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  • Sia Proof-of-Work Reset

    Sia Proof-of-Work Reset

    After much discussion with the community and an in-depth look into the economics of ASIC manufacturing, the Sia core team has decided to…
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    David Vorick
    Oct 1
    Sia Fork FAQs

    Sia Fork FAQs

    As an addendum to David’s long-form post on the upcoming fork, we are providing this condensed list of expected questions and their…
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    Luke Champine
    Oct 1
    Sia Community Update – August 2018

    Sia Community Update – August 2018

    The twelfth in a series of monthly community updates from decentralized storage platform Sia.
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    Steve
    Sep 4
    Sia Community Update — July 2018

    Sia Community Update — July 2018

    The eleventh in a series of monthly community updates from decentralized storage platform Sia.
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    Steve
    Aug 2
    Moving to Gitlab

    Moving to Gitlab

    This week we finalized a migration from GitHub to GitLab, something we’ve been looking at doing for over a year. There are a few reasons…
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    David Vorick
    Jul 18
    Sia Community Update - June 2018

    Sia Community Update - June 2018

    The tenth in a series of monthly community updates from decentralized storage platform Sia.
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    Steve
    Jul 2
    Sia Community Update - May 2018

    Sia Community Update - May 2018

    The ninth in a series of monthly community updates from decentralized storage platform Sia.
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    Steve
    Jun 5
    The State of Cryptocurrency Mining

    The State of Cryptocurrency Mining

    For those new to the blog, I am the lead developer of Sia, a blockchain based cloud storage platform. About a year ago, myself and some…
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    David Vorick
    May 13
    Stream video from Sia network

    Stream video from Sia network

    Note from the Sia Team: this is a guest post from Christoph Schaefer, a Sia community member. Thank you Christoph for your contribution!
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    Christoph Schaefer
    May 5
    Sia Community Update - April 2018

    Sia Community Update - April 2018

    The eigth in a series of monthly community updates from decentralized storage platform Sia.
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    Steve
    May 2
    Sia Technical Update and Roadmap

    Sia Technical Update and Roadmap

    Hard for me to believe this, but we’ve been working on Sia now for more than 4 years. Even harder for me to believe, of the 4 major…
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    David Vorick
    Apr 30

    Siafunds TSO Outcome

    The Siafunds Tokenized Securities Offering (TSO) concluded on Saturday morning. We sold 231 Siafunds at a price of $7,500 per Siafund…
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    Zach Herbert
    Apr 23
    Sia Community Update — March 2018

    Sia Community Update — March 2018

    The seventh in a series of monthly community updates from decentralized storage platform Sia.
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    Steve
    Apr 3
    The ICO Paradox — and how to fix it.

    The ICO Paradox — and how to fix it.

    Today’s ICOs are deeply flawed and lack the right incentives. Tokenized Securities Offerings (TSOs) are the solution.
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    Zach Herbert
    Mar 13
    Sia Community Update — February 2018

    Sia Community Update — February 2018

    The sixth in a series of monthly community updates from decentralized storage platform Sia.
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    Steve
    Mar 5

    Siafund Token Sale

    Disclaimer: Nothing in this post constitutes an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, Siafunds in any jurisdiction in which…
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    David Vorick
    Feb 22
    Sia Community Update — January 2018

    Sia Community Update — January 2018

    The fifth in a series of monthly community updates from decentralized storage platform Sia.
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    Steve
    Feb 5
    Introducing the new Sia Brand

    Introducing the new Sia Brand

    2018 marks an important year for Sia. It’s the year when our software exits the experimental phase and enters early enterprise use. It’s…
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    Zach Herbert
    Jan 29

    Response to the Sia Community and Bitmain

    Last week, Bitmain announced the Antminer A3, an ASIC miner for Siacoin. Though described as a “Blake2b” miner, the A3 was designed to mine…
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    Zach Herbert
    Jan 25
    Sia Triannual Update: September-December 2017

    Sia Triannual Update: September-December 2017

    What a year it’s been! Back in April, we started the tradition of updates every four months — the Sia Triannual Updates. You can read the…
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    Zach Herbert
    Jan 6
    Sia Community Update — Four

    Sia Community Update — Four

    The fourth in a series of monthly community updates from decentralized storage platform Sia.
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    Steve
    Jan 1
    Troubleshooting the recent hardfork

    Troubleshooting the recent hardfork

    Your guide to troubleshooting the recent Sia hardfork.
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    Steve
    Dec 11, 2017

    Reminder: Upcoming Sia Hardfork

    As most of you know, we sent out a quick reminder of the upcoming Sia hardfork on Saturday. We put together this blog post to clear up any…
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    Chris Schinnerl
    Dec 4, 2017
    Sia Community Update — Three

    Sia Community Update — Three

    The third in a series of monthly community updates from decentralized storage platform Sia.
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    Steve
    Nov 28, 2017
    November Obelisk Update

    November Obelisk Update

    As we noted in June, Sia firmly believes that the best way to protect a cryptocurrency is through ASIC mining, and earlier this year we…
    Go to the profile of David Vorick
    David Vorick
    Nov 3, 2017
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