John Law

Bitcoin Banking, Solving ID Theft, and Why Regulators Should Love Pasties

John Law wonders if cryptocurrencies could secure your cash, BLTs could protect your ID and bitcoin is wrongly named.

Policy & regulation  ·  23 March 2014

A Million is Never Enough, Chinese Laundry, and Bad Taste by Bitcoin

This week in the wonderful world of bitcoin: high-profile arrests, Chinese trillions and eyelashes for cars.

Markets  ·  31 January 2014
Ethereum

Roll up for Branded coins, Roll on the Robot Overlords – or Just Roll Your Own

This week John Law delves into custom currencies, robot rulers and cannabis-related bitcoin conundrums.

Tech  ·  24 January 2014
Twitter

A Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Bet, Making Cents of Twitter, and Indian Brews

This week has provided two excellent counter-examples against the inherent badness of bitcoin – one small, one very big.

Markets  ·  10 January 2014
China

Will Apple break the bank? – The CoinDesk Weekly Review

John Law's take on the week in digital currency, covering everything from China's interest and Bitcoin exchange issues to Apple's iMoney patent.

Markets  ·  7 June 2013