Category: Chia.net

Business runs on data often recorded, shared, and stored on paper and in databases owned, operated, and typically fragmented across multiple parties. Should businesses and organizations be so quick to trust the data they’re using? Or, perhaps phrased differently: how can we build and maintain trust in our data? This may seem a Lernaean challenge…

We’re excited to share with you our 2023 Product Roadmap! You’ll likely notice some new additions, a few product timelines shuffled around, and plenty of technical details. Below, we’ll share the thinking that shapes our plans moving forward. Chia Roadmap To build better and more usable tools for you, we’ve identified a set of key…

Version 1.7.0 of the Chia reference client is now available for download! This release includes some necessary security fixes for which we strongly recommend everyone update their client. Version 1.7.0 also rolls out some UX changes and updated functionality to NFTs and Offers. Download 1.7.0 also serves as the announcement of an upcoming Soft Fork….

Much of the NFT world has waited for the verdict in Hermes Int’l v. Rothschild 1 with bated breath. For the uninitiated, this is the first case exploring the intersection of NFTs and trademark rights. Yesterday, the jury found that Rothschild’s “MetaBirkin” NFT collection violated Hermès’ rights to the “Birkin” trademark. While Rothschild was not…

ChiaLinks.com is a cultural touchstone and one of the longest-lived staples in the Chia community. It’s an indispensable repository of knowledge from all corners of our ecosystem, relied upon by many of you all, and even us here at Chia Network, Inc. While the content is crowdsourced, it’s run entirely by one person: Jon (@SlowestTimelord)….

We take the security and efficacy of our products seriously and are always seeking to improve our process, so to continue honing our efforts, we’ll be publishing a series of post-mortem blog posts exploring security challenges and how we addressed them. Security is a tricky topic to discuss, but transparency is a necessary part of…

Summary GPU plotting is here from Chia and madMAx – and it is very fast. K=32 plots in 1.5 minutes on a single high-end GPU + 256GB of RAM. GPU performance and i/o bandwidth are growing at a rapid pace Plot grinding, spoofing plots with GPU, can be theoretically performed once phase 1 is under 28…

Lately there has been a lot of excitement – and confusion – about the future of plotting and farming on Chia. Can plots really be compressed? Is GPU plotting possible? Is Chia turning into an energy-wasting Proof-of-Work chain like Bitcoin? Has YouTube clickbait overtaken the community? Let’s set the record straight. Plot Compression Existing Chia…

Summary Plot compression is now available from multiple parties. Chia will be releasing support through the beta program Soon™. Chia designed the proof of space not to be infinitely compressible Plot compression works with a “time-space” tradeoff, removing parts of the plot and recreating them on the fly during farming By design, Chia is not…

I wanted to take a moment to let you know about some changes we’re making at Chia. Bram will be transitioning from the CEO role to Chairman of the Board and CTO. I will be serving as CEO and President. We have always said that we are on an accelerated timeline to complete an IPO,…