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Bitcoin scalability: What's keeping sidechains from mass adoption?
"It's hard to make complex changes to Bitcoin's base layer," said Adam Back, the CEO of Blockstream and a cypherpunk. Back, who appeared on the latest edition of Citizen Bitcoin Podcast, said that sinThe post Bitcoin scalability: What's keeping sidechains from mass adoption? appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »
2020-2-23 16:00 | |
Adam Back: $10 Million Bitcoin Prediction Is ‘Closer Than It Sounds’
According to cypherpunk and bitcoin contributor, Adam Back, Hal Finney's $10 million price point for bitcoin isn't too far fetched. The post Adam Back: $10 Million Bitcoin Prediction Is ‘Closer Than It Sounds’ appeared first on CCN.com дальше »
2020-1-14 20:00 | |
Early Cypherpunk Emails Reveal a Blueprint for Bitcoin
The cypherpunks, a ragtag group of tech tinkerers, cryptographers, and privacy advocates, were obscure in their 1990s heyday. And it would have remained that way in perpetuity were it not for a certain Satoshi Nakamoto launching a digital currency in 2009 encapsulating their core beliefs. дальше »
2020-1-3 04:02 | |
Why Nick Szabo Probably Isn’t Satoshi
Search online for ‘possible creators of Bitcoin’ and Bit Gold creator Nick Szabo will always appear near the top of the list. His long history in the cypherpunk space, his writings on money, digital cash, and smart contracts, and some facts about his past have often been used to create a compelling picture that he […] The post Why Nick Szabo Probably Isn’t Satoshi appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »
2020-1-2 16:50 | |
The Many Facts Pointing to Ian Grigg Being Satoshi
Financial cryptographer. Cypherpunk. Inventor of Ricardian contracts and early utilizer of triple-entry accounting systems, which would later be exemplified in Bitcoin. Ian Grigg may have claimed that Satoshi was a team effort and is now dead, only living on in bitcoiners everywhere, but some seem to think it’s him. дальше »
2019-12-20 20:00 | |
“I Designed Bitcoi… Gold” – The Many Facts Pointing to Nick Being Satoshi
Nick Szabo is something of a legend in the crypto space, and for a good many reasons. Not least of which are his contributions to the development of Bitcoin, his early communications as a cypherpunk, and his continued influential input in economic, philosophical, political and crypto circles since. дальше »
2019-11-27 18:28 | |
Do Bitcoin Companies Need a Code of Conduct?
Best practices aren’t very cypherpunk, but they might help adoption.
The post Do Bitcoin Companies Need a Code of Conduct? appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.
дальше »2019-11-26 21:41 | |
New Cypherpunk Podcast Debuts Discussing Cryptoanarchy
The Cypherpunk Bitstream podcast hosted by cryptoanarchists @thefrankbraun and @TheRealSmuggler has just released its second episode. The show compassionately reaches out to those listeners tired of the coercive “statist-quo” and explores how anyone can use cryptographic technology and philosophy to reclaim the vital and precious privacy hijacked by an ever-expanding surveillance state. дальше »
2019-11-22 09:32 | |
Bitcoin Privacy Wallet Wasabi Raises $337k In First Funding Round, Valued at $7.5 Million
The privacy-focused BTC wallet Wasabi has recently raised its first equity investment ever. The CEO of Cypherpunk Holdings, Dominic Frisby, has recently affirmed that his company invested $337,500 USD in the Bitcoin wallet, which would put its valuation at around $7. дальше »
2019-11-22 00:52 | |
Cypherpunk takes stake in bitcoin (BTC) based Wasabi Wallet
Cypherpunk, a company investing in technologies and protocols that enhance privacy, announced today that it has completed an equity investment in zkSnacks, whose products include the bitcoin (BTC) based Wasabi Wallet. дальше »
2019-11-21 21:08 | |
The Many Facts Pointing to Hal Being Satoshi
The identity of Bitcoin’s pseudonymous founder is the subject of endless and dedicated speculation among the hardcore crypto crowd, and for good reason: the mystery truly is enticing. While the oft-cited candidates are many, there’s something special about avid runner, cypherpunk and early Bitcoin contributor Harold Thomas Finney II, better known simply as Hal, that […] The post The Many Facts Pointing to Hal Being Satoshi appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »
2019-11-20 14:45 | |
China’s Blockchain Zeal Heralds A New Generation of Altcoins
On the eve of Halloween, the Bitcoin whitepaper turned 11 years old. Quite how a once flippantly ridiculed cypherpunk's curio journeyed to spook the establishment into embarking on a digital reformation of the monetary system is beyond bewildering. дальше »
2019-11-10 18:47 | |
Big Bitcoin Bulls Don’t Want BTC to Dip Below $9000
It’s Halloween today. It’s also the day when anonymous cypherpunk, Satoshi Nakamoto presented the idea of Bitcoin to the world, 11 years ago. The whitepaper released since then has become a model for censorship-resistant finance. дальше »
