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Alon Gal 7 posts

I am inspired by both IOTA’s grand vision and its innovative tech, and in particular by the Tangle as a major leap forward from Satoshi’s original blockchain. Understanding the Tangle’s properties, scaling behavior, and security concerns is a fascinating mathematical challenge.

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The Tangle: an illustrated introduction 2

Alon Gal Feb 7, 2018

Part 2: transaction rates, latency, and random walks In the previous article in the series, we introduced the IOTA tangle as a data structure. We also learned about tips, and the importance of choosing a good tip selection algorithm. Today…

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The Tangle: an Illustrated Introduction 1

Alon Gal Jan 31, 2018

This is the first in a series of beginner level posts, aimed at those who want to learn more about how IOTA works under the hood. We will loosely follow the whitepaper, but go a bit slower and add some pictures to clarify the basic…

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