Was looking for something else related to Ethereum, but saw this Reddit comment & felt compelled to respond.
1. Ethereum's version of keccak is different than the SHA3 standard because they decided to move ahead before the authors of the algorithm sent in their final submissions (to the NIST competition; 'Blake' was another finalist here).
2. The "NSA" did not force the authors to tweak their algorithm. The U.S. agency responsible for holding the competition, liaising w teams, publishing information & ultimately adjudicating the competition was the NIST.
Was looking for something else related to Ethereum, but saw this Reddit comment & felt compelled to respond.
1. Ethereum's version of keccak is different than the SHA3 standard because they decided to move ahead before the authors of the algorithm sent in their final submissions (to the NIST competition; 'Blake' was another finalist here).
2. The "NSA" did not force the authors to tweak their algorithm. The U.S. agency responsible for holding the competition, liaising w teams, publishing information & ultimately adjudicating the competition was the NIST.
BY LibreCryptography
Warning: Undefined variable $i in /var/www/tg-me/post.php on line 283
Traders also expressed uncertainty about the situation with China Evergrande, as the indebted property company has not provided clarification about a key interest payment.In economic news, the Commerce Department reported an unexpected increase in U.S. new home sales in August.Crude oil prices climbed Friday and front-month WTI oil futures contracts saw gains for a fifth straight week amid tighter supplies. West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures for November rose $0.68 or 0.9 percent at 73.98 a barrel. WTI Crude futures gained 2.8 percent for the week.
Importantly, that investor viewpoint is not new. It cycles in when conditions are right (and vice versa). It also brings the ineffective warnings of an overpriced market with it.Looking toward a good 2022 stock market, there is no apparent reason to expect these issues to change.
