Ergon Blog

This is the space to learn cool things related to Ergon.

Cyphercash Not Cryptocurrency

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Licho, 2024-08-28

I, as the maintainer of Ergon.moe, have decided to drop the term cryptocurrency in favor...

Donate button

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Licho, 2024-08-26

In this article I will tell you how to easily start accepting donations of Ergon...

The problem with fees Part 2

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Licho, 2024-02-19

In the previous article The problem with fees I showed that the current mechanism of...

The problem with fees

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Licho, 2024-02-18

This article's goal is to investigate the Ergon's fee burning mechanism in the face of...

On security

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Licho, 2024-02-11

Even though Ergon changes only the supply design, the consequences are massive. Not only for...

Ergon Supply Shrinking

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Licho, 2023-10-17

Ergon supply shrinking is a very common concern in the Ergon community, especially among newcomers....

How to Start An Online Store With Bitcart

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Licho, 2023-10-09

Ergon is not featured in any mainstream payment processor, so you might be wondering "How...

What Are The Miners Working On, Actually

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Licho, 2023-10-02

In my previous writing, I often argue that the unit of Ergon represents work. That...

Ergon Is Mutual Credit

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Licho, 2023-09-25

Image by @agoraponics

Mutual credit is the basic economic solution of mutualist economic system. It...

(Un)Stable building blocks: the unfortunate paradox of decentralized finance

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Hooke, 2023-09-21

Defi as Building Blocks and Public Goods

Decentralized finance, open finance, on/chain finance, whatever you want...

Coffee Is Subversive

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Licho, 2023-09-18

Cryptocurrency supporters are often detached from the real world problems. I've encountered people saying, that...

Embracing Thin Protocol

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Licho, 2023-09-09

The notion of a fat protocol was introduced in the article from 2016. Since then,...

Miner's Guide

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Licho, 2023-08-19

Ergon is very different from a regular cryptocurrency.

It rewards for hashes. The current block reward...

From Stability To Liquidity

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Licho, 2023-08-18

What is money? This is the most fundamental question when we set out to build...

Escape Velocity

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Licho, 2023-08-17

Update (2023-11-21): The article contained an error in the calculation of particular escape velocities. It...