why we are working on the blockchain,” he said.

Leveraging blockchain technology, Lampix is building a network that rewards users with Lampix tokens, called PIX, to take pictures, describe them and assemble open-source, curated image datasets. Miners can use any device that has a camera with the sufficient resolution, including the company’s Lampix device, to submit datasets.

Datasets submitted will consist of an image and description. To make sure the image and description match, voters will either upvote or downvote a dataset and will be compensated with PIX tokens if their vote aligns with the consensus.

Third-party developers will be able to access these datasets to train their own computer vision applications by paying a small fee using PIX.

Lampix is planning to include a hash of each picture on the blockchain once it is approved and added to the database. This will increase security and address two main concerns: ensuring that a picture hasn’t been tampered with and ensuring that a user is using a full dataset, meaning that no picture has been removed or added.

“Developers will be able to tap into this database for their own product, such as Google Glass, Holo Lens or our Lampix product and create applications,” he said. “This is exciting, as for any application, a lot of data is necessary to make it accurate and work properly.”

Lampix plans to create a total of 1.1 billion PIX tokens. It will sell 50 percent of its tokens in a crowd sale over a period of three days. At launch, one PIX will cost $0.12. The company aims to raise roughly $50 million.

Popescu said the team is currently working with exchanges to list the PIX tokens in as many platforms as possible. “We expect it will be listed on Gatecoin, Bittrex, Kraken, Yunbi and a few more quickly,” he said.

New York-based Lampix builds and sells hardware devices and software that bring augmented reality to any flat surface, turning these surfaces into interactive displays. Using machine learning and computer vision, Lampix recognizes objects and projects context-relevant buttons and menus for different actions.

The company serves the likes of Bloomberg and PwC, as well as large retail chains. It claims it has a pipeline of about 200 famous companies inquiring about its Lampix device.

The database will allow Lampix to improve its technology and make it more accurate as computer vision and machine learning need a lot of images for training and testing.

“Our plan is simple: to map the world inside. Not the room, but actual objects on desks, tables, the surfaces themselves. Or even objects on the floor, on the kitchen counter, on your bathroom counter,” he said. “Google Maps changed the world, but they only have access outside. Imagine what will happen if we map the interior world.”

Much of the business world’s interest in blockchain has been centered on financial and banking services. Yet, possible applications of the technology go well beyond financial services.

“There is a lot of opportunity with user content which is not being explored very much. Many people focus on blockchain in finance,” Popescu said. “However, I think that sourcing user content, and using the technology to manage license and access, is a huge opportunity. AR/VR is just a small piece of this.”

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