Adam Back: Crisis Will Push BTC to $300K Even Without Institutions
3.6.2020
Crypto pioneer Adam Back thinks the current financial situation could propel Bitcoin to $300K — even without Goldman Sachs on board
Riccardo Spagni
3.6.2020
Riccardo Spagni, also known by his internet handle “fluffypony,” was the lead maintainer of Monero, a privacy-centric cryptocurrency project that aims to obfuscate the linkability of transactions across source, quantity, and destination. Spagni is an entrepreneur who started his career...
50 Million-user Chat App KakaoTalk Launches Crypto Wallet Today
3.6.2020
South Korea’s Kakao Group, the operator of the KakaoTalk chat app, says that its long-awaited crypto wallet Klip debuts today – in theory providing most of the country with immediate access to cryptoassets.
KakaoTalk claims to have around 45 million monthly active users in South Korea (87% of...
Pieter Wuille
3.6.2020
Pieter Wuille is the co-founder of Blockstream and a top Bitcoin core developer. Wuille is best known for developing committed libraries Segregated Witness, libsecp256k1 and BIP (bitcoin proposal) 66. Born in Belgium, Wuille discovered Bitcoin in 2010. He was working at Google in Switzerland when...
Capitulation by Unknown Miner 'Caused the Dip,' Says CryptoQuant CEO
3.6.2020
The CEO of CryptoQuant believes that capitulation by an unknown miner caused the latest Bitcoin price dip
5 Ways to Reduce Risks for Customers in Case Bitcoin Exchange Fails
3.6.2020
Amending laws to accommodate the nature of cryptoassets, tracing on-chain transactions, and prohibiting the re-use of deposited bitcoin (BTC) are some of the ways to reduce risks in case a custodian sinks, according to researchers from the Netherlands' Leiden University.
Their recent paper looks...
Minnesota Official Alarms Privacy Advocates With Contact Tracing Comments
3.6.2020
Comments from a Minnesota official comparing law enforcement to contact tracing alerted privacy activists to the dangers of misusing COVID-19 health data
No, Marvin Ammori, CoinDesk Is Not Trying to Extort You
2.6.2020
Marvin Ammori, Head of Policy at Protocol Labs, says his crypto hero is Hal Finney, recalls his trip to Iceland and thinks crypto should disrupt banks next
Blockchain Is Part Of China’s Master Plan for New Competitor Island to Hong Kong
2.6.2020
China’s master plan for making Hainan a free trade island encourages institutions to use blockchain in transforming government function
Iranian Lawmaker Says Bitcoin Should Be Central Bank’s Turf
2.6.2020
An Iranian lawmaker wants his country’s central bank to take bitcoin seriously
Ransomware Group Threatens Auction of Madonna's Legal Data
2.6.2020
REvil’s ransomware gang is launching an auction of stolen data, including legal information hacked from Madonna
Massive Bitcoin Plunge Nothing More Than Traders Being Traders, OKCoin Exec Says
2.6.2020
Bitcoin's recent price dive may have been nothing more than the result of standard trading activities