2019-10-31 22:16 | |
Биткоин-ветеран Фентон запустил брокер-дилера с ценностями шифропанков
Бывший исполнительный директор Bitcoin Foundation Брюс Фентон запустил брокер-дилера Watchdog Capital в США. Компания считает биткоин деньгами и уважает ценности шифропанков. Today we launch Watchdog Capital, an SEC registered broker dealer and member of FINRA. дальше »
2019-10-31 20:40 | |
Video: Vitus Zeller on Team Satoshi and Bitcoin Advocacy Through Sports
In this video interview, Team Satoshi creator and leader Vitus Zeller talks about promoting Bitcoin and cypherpunk ideals through athletic events. The post Video: Vitus Zeller on Team Satoshi and Bitcoin Advocacy Through Sports appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine. дальше »
2019-11-1 18:41 | |
Video Interview: Max Keidun on Open Sourcing Hodl Hodl
In this video interview, HodlHodl CEO Max Keidun talks about open sourcing the exchange and its API and how that aligns with a cypherpunk vision. The post Video Interview: Max Keidun on Open Sourcing Hodl Hodl appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine. дальше »
2019-10-2 22:57 | |
David Chaum’s Elixxir Invites Smartphone Users to Test Private Messaging
In an age where Google, Facebook and the NSA are known to be harvesting as much as our communications as they can, many people are concerned that online privacy now only exists in the history books. дальше »
2019-9-11 05:01 | |
The Evolution of Fundraising and Investments in the Blockchain Space
When a little known cypherpunk project called Bitcoin launched in 2009, few expected that cryptocurrency would become a household name. The blockchain market exploded onto the global scene in 2017, reaching a fever pitch in December and peaking at over […] The post The Evolution of Fundraising and Investments in the Blockchain Space appeared first on CoinMarketCap. дальше »
2019-8-30 20:20 | |
Bitcoin Influencer Plans To Run For POTUS, Proposes Universal BTC Income
It has been made clear that the current POTUS is not a fan of Bitcoin however his tenure will not be forever. A pro-crypto United States president would likely ease the regulatory pain that is hampering the industry in the US. дальше »
2019-8-25 13:00 | |
Ten Years Ago, Famous Early Bitcoin Contributor Made the Most Wild Bitcoin Price Prediction
A forum post from the early days of Bitcoin is going viral on Crypto Twitter. The post was from Harold Thomas Finney, who was an early Bitcoin contributor and also the one who received the first bitcoin transaction from Satoshi Nakamoto, pseudonymous and mysterious creator of the Bitcoin software. A cypherpunk, Finney had said at […] дальше »
2019-8-24 17:10 | |
Bitcoin Was Never Cypherpunk, and Satoshi Nakamoto was Never Meant to Be Anonymous, Craig Wright Says
Craig Wright is determined to make the world accept him as the creator of Bitcoin and the man behind the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto. But instead of signing the genesis block (something the community has. дальше »
2019-6-9 00:59 | |
Bitcoin Isn’t Cypherpunk, Craig Wright Rants in Attack on Julian Assange
By CCN: The man who claims to be Bitcoin’s inventor wants to rewrite history by erasing the cryptocurrency’s cypherpunk past. Writing in yet another blistering blog post, Craig Wright claimed he left the cypherpunk movement in the 1990s after growing tired of the antics of Julian Assange. дальше »
2019-6-8 22:20 | |
How to Explain Bitcoin Completely in Just a Single Twitter Post? Best Tweets So Far
The cryptocurrency community on Twitter is usually pretty vocal about any opinion that they have, but Jameson Lopp has issued a challenge. According to The Next Web’s Hard Fork, the cypherpunk decided to challenge the community with a task – explain Bitcoin with the 280 characters that Twitter allots to users. Explain Bitcoin as completely […] дальше »
2019-6-4 00:30 | |
‘Crypto-Twitter’ is explaining Bitcoin in 280 characters or less
Self-professed cypherpunk Jameson Lopp has set the cryptocurrency community a seemingly impossible task: efficiently explain Bitcoin in less than 280 characters. A global, neutral payment network that allows anyone on earth to transact a huge or tiny amount of value with anyone else within minutes, without needing to ask permission from a government, without disclosing one’s personal information, and without the possibility of censorship. дальше »
2019-6-3 14:33 | |
Op Ed: With Bitcoin, Anarchy Is the Point, Not the Problem
Last week, there was a panel at SXSW that was effectively a debate on the merits of permissioned blockchains versus permissionless systems like Bitcoin. I listened to the entire audio of the panel discussion, after Programming Bitcoin author Jimmy Song tweeted it out the other day, and I thought he did an awesome job of pointing out the key value proposition of Bitcoin and why it is not worth comparing to permissioned systems. дальше »
2019-3-23 17:29 | |
Crypto Programmer: Goal of Bitcoin is to Bypass Existing Financial System, Not to Support it
