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COPA Trial: Craig Wright Became ‘Very Annoying’ But Was ‘Probably’ Bitcoin’s Creator
20.2.2024
In the ongoing legal battle between the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) and self-proclaimed Bitcoin creator Craig Wright, intriguing revelations have emerged, suggesting that Wright could be the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto.
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Ripple Releases Framework on the Future of CBDCs Highlights Benefits and Challenges
15.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / photo_gonzo Blockchain payment firm Ripple has rolled out a whitepaper on the state of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), their utility in cross-border payments as well as challenges towards adoption in several jurisdictions. The framework published on Dec 14 explains...
Blockchain-Powered Platforms Can Help Event Organizers Overcome the Ticket Scalping Scourge — Maxwell Mayhew
21.9.2023
According to Maxwell Mayhew, founder of the decentralized e-ticketing platform UTIX, event organizers can potentially overcome ticket scalping by switching to smart contract-based event hosting platforms. Such platforms not only help organizers control the amount of event tickets in secondary...
Dubai Regulator Unveils Schedule of Fees for Virtual Asset-Related Activities
28.6.2023
The Dubai Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) recently announced the schedule of fees “covering the issuance of no-objection certificates to proprietary traders, amendments or withdrawal of licence applications, and the submission of whitepapers for VARA review.” According...
Blockchain features on WEF whitepaper as a tool to fight climate change
26.4.2023
CISA executive Brynly Llyr said that it’s important to consider and research emerging technologies that can help address climate change
AI bots mingled at a bar and had a party when researchers gave them a town
11.4.2023
25 AI "agents" were given a virtual town and were observed going to a bar for lunch, planning a party and expressing other human-like behavior
Craig Wright Hints at Possible Legal Battle Against Apple Over Bitcoin White Paper – What's Going On?
8.4.2023
Self-proclaimed Bitcoin creator Craig Wright has hinted at a possible legal battle against Apple over the storage of Bitcoin white paper on its computers, claiming it violates copyright laws.
In response to a Twitter user who asked if Apple might be “in breach of copyright” for storing...
Bitcoin’s whitepaper is apparently hiding in Apple’s modern macOS
6.4.2023
Apple’s Mac devices have apparently been hiding Bitcoin’s whitepaper for up to five years
Where Are the Crypto OGs? — Taxation Is Theft, but Joe Biden Needs Ice Cream Money
26.1.2023
Bitcoin was once viewed as a means to opt out of violent, legacy financial systems. Now, it is being co-opted by the very same, and zealous newcomers to crypto think that’s a good thing, while still giving lip service to peer-to-peer values. Ignoring the problems with fiat money, they...
Georgia Prepares to Launch Digital Lari Pilot in First Half of 2023
17.1.2023
The central bank of Georgia intends to publish a document detailing the concept of a national digital currency in the coming months. Other participating parties will use it to finalize their proposals for the pilot which the monetary authority plans to initiate in the first half of the year....
National Bank of Kazakhstan Publishes Whitepaper for Digital Tenge
18.12.2022
The central bank of Kazakhstan has completed the second phase of testing for its digital currency and published a whitepaper. The studies carried out by the regulator on its introduction did not identify significant risks for the country’s financial stability and economy. Monetary Authority...
Australian CBDC receives unexpected interest but could hurt banks: RBA
8.12.2022
The pilot "eAUD" program is unique in that the Reserve Bank of Australia has not proposed use cases, and has received numerous suggestions from the industry
Don’t Forget the Importance of Censorship Resistance
29.11.2022
Since people are once again talking about self-custody as one of crypto’s unique strengths, I would like to remind everyone about an equally important fundamental value proposition of crypto that, in the early days, was touted as the killer feature. I’m talking about censorship...
SEC Chair Gensler Wishes Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin Whitepaper Happy Birthday — Says Let’s Make Sure Crypto Investors Get Proper Protection
1.11.2022
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has wished Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin whitepaper a happy birthday. “It has led to innovation and crypto asset investing. Let’s make sure as crypto enters its 15th year that investors get proper...
A Look at One of Crypto’s Greatest Mysteries — Bytecoin’s Alleged Premine and the Puzzling Nicolas Van Saberhagen, and Cryptonote Team
26.10.2022
When Bitcoin first launched, the community was extremely small and it slowly grew during the first two years until the project’s creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, left the community for good. During the early years encompassing the world of cryptocurrencies, a number of anonymous individuals like...
New Cosmos whitepaper repurposes ATOM token and refines vision
27.9.2022
The news comes a couple of weeks after research firm Delphi Labs announced it would shift the focus of its research and development efforts toward the Cosmos ecosystem
Bitcoin is ‘one of the worst cryptocurrencies' claims Cyber Capital founder
29.8.2022
The comments come as Ethereum and Cardano are soon undergoing significant upgrades, while Bitcoin has remained largely unaltered
‘Financial Inclusion’ — A Buzzword for Central Banks Who Secretly Despise Economic Freedom
27.11.2021
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has released its latest report on “digital currency governance” this month, addressing stablecoins, cryptocurrencies, and “barriers to financial inclusion.” Like most central banks, regulators, think tanks, and politicians, the...
Roubini and Taleb tell CoinGeek conference data matters, not tokens
11.6.2021
Nassim Taleb and Nouriel Roubini criticized tokens in general during a BSV conference panel
US Lawmaker Likes Bitcoin — Urges Policymakers to Embrace Innovation in Regulation
1.2.2021
U.S. Representative Patrick McHenry is pro-bitcoin. He is now hosting the Bitcoin whitepaper on his official congressional website and has called on other lawmakers to embrace innovation like Bitcoin. He believes that the cryptocurrency is unstoppable and governments cannot kill it. Pro-Bitcoin...