Ten Years Ago Today, the Whitepaper Changed the Way We Look at Money

On Oct. 31, 2008, at 2:10 p.m. EDT, the creator of the Bitcoin network, Satoshi Nakamoto, announced the publication of the protocol’s whitepaper using a Vistomail email address. It’s now been 10 years to the day since Satoshi’s idea was first revealed to the world — an idea that unleashed the first pure peer-to-peer version of … Read more

The Daily: Shapeshift Shuts Down Prism, Jamie Dimon Wants to Be President

In today’s edition of The Daily we cover stories about Shapeshift shutting down its decentralized portfolio platform Prism, the bitcoin-hating CEO of JP Morgan, Jamie Dimon, thinking he can be elected US President, an exchange expanding to 20 more states, and further censorship of bitcoin-related accounts on Chinese social media. Also Read: 66% of Cryptocurrency … Read more

4 Financial Moguls Who Are Still Hating on Bitcoin

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies tend to attract a lot of attention. Not all of this attention is positive, and financial experts often condemn Bitcoin for having no real value or future. The following list of individuals is ranked by their “clout” in the world, even though virtually all of these opinions will fall on deaf … Read more

Bitcoin Price Watch: Currency Jumps Ahead by $200

At press time, the father of cryptocurrency is trading for over $7,100. This is about $200 higher than where it stood just yesterday afternoon. One source suggests that bitcoin is still trapped in a selling rally, but that it’s enjoying a day of relief before the bears enter the fray once again. The currency has … Read more

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