Is Filecoin a $257 million Ponzi scheme? [pdf]

Re:Is Filecoin a $257 million Ponzi scheme? [pdf] by KasianFranks on Thursday November 30, 2017 @11:27AM (#15816995)

Where did the funding for this research paper come from, specifically?

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Re:Is Filecoin a $257 million Ponzi scheme? [pdf] by bflesch on Thursday November 30, 2017 @11:29AM (#15817011)

Most likely the Dutch tax payer.

Edit: Why am I being downvoted? The author even pointed out he is a student at this Dutch public university in a sister comment.

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Re:Is Filecoin a $257 million Ponzi scheme? [pdf] by amelius on Thursday November 30, 2017 @11:33AM (#15817044)

It seems like the first author is still a student. So this could be a BSc./MSc. project, for example.

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Re:Is Filecoin a $257 million Ponzi scheme? [pdf] by mjnet on Thursday November 30, 2017 @11:47AM (#15817165)

Author [Marc] here: I'm a master student at TU Delft and this was a literature survey in preparation for 1) the recent developments in the blockchain lab at TU Delft and 2) my master thesis -- and therefore also to stimulate my interests in blockchain technologies.

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Re:Is Filecoin a $257 million Ponzi scheme? [pdf] by pandler on Thursday November 30, 2017 @11:41AM (#15817117)

https://github.com/backender/filecoin-survey/releases

Seeing as the release is named "Release to turn in", I'd say so too.

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Re:Is Filecoin a $257 million Ponzi scheme? [pdf] by amelius on Thursday November 30, 2017 @11:46AM (#15817152)

I think it would be fair if the title is changed from

"... by Delft University"

"... by student of Delft University".

Or just drop it altogether and shorten the title.

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Re:Is Filecoin a $257 million Ponzi scheme? [pdf] by synctext on Thursday November 30, 2017 @12:05PM (#15817331)

Please don't alter our title. I'm the second author and tenured staff member of TUDelft, associate professor.

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