You may have already heard about the new Holochain, known informally as Holochain “RSM”, for “refactored state model”. This article dives into what’s actually new about it from a technical and architectural standpoint. I have organized this overview into three main sections: Ensuring rigorous correctness in Holochain’s structure and code …

The Nextnet Series: Part 3 of 3 — In collaboration with Josh Zemel The first and second chapters in this series explored the nature of unenclosable carriers and their potential to underpin an unprecedented explosion of human creativity and social flourishing. We suggest starting with parts 1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4 if you haven’t already. This final…

The NextNet Series Part 2.4 of 3: Saving the Planet — In collaboration with Josh Zemel Here we continue the exploration of how unencloseable carriers could free us from critical limitations across a number of macro-systemic domains and help unleash an explosion of human creativity and social organizing. We recommend starting with Part 1: Unencloseable Carriers and the Future of Communication…

The NextNet Series Part 2.3 of 3: Creating Financial Systems That Work for Everyone — In collaboration with Josh Zemel Here we continue the exploration of how unencloseable carriers could free us from critical limitations across a number of macro-systemic domains and help unleash an explosion of human creativity and social organizing. We recommend starting with Part 1: Unencloseable Carriers and the Future of Communication…

The NextNet Series Part 2.2 of 3: Solving the Energy Crisis — in collaboration with Josh Zemel Here we continue the exploration of how unencloseable carriers could free us from critical limitations across a number of macro-systemic domains and help unleash an explosion of human creativity and social organizing. We recommend starting with Part 1: Unencloseable Carriers and the Future of Communication…

The NextNet Series Part 2.1 of 3: Restoring the Quality of Our Food — In collaboration with Josh Zemel The first chapter in this three-chapter series explored unenclosability as an essential property of non-corruptible communication channels. We suggest heading there, if you haven’t already, before reading this article. This chapter explores what becomes possible in a universe of unenclosable carriers. It’s the “why this…

The Nextnet Series: Part 1 of 3 — In collaboration with Josh Zemel All communication relies on one or more carriers. At the most basic level, when you’re speaking to a group of people in a room, the air is the carrier for the sound waves moving through it. You pass breath through your vocal chords and shape…

In collaboration with Josh Zemel Fast out of the Gate: From Conception to Use On New Years Eve, the last day of 2016, Eric Harris-Braun and I started building Holochain. The basic design came from one part of Ceptr, an advanced computing and currencies platform we’d been working on for years. Two months later, on the first week of…

With the release of Holo’s Closed Alpha test network, I thought this would be a good time to share about the apps available for hosting on Holo. …