Bitcoin is inherently a cypherpunk, anti-establishment movement. From day one, this whole movement around Satoshi Nakamoto’s vision of digital money has been single-handedly pushed by the zany, outcasts, and decentralists that push their beliefs with a religious fervor. дальше »
2019-2-1 16:00 | |
The Cypherpunk Dream: Protecting Data and Dismantling the Dossier Society
AI specialist Dr. Rand Hindi conducted a presentation on cypherpunk history and data privacy in St. Moritz, Switzerland, at the Crypto Finance conference. At the beginning of the talk, he asked the audience to unlock their smartphones and pass them to their neighbors. дальше »
2019-1-25 21:47 | |
Cypherpunk Legend’s Blockchain Platform Outlines BetaNode Selection Process
Elixxir has outlined the beginning of its BetaNode selection process, which kicks off on January 21, 2019, with the opening of its applications. Elixxir According to the January 17, 2019 press release, full-stack blockchain Elixxir has begun its BetaNode selection process. дальше »
2019-1-19 23:00 | |
10 Year Anniversary of Hal Finney’s Running Bitcoin Tweet: Rapid Growth
On January 11, ten years ago, Hal Finney wrote a tweet about Bitcoin. Running bitcoin — halfin (@halfin) January 11, 2009 The late cypherpunk and cryptographer had just become the first person to receive the digital currency from its creator Satoshi Nakamoto himself. дальше »
2019-1-11 06:00 | |
Neutrino: A Privacy-Preserving Light Wallet Protocol
Lightning is all the rage these days and, while it's an exciting development, users currently have to have a full node running in order to transact in it. In this article, I'm going to introduce Neutrino, a new protocol for light clients to get the data that they need while preserving privacy and without trusting a central server. дальше »
2019-1-4 21:11 | |
How blockchain is reshaping our economic, environmental and social orders Pt I
In this series we look past 2020 to what the future holds for crypto beyond fiat-pegged stable coins and speculative prices to the original ethos of crypto and the cypherpunk movement - to redesign our economic, social, political and environmental structures . дальше »
2018-12-19 01:00 | |
The Passing of Cypherpunk Tim May Is a Stark Reminder of Bitcoin’s Grassroots
On December 15, 2018, one of the co-founders of the Cypherpunk movement and prominent computer scientist Timothy C. May passed away at the age of 67. Among numerous other achievements, May was primarily responsible for shaping the conversation around the economic and legal freedoms implied by modern cryptography. дальше »
2018-12-18 00:00 | |
Can Bitcoin Hedge Against Quantitative Tightening?
Satoshi Nakamoto designed Bitcoin (BTC) as an alternative to centralized payments, to exist independently from the flawed banks. As central banks tighten the valves of monetary policies, this aspect of cryptocurrency may come back to the foreground. дальше »
2018-12-10 20:37 | |
Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC/USD Breakout above Resistance Trend Line, Buyers aim $7,200
Latest Bitcoin News Thing is, Bitcoin is just more than a medium of exchange. In 10 short years, the world’s most valuable coin has evolved from being a Cypherpunk thing to a medium of exchange and now it is a solid store of value. дальше »
2018-11-14 05:00 | |
David Chaum on Digital Privacy: “The Cat Is Out of the Bag”
David Chaum, the cryptographer credited with starting the cypherpunk movement in the 1980s and launching eCash, an early form of virtual money in the 1990s, thinks people are taking financial privacy a lot more seriously these days. дальше »
2018-10-24 18:02 | |
Legendary cypherpunk declares cryptocurrency is failing its creators
As cryptocurrency falls further into the hands of the mainstream, it falls further away from its creators, the cypherpunks. Earlier today, CoinDesk published an in-depth interview with Timothy May, one of the founding members of the cypherpunk movement. дальше »
2018-10-19 14:14 | |
Enough with the ICO-Me-So-Horny-Get-Rich-Quick-Lambo Crypto
What are cypherpunk legend Timothy May's thoughts on the bitcoin white paper? Keep the text but throw out the hanger-ons that have came with it. дальше »
2018-10-19 07:00 | |
Enough with the ICO-Me-So-Horny-Get-Rich-Quick-Lambo 'Crypto'
What are cypherpunk legend Timothy May's thoughts on the bitcoin white paper? Keep the text but throw out the hanger-ons that have came with it. дальше »
2018-10-19 07:00 | |
Cypherpunk Essentials: A Beginner’s Guide to Crypto Privacy
The following op-ed on crypto privacy was written by Reuben Yap. He is the Chief Operations Officer of Zcoin. A corporate lawyer for ten years, specializing in institutional frameworks, Reuben founded one of SE Asia’s top VPN companies, bolehvpn. дальше »
2018-10-18 15:30 | |
Battle of the Privacycoins: Zcash Is Groundbreaking (If You Trust It)
Based on blockchain technology, most cryptocurrencies have an open and public ledger of transactions. While this is required for these system to work, it comes with a significant downside: privacy is often quite limited. дальше »
2018-9-25 19:47 | |