Introduction



Ethereum is a blockchain technology and a platform for decentralized applications. If you haven’t heard of it, some excellent resources exist online describing its ability to disrupt the way humans interact. Ethereum explained and Programmable blockchains in context: Ethereum’s Future are two examples.



I’m working with Aakil Fernandes to develop SafeMarket, a decentralized marketplace built on Ethereum. Before it can be released, we would like to people to know about some of the security features. For some aspects of SafeMarket, such as anonymous customer reviews, anonymity is essential. Normally, a person’s real world identity is obfuscated when they send transactions on Ethereum. As nodes relay the original message around the network it becomes harder to determine who the original creator was. Enter Eth-Macrophage.