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Bitcoin

Dorian Nakamoto Hires Lawyer, Denies Knowledge of Bitcoin

Nakamoto has stated via his lawyer, that he "did not create, invent or otherwise work on bitcoin".

Tech  ·  17 March 2014
Bitcoin Protocol

How Bitcoin is Changing Everything

Bitcoin isn’t just challenging business models, it's challenging entire generations of established political and economic theory.

Markets  ·  15 March 2014
Exchanges

How to Increase Public Confidence in Bitcoin Exchanges

There are ways to prove an exchange has the asset holdings it claims, but implementation will be a challenge.

Tech  ·  13 March 2014
Exchanges

Forget Bitcoin vs Fiat, Welcome the Hybrid Economy

Circle's Sean Neville contemplates a moderate take on the future of finance, one where bitcoin and fiat co-exist.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 March 2014
Exchanges

Why The Bitcoin Industry Must Recognise Its Responsibilities

The biggest lesson of the fall of Mt. Gox and Flexcoin is that customers must be better protected.

Policy & regulation  ·  8 March 2014
Bitcoin

Satoshi Nakamoto Denies Being Creator of Bitcoin Amid Media Frenzy

The man Newsweek named as bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto has denied any involvement with the cryptocurrency.

Tech  ·  7 March 2014
Bitcoin

Denial, Outrage and Acceptance: Reactions to Satoshi Nakamoto’s ‘Unmasking’

Newsweek's article has sent tremors through the bitcoin community, drawing a range of reactions – from denial to outrage.

Tech  ·  6 March 2014
Bitcoin

Upcoming Version of Bitcoinj Software Will Use Tor Network

Bitcoin developer Mike Hearn claims an upcoming version of bitcoinj will route all connections via the Tor anonymity network.

Tech  ·  6 March 2014
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Inventor Satoshi Nakamoto ‘Found’ in California

A Newsweek journalist is claiming to have found Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of bitcoin.

Tech  ·  6 March 2014
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Transaction Fees To Be Slashed Tenfold

The cost of sending bitcoins will drop by an order of ten. What does that mean for transaction spam?

Tech  ·  28 February 2014
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Core Development Falling Behind, Warns Bitcoinj’s Mike Hearn

Too few people are doing the heavy lifting, warns Mike Hearn, one of bitcoin's software development luminaries.

Tech  ·  24 February 2014
Bitcoin

Gavin Andresen to Bitcoin Companies: Support Open Source

Bitcoin's lead developer chided the commercial community for not giving back more to open source this week.

Tech  ·  21 February 2014
Bitcoin

Why Lightspeed Venture Partners Sees Bitcoin as a Good Investment

The company has a global reach and a track record investing in bitcoin startups. We look at why.

Tech  ·  20 February 2014
Exchanges

Mt. Gox Founder Mark Karpeles Responds to Critics

Mark Karpeles, Mt. Gox's chief executive and founder, has fired back at critics in a recent interview with Forbes.

Tech  ·  13 February 2014
Bitcoin

What the ‘Bitcoin Bug’ Means: A Guide to Transaction Malleability

What does transaction malleability mean, anyway, and is bitcoin broken or not? Find out here.

Tech  ·  12 February 2014