Semantic debate may account for Wladimir van der Laan’s Bitcoin Core departure
When determining consensus in the blockchain community, right and wrong isn’t always “Black” and “White”. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
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Pieter Wuille will continue to work with Blockstream despite his recent move to Chaincode Labs
Wuille will continue contributing to a new Multi-Signature standard for Bitcoin. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Revealed: Twitter Habits of the Crypto Elite
The Winklevoss twins not only share physical similarities, but Twitter habits as well. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Vitalik Buterin Sold His Ether for Fiat, Not Bitcoin
But he didn’t sell anywhere near the top. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Adam Back: Bitcoin is Enough, Satoshi Should Stay Out
Adam Back has some interesting (if somewhat odd) views on altcoins and the return of Satoshi Nakamoto. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Adam Back: Some ICOs Funded Useful Research Despite Being Unethical
Adam Back admitted that some ICOs might have funded useful research, but still contends that they are deeply unethical. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Blockstream’s Adam Back Slams Ethereum as a Ponzi-Scheme
Crypto tribalism shifts up a gear, with Bitcoin pioneer Adam Back lashing out at Ethereum. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Adam Back Denies Having a Beer With Satoshi Nakamoto
An early Bitcoin adopter contends that Adam Back had a beer with Satoshi Nakamoto in London, while Back uncategorically denies it. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Federated Sidechains: $8M in BTC Stuck in Limbo, Analyst Says Action ‘Violates Liquid’s Security Model’
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 controlled 870 bitcoin “violates Liquid’s security model.” During the last year, … Read more
Breaking Bitcoin: Crypto Proponents Discuss Honeywell’s 6 Qubit Quantum Computer
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 Honeywell revealing the new quantum computer, skeptics have already … Read more