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Amir Taaki: ‘Crypto Failed to Achieve Its Vision’

9.3.2025
Taaki, an OG Bitcoin developer who has criticized the direction the bitcoin and crypto ecosystem is taking, explained that the integration of crypto projects into today’s power networks has weakened them, assimilating them into their structures. Amir Taaki Explains Why Crypto Has Failed While...

Amir Taaki Blasts Bitcoin Leadership: ‘Corrupt and Broken Governance’

15.12.2024
This week, Amir Taaki hopped back onto X to share his view that Bitcoin’s leadership “is corrupt.” Taaki announced he’s now more captivated by the Ethereum scene, diving into zero-knowledge (ZK) tech, decentralized finance (defi), and “crypto math.” Bitcoin...

‘History Has Absolved Roger’: Amir Taaki Slams Bitcoin Core Leadership in Fiery Social Media Post

11.12.2024
On Wednesday, after Roger Ver’s guest appearance on Tucker Carlson, Amir Taaki, a former Bitcoin Core developer, took to social media to share his thoughts about the situation. Taaki emphasized that the ultimate verdict on a man’s actions lies in history, asserting that “history has absolved...

Former Bitcoin Developer Amir Taaki Calls for Ross Ulbricht’s Freedom on Election Day

5.11.2024
Amir Taaki, a former Bitcoin developer, voiced strong support for Ross Ulbricht, founder of Silk Road, in a statement released on U.S. Election Day, emphasizing Ulbricht’s influence on the cryptocurrency landscape and urging his release from prison. Amir Taaki Credits Ross Ulbricht as a Crypto...

Amir Taaki Hints Satoshi’s Unique Code Could Unmask Creator

9.10.2024
A fresh analysis of Bitcoin’s original code reveals key insights about its elusive creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. Amir Taaki,…

Satoshi’s Coding Reveals Clues About Their Background, Amir Taaki Suggests

9.10.2024
Following the premiere of “Money Electric,” a film pointing fingers at Peter Todd as the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto, former Bitcoin developer Amir Taaki decided to weigh in. Taaki shared some insights on Satoshi’s coding style, suggesting that it reveals clues about their background. According...

Darkfi Unveils ‘World’s Strongest Anonymous Chat’ in Latest IRC Release

2.10.2024
On Oct. 2, 2024, Darkfi, a project led by former Bitcoin developer Amir Taaki and a group of privacy advocates, revealed the launch of an unstable version of its internet relay chat (IRC) text-based communication protocol, proudly calling it “the world’s strongest anonymous chat.” The team...

World's first fully anonymous DAO created to 'defend freedom'

13.8.2024
Everything about this DAO is designed to be completely anonymous and invisible on the blockchain, said Bitcoin OG Amir Taaki

World’s first fully anonymous DAO created to ‘defend freedom’

13.8.2024
Everything about this DAO is designed to be completely anonymous and invisible on the blockchain, said Bitcoin OG Amir Taaki

‘Globalist Power Is No Longer a Moral Authority’: Amir Taaki Responds to Samourai Charges

28.4.2024
In an era increasingly defined by surveillance and oversight, Amir Taaki stands out as a key figure in the Bitcoin movement, sounding a clarion call for crypto awareness following the indictment of Samourai Wallet. Taaki’s latest initiative, “Darkfi,” seeks to pioneer...

De-Mixing Wasabi Coinjoin Transactions: A Deep Dive Into Chainalysis’ Deanonymizing Claims

23.2.2022
On Tuesday, journalist Laura Shin published a story that claims to identify the 2016 Genesis DAO hacker who siphoned 3.6 million ethereum from the decentralized autonomous organization. While the story surprised the crypto community, one of the biggest eye-openers was the blockchain analysis...

Cypherpunk, Crypto Anarchy and How Bitcoin Lost the Narrative

24.11.2020
The crypto industry tends to give "cypherpunk" vibes a great deal of lip service without much attention to their real values

Amir Taaki Knocks Bitcoin Coinjoin Schemes – Calls Methods ‘Absolute Garbage’

21.7.2020
On July 17, the well known Dark Wallet creator and early Bitcoin developer, Amir Taaki, criticized bitcoin privacy methods on Twitter. Taaki claimed that UTXO mixing concepts like Coinjoin were “absolute garbage.” Taaki also knocked other concepts like Mimblewimble and privacy-centric...

Bitcoiners in Europe Reflect on Economic Shocks as Coronavirus Spreads

10.3.2020
With assets from oil barrels to bitcoin being pulverized by the coronavirus slowdown, people worldwide are reevaluating their plans for crypto gatherings, especially in geographies where anti-COVID-19 measures are increasingly serious. In Milan, Italy, which was officially placed in lockdown...