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Smart contract blockchains will become less cypherpunk, says VC boss
30.9.2024
Jesse Walden, a managing partner at Variant Fund, says original cypherpunk values of crypto are likely to fade over time
Smart contract blockchains will become less cypherpunk, says VC boss
30.9.2024
Jesse Walden, managing partner at Variant Fund, says the original cypherpunk values that influenced early blockchains could fade over time
Smart contract blockchains will become less cypherpunk, says VC boss
30.9.2024
Jesse Walden, managing partner at Variant Fund, says the original cypherpunk values that influenced early blockchains could fade over time
Remembering Hal Finney’s Vision: The 20th Anniversary of Reusable Proofs of Work
17.8.2024
This week marks the 20th anniversary of Hal Finney’s introduction of Reusable Proofs of Work (RPOW), a groundbreaking concept that paved the way for today’s digital currencies. Finney’s visionary work continues to echo throughout the cryptocurrency community, underscoring...
Ex-Valkyrie CEO Leah Wald to Take Reins of Crypto Investment Firm Cypherpunk
9.7.2024
The co-founder and former Valkyrie CEO will the digital asset management firm to "push boundaries" of crypto investing
Headline speakers announced the Second iteration of the ‘Proof-of-Work Summit’, taking place in Frankfurt, Germany, 27-29 September 2024!
4.7.2024
The ETC Cooperative and Litecoin Foundation have joined forces to bring the second ‘Proof-of-Work Summit’ to Frankfurt, Germany, from September 27 to 29, 2024. Hosting the second Proof-of-Work (POW) Summit in a city renowned for its technological and financial heritage, like Frankfurt, was...
Vitalik Buterin: L2s are ‘cultural extensions’ of Ethereum
30.5.2024
Buterin said Ethereum layer 2s have become “the ultimate playing field for action” from institutional profit-oriented groups and people buying pictures of monkey NFTs
Vitalik Buterin Blames Rising Transaction Fees for Web3’s Drift from Decentralization
29.12.2023
Source: ShutterStock In a recent blog post titled “Make Ethereum Cypherpunk Again,” Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin expressed concerns about the veering trajectory of Web3 from its original vision. Buterin contends that the foundational principles of Web3 have gradually receded...
Bitcoin pioneer Hal Finney couldn't be Satoshi Nakamoto, new analysis suggests
23.10.2023
The investigator, Jameson Lopp, compiled archived emails from 2010, data from a 10-mile race in California in 2009, and other evidence to make the argument
Centralized Mining Pools ‘Antithetical to the Ideals That Gave Rise to BTC and the Blockchain Movement’ — Tomer Afek
22.10.2023
The apparent centralization in both proof-of-work and proof-of-stake protocols is “tragic because it’s antithetical to the cypherpunk ideals” that birthed the the bitcoin and blockchain movement, Tomer Afek, the CEO at the crypto platform Spacemesh, has argued. To back this assertion...
Bitcoin could hit $10M in 9 years but more sidechains needed: Blockstream CEO
13.2.2023
If Back and Finney’s $10 million price prediction becomes true, the BTC market cap will reach approximately $200 trillion
Close to 60,000 BTC Erased From Bitcoin Treasuries in 9 Months, 4 Entities Hold More Than 100K BTC
17.10.2022
During the last two years, a number of public and private companies, exchange-traded products (ETPs), and countries have added bitcoin to their balance sheet. However, during the last nine months of 2022, the number of bitcoin stored in these types of treasuries dropped by 57,481 bitcoin, worth...
Selling Bitcoin doesn’t mean you’re not bullish: Cypherpunk CEO
9.8.2022
Cypherpunk is one of the first public firms in the world to ever invest in Bitcoin and it opted to sell 100% of its crypto by June 2022
Bitcoin Treasuries Records Show $2.1 Billion in BTC Was Erased From Balance Sheets
18.7.2022
During the 12 months, public companies, private companies, exchange-traded funds, and even countries have added bitcoin to their balance sheets. As of July 17, 2022, the aforementioned types of entities hold approximately 1,325,396 bitcoins worth $27.84 billion today. However, the number of coins...
Risk of ‘Significant Drawdowns’ Pushes Cypherpunk Holdings to Sell Entire Stash of Bitcoin and Ethereum
30.6.2022
On Tuesday, the Canada-based investment firm Cypherpunk Holdings Inc. announced that the company has sold all of its bitcoin and ethereum due to the “risk of further significant drawdowns.” The company has transitioned its treasury to cash after selling 214.72 bitcoin and 205.82...
Investment Firm Cypherpunk Holdings Sells All of Its Bitcoin and Ether
28.6.2022
The publicly listed firm has transitioned its treasury to cash amid increased market volatility, but it hasn’t ruled out reinvesting in cryptocurrencies when the market settles down
From cypherpunk to state contracts: the changing face of blockchain
12.5.2021
Three blockchain executives discuss their work with governments in fraught political contexts, and the questions it raises about blockchain’s claim to the libertarian banner
Cypherpunk Holdings Acquires Additional Bitcoins
13.4.2021
Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that was not written by Cryptonews.com.
Toronto, Ontario - Cypherpunk Holdings Inc. (CSE: HODL) (OTC Pink: KHRIF) (the "Company"), a sector leader for privacy-technology investments, is pleased to announce that it has purchased 68.16 bitcoins...
The Many Facts Pointing to Cypherpunk Len Sassaman Being Satoshi Nakamoto
5.3.2021
Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin, has always been a mysterious character and a great number of sleuths have made it their mission to discover the inventor’s identity. One particular theory was published this month which attempts to tether the well known and now deceased, Len Sassaman...
Cypherpunk Holdings Inc. Announces Closing of Oversubscribed Non-Brokered Private Placement
19.1.2021
Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that was not written by Cryptonews.com.
Cypherpunk Holdings Inc. (“Cypherpunk” or the“Company”) (CSE: HODL) a sector leader for privacy-technology investments is pleased to announce that, further to its press release of December 23, 2020 it has closed...