Mike Hearn

Former Bitcoin Developer Mike Hearn Steps Down From Enterprise Blockchain Firm R3

Hearn will become CEO of a new firm while remaining a technical adviser to R3.

Business  ·  12 February 2021

R3’s Hearn and Brown Say Enterprise Blockchain’s Day of Reckoning Is Here

Bitcoin apostate Mike Hearn and his R3 colleague Richard Gendal Brown view the enterprise blockchain game as, if not quite zero-sum, something close.

Policy & regulation  ·  19 September 2018
R3

Beyond Banking: R3’s Expanding Vision for Global Blockchain

R3 is now proposing that its DLT platform, known as Corda, could link together a wide range of businesses, not just financial ones, across the globe.

Business  ·  13 April 2018
Bitcoin

Mike Hearn: Bitcoin Cash Is Repeating Bitcoin’s Mistakes

Early bitcoin developer Mike Hearn offered new insights into his outlook on the project and its rival implementations in a Reddit AMA Wednesday.

Tech  ·  6 April 2018
Censorship

Is Bitcoin For the Masses or Against the State?

CoinDesk contributor Bailey Reutzel argues the communication breakdown in bitcoin reveals the project is no longer making good on its original ideals.

Markets  ·  21 January 2016
News

Mike Hearn: Bitcoin Farewell Post Was No ‘Banker Conspiracy’

Former bitcoin core developer Mike Hearn has issued a follow-up post in response to his controversial farewell letter to the industry.

Markets  ·  18 January 2016
Banking

Wells Fargo, ING Among 5 New Banks Partnering With R3

BNP Paribas, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, ING, MacQuarie and Wells Fargo are the latest financial institutions to partner with R3CEV.

Business  ·  19 November 2015
Mining

Bitcoin in the Headlines: Fork-load of Drama

Following last week's doom and gloom, this week's news coverage leaves much to be desired for those seeking slightly more uplifting trends.

Markets  ·  21 August 2015
Bitcoin

Bitcoin ‘Forked’ in Controversial Bid to Resolve Scalability Question

Two of bitcoin's best-known developers have 'forked' the software in a controversial attempt to resolve its scalability crisis.

Tech  ·  17 August 2015
Crowdfunding

Bitcoin-Powered Crowdfunding App Lighthouse Has Launched

Mike Hearn's decentralized crowdfunding app Lighthouse has officially launched in open beta.

Tech  ·  20 January 2015
Bitcoin

Mike Hearn: How Bitcoin’s Technology Advanced in 2014

Bitcoin developer Mike Hearn takes a look at how bitcoin's technology has advanced this year and predicts where things will go in 2015.

Tech  ·  2 January 2015
Venture Capital

Mike Hearn Wins $40k Bounty for Bitcoin Core Crowdfunding Platform

Lighthouse, a decentralized crowdfunding platform for bitcoin projects, is expected to launch in August.

Business  ·  2 July 2014
Bitcoin

Mike Hearn: Underfunding is Leaving Bitcoin Development in Crisis

The bitcoinj developer has said development of the bitcoin protocol is in a "crisis period" through lack of incentive.

Tech  ·  25 June 2014
Crime

‘Eavesdropping’ Attack Can Unmask Up to 60% of Bitcoin Clients

An attacker on a $2,000 budget could reveal bitcoin clients' IP addresses, researchers say.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 June 2014
Regulation

Who Will Protect Investors in a Cryptocurrency Crowdsale?

Crowdselling via block chains is about to become big news, say advocates – but who will protect investors?

Policy & regulation  ·  28 May 2014