Satoshi Claimant Craig Wright Accused of Plagiarizing Law Degree
An anonymous individual has accused Craig Wright of plagiarizing large portions of his 2008 dissertation for his law degree Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
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Bitcoin Going Industrial: New York-Based Natural Gas Provider Sells Fully Compliant ‘Hashpower Contract’
During the first week of March, news.Bitcoin.com reported on a $65 million investment into the ‘behind-the-meter’ bitcoin mining operation, Greenidge Generation LLC in Dresden, New York. The Greenidge plant operates 7,000 bitcoin miners and on April 8, the firm revealed the sale of 106 petahash of hashpower to an undisclosed buyer. The purchase is considered … Read more
The Bitcoin Cash Network’s Block Reward Officially Halved – Block 630,000 Mined
On April 8, 2020, the Bitcoin Cash network officially halved as of block 630,000 and BCH miners hashing away at the network will capture 6.25 coins per block going forward. The BCH halving is the first major SHA256 branch to halve its block reward, as BSV and BTC will halve as well within the next … Read more
Deutsche Bank Envisions Post Covid-19 Economy Accelerating Digital Payments
Since the covid-19 outbreak wreaked havoc across the world’s economies, the global multinational investment bank Deutsche Bank has been encouraging the use of digital currencies. The firm’s Twitter account and macro strategist Marion Laboure have been tweeting regularly about how coronavirus infection risks could “accelerate digital payment systems across the world.” Also read: 5% Over … Read more
Hyperbitcoinization: Visions of Bitcoin Fueling the Post Covid-19 Shadow Economy
With the recent coronavirus spread and its overall effect on the global economy, some people believe the powers that be are preparing a financial reset. During these times, a number of bitcoiners think a bitcoin-induced form of fiat currency demonetization will take place, otherwise known as ‘hyperbitcoinization.’ However, a few speculators believe digital assets in … Read more
Ethereum Co-Founder: Finding Satoshi Is Like Finding a Malware Author
An Ethereum co-founder suggests applying stylometric techniques to find Satoshi, but there is a caveat Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Craig Wright’s WikiLeaks Claims Contradicted by His Own 2011 Posts
Posts from 2011 contradict Craig Wright’s claim that he never wanted WikiLeaks to accept Bitcoin Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Crypto Community Embraces April Fools Day Pranks
Toilet paper tokens, Satoshi holds an AMA and Bitfinex releases an energy drink — here are the best April Fools Day pranks from the crypto world Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Ethereum Founder Tells Bitcoin Dev: BTC Wasn’t Always ‘Digital Gold’
Ethereum founder, Vitalik Buterin, got into a Twitter spat with a Bitcoin developer when he told him the Bitcoin narrative had changed from ‘P2P cash’ to ‘digital gold’ Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
The Many Facts Pointing to Wei Dai Being Satoshi
Satoshi Nakamoto has been an enigma for well over a decade and there’s been a number of suspects and self-styled Bitcoin inventors. One particular suspect is the computer engineer Wei Dai, the creator of the b-money system and the Crypto++ cryptographic library. Since the Bitcoin network was launched in 2009, a number of people have … Read more