Ukraine Says Yes To Bitcoin When Russia Says No
“One of Ukraine’s biggest banks, PrivatBank, announced finalization of testing period for a service providing merchants with an option of accepting bitcoins for their goods.” –…
Re: “Cryptocurrencies Will Be Banned When They Unsettle National Currencies”
Eugene Kaspersky: “I am beyond certain that different countries will try to forbid the use of cryptocurrencies, because they are beyond their control. Authorities will not…
Re: “SGI denies links with alleged bitcoin founder Craig Wright”
“Based on leaked transcripts of legal interviews and files, Gizmodo and Wired have highlighted that there is evidence to suggest Wright, along with computer forensics analyst…
Craig is not Satoshi…
Much ado about the latest Satoshi…. Emin Gün Sirer tries to clear the fog here: “How to Spot Bitcoin Inventor Satoshi Nakamoto“. I agree with most…
Re: “Bitcoin giant BTCC launches priority blockchain transactions”
IB Times: “Chinese bitcoin conglomerate BTCC has announced a new blockchain service that prioritises bitcoin transaction confirmations for BTCC customers called BlockPriority.” – URL. Onwatchers of…
Re: “Bitcoin’s Proof-of-Work Will Win…”
Chris Odom: “Bitcoin’s Proof-of-Work Will Win Over All Other Consensus Systems and Altcoins” – URL Another one getting it. As usual the comments are focused on…
R3CEV Is Really Just Another Altcoin
R3CEV’s David Rutter in American Banker: “We are engineering a fabric layer — to build out a shared ledger architecture that is fit for global financial…
Uh, no, Devcon1 Did Not Live Up To Expectations Set By Vitalik
Bravenewcoin: “One of the most anticipated blockchain related events of the year, ÐΞVCON1 has lived up to expectations.” – URL I expected a solution to the…
Bitcoin Purchasing Power Measured In Big Macs
The Economist has for a long time measured the world economy (or its citizens purchasing power) using the Big Mac index (how many Big Macs does…
Re: “Bitcoin’s legacy may be teaching the world how to use the technology that killed Bitcoin”
“Some of the most high-profile and well-funded startups looking at bitcoin are now pivoting their businesses and distancing themselves from the digital currency, less than two…