Digital Asset Holdings Raises $52 Million, Will Bring Blockchain to...
Permissioned ledgers continue to be the trend in the blockchain industry. According to Bloomberg, blockchain startup Digital Asset Holdings, which is run by former JPMorgan Chase Executive Blythe...
View ArticleMasterCard and TransferWise Executives Debate Blockchain Disruption at Davos
Blockchain technology has been a huge topic of conversation at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and the subject was brought up by TechCrunch’s Matt Burns during a panel that...
View ArticleCoin Center Report: Which Digital Currencies Should Be Regulated as Securities
Coin Center Director of Research Peter Van Valkenburgh has prepared a report regarding the regulation of various cryptocurrencies within a traditional securities framework. Although the report found...
View ArticlePablo Gonzalez on Why Bitcoin Makes Sense for Mexico
Although bitcoin is often touted as a global currency, the reality is that some countries may find it more useful than others. While moving toward more generalized blockchain technology is the trend in...
View ArticleBIP 9: Enabling Easier Changes and Upgrades to Bitcoin
Consensus and governance have been two main topics of conversation in the Bitcoin community over the past year. While making changes to Bitcoin Core may seem trivial to some, the politics associated...
View ArticleTransferWise on Bitcoin and the Battle for International Money Transfers
Everyone from Nick Szabo, who developed the concept of smart contracts, to Blockchain Capital Managing Partner Brock Pierce has been touting Bitcoin’s value as a vehicle for international money...
View ArticleBitcoin Core Developer Jonas Schnelli Explains Controversial Transaction...
Although the block size debate has been the main point of conflict within the Bitcoin community over the past year, the reality is that this conversation is more about the larger topic of scalability....
View ArticleBitcoin Developer Eric Lombrozo on Five Benefits of Segregated Witness
Segregated Witness has become the most talked-about breakthrough in Bitcoin development since the concept was presented in early December to the Scaling Bitcoin Workshop in Hong Kong by Bitcoin Core...
View ArticleBrock Pierce: China Not Able to Hold Control over Bitcoin Mining
Blockchain Capital Managing Partner Brock Pierce said in a recent interview that although there are legitimate concerns with the current state of Bitcoin mining, the blockchain-focused venture...
View ArticleThe Checks and Balances of Bitcoin Governance
Although scalability (the block size limit) has been the main topic of conversation in the Bitcoin community over the past year, this controversy has also brought up another important subject for the...
View ArticleBitcoin Core Developer Eric Lombrozo: Many Incentives to Implement SegWit
Although Segregated Witness (SegWit) has near-universal support from the Bitcoin development community, there are some who say the changes required by individual wallet providers may be a bit too much...
View ArticleBitcoin Core Developer Eric Lombrozo on Misunderstandings in Block Size Debate
Bitcoin Core contributor and Ciphrex CEO Eric Lombrozo was recently interviewed on Epicenter Bitcoin, and he used a portion of his time to explain some misconceptions and misunderstandings related to...
View ArticleGavin Andresen: Bitcoin Core Is Not Listening to Its Customers
In a recent interview with Let's Talk Bitcoin, Bitcoin Foundation Chief Scientist Gavin Andresen explained his issues with Bitcoin Core and...The post Gavin Andresen: Bitcoin Core Is Not Listening to...
View ArticleWhy the Great Firewall of China Is Causing Serious Issues for Bitcoin Miners
What's wrong with increasing the block size limit? This is the question that a portion of the Bitcoin community has been asking almost...The post Why the Great Firewall of China Is Causing Serious...
View ArticleNew OBPP Report Outlines Troubling State of Privacy in Bitcoin Wallets
Although Bitcoin has a reputation as a haven for criminals who wish to transact online in an anonymous manner, it doesn't appear the...The post New OBPP Report Outlines Troubling State of Privacy in...
View ArticleBitcoin Classic Hard Fork Likely to Activate at 71% Hashrate Support
Bitcoin Classic, an attempt to implement an alternative version of the Bitcoin protocol with a higher block size limit, has been one of the...The post Bitcoin Classic Hard Fork Likely to Activate at...
View ArticleFour Key Disagreements Between Bitcoin Classic and Bitcoin Core Four Key...
Bitcoin Core Contributor Peter Todd was recently interviewed on episode 34 of The Bitcoin Game, and the longtime Bitcoin developer and...The post Four Key Disagreements Between Bitcoin Classic and...
View ArticleGenesis Mining Files With SEC for Bitcoin Mining Fund
Genesis Mining, the world's largest Bitcoin cloud mining provider, has announced the launch of the world's first regulated Bitcoin mining...The post Genesis Mining Files With SEC for Bitcoin Mining...
View ArticleOnename Founders Are Part of a Vision to Redecentralize the Internet
Onename founders Ryan Shea and Muneeb Ali were recently interviewed on an episode of Epicenter Bitcoin, and the early portion of the...The post Onename Founders Are Part of a Vision to Redecentralize...
View ArticleBitcoin Privacy: “Confidential Transactions” Feature Can Fix Some of...
Andrew Poelstra is a mathematician at Blockstream and was recently part of a panel discussion on improvements for Bitcoin at the 2016 MIT...The post Bitcoin Privacy: "Confidential Transactions" Feature...
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