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Adam Back: Some ICOs Funded Useful Research Despite Being Unethical
8.8.2020
Adam Back admitted that some ICOs might have funded useful research, but still contends that they are deeply unethical
The Salty Battle of Two Bs - Bitcoin's Adam Turns Back on Ethereum's Vitalik
6.8.2020
Fans of the two top projects by market capitalization - Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) - are well-known rivals, occasionally turning enemies, but continuing the same fight over the two's differences for what might be too long at this point.
The latest round of arguments and accusations begun...
Blockstream’s Adam Back Slams Ethereum as a Ponzi-Scheme
6.8.2020
Crypto tribalism shifts up a gear, with Bitcoin pioneer Adam Back lashing out at Ethereum
Charlie Lee, Adam Back Lead $3.1M Private Raise for Blockchain Game ‘Infinite Fleet’
3.8.2020
A game developed by Samson Mow's Pixelmatic has completed a $3.1 million private SAFT sale of tokens
BRD Boss Recalls Operating Bitcoin Help Line During Crypto’s Early Days
22.7.2020
BRD’s chief executive shares his experience of operating a ‘Bitcoin help hotline’ during 2015
Bitcoiners Are Not Looking for a Store of Value, Gold Bug Adam Schiff Says
21.7.2020
Although Bitcoin holders often describe the asset as a store of value, gold advocate Peter Schiff said such participants do not actually seek wealth storage, hunting instead for profit
Adam Back Denies Having a Beer With Satoshi Nakamoto
20.7.2020
An early Bitcoin adopter contends that Adam Back had a beer with Satoshi Nakamoto in London, while Back uncategorically denies it
Bitcoin Entrepreneur Brock Pierce Joins the 2020 US Presidential Election
6.7.2020
Blockchain entrepreneur and former Disney child actor, Brock Pierce, is running for President of the United States this election. Pierce announced he was running during America’s Independence Day celebration on July 4, the same day Kanye West revealed his candidacy. Pierce is an advocate...
Federated Sidechains: $8M in BTC Stuck in Limbo, Analyst Says Action ‘Violates Liquid’s Security Model’
28.6.2020
Liquid, the sidechain network developed by the company Blockstream, saw 870 bitcoins ($8 million) frozen in moderation queue due to a seizure from a number of the network’s functionaries. The founder of the Summa project, James Prestwich, explained on Twitter that the emergency 2-of-3...
How Is Blockchain Improving Gaming? Is Adam Back Satoshi Nakamoto? Samson Mow Explains
22.6.2020
Blockstream CSO Samson Mow explains the optimal use for blockchain in gaming and why he doesn’t believe Adam Back is Satoshi Nakamoto
Breaking Bitcoin: Crypto Proponents Discuss Honeywell’s 6 Qubit Quantum Computer
22.6.2020
On June 19, 2020, the massive industrial firm Honeywell told the public the company is now running a quantum computer that effectively leverages six effective quantum bits, or qubits. Honeywell’s machine is two times more powerful than the quantum computers designed by IBM and Google. With...
BlockFi Taps Defense Department, Microsoft Alum as Security Chief
16.6.2020
BlockFi is adding a former Bakkt and Microsoft employee to their lineup to take charge of the firm's security
Documents Show Craig Wright Claims to Own a Bitcoin Address With 80,000 BTC Stolen From Mt Gox
14.6.2020
On June 12, 2020, the former CEO of Mt Gox, Mark Karpeles, tweeted about the notorious Craig Wright, the man who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto. Karpeles and a number of crypto community members, assert that Wright’s legal team from London has been sending documents to certain individuals....
Market Update: Bitcoin Train Inches Toward $10K, Wild Predictions, Trillion Dollar Crypto Economy
10.6.2020
On Wednesday, the market valuation of all 5,000+ cryptocurrencies is worth around $277 billion after a few coins gathered decent gains during the morning trading sessions. Today, bitcoin is trading for over $9,783 per unit and many traders believe the asset will surpass $10K once again. However...
Adam Back Says Blockchain Toppled Pyramids As It Hits New Computational Milestone
4.6.2020
Blockchain’s has surpassed 2^92 double-SHA256 hashes, hitting a new milestone
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
Satoshi Nakamoto Had Outside Cryptography Help, Says Early Bitcoin Dev
1.6.2020
Satoshi Nakamoto sought help from expert cryptographers, which allowed him to make Bitcoin secure, says an early developer
‘We Need 30 Different Words for Censorship”, Feat. Andreas M. Antonopoulos
31.5.2020
The rallying cry of the totalitarian is "He farted first", but if both systems have produced similar outcomes, is there much of a difference?
Today's wide-ranging discussion features Stephanie Murphy, Jonathan Mohan, Adam B. Levine and Andreas M. Antonopoulos
The Many Facts Pointing to Adam Back Being Satoshi
28.5.2020
During the last year, news.Bitcoin.com created a series that shows the many facts that point to certain individuals who might just be Satoshi Nakamoto and it’s been a popular run so far. Our series has covered nearly everyone, but there are still a few individuals that haven’t been...
Charles Hoskinson: Blockstream Founder Adam Back 'Checks All The Boxes' as Satoshi
26.5.2020
Inside the Ethereum co-founder’s mental model of Satoshi