Bitcoin Mining Accidents, 2017 updated version: NiceHash (with photos)
Home cryptocurrency miners using NiceHash in 2017 aren’t any more competent than home Bitcoin miners were in 2011.
Author: David Gerard
News: Coinbase, Bittrex breach, NiceHash, Zero Hedge, CEBMa interview with me, not a Ponzi, Lightning Network
Sure has been a busy couple of days, and I don’t just mean the Bitcoin price peak.
All cats are from Porlock
“You thought you were going to write things. Hmph. Pet me.”
Patreon payment changes and what they mean for you
Patreon have put in a new payment structure. Every transaction now attracts a fee of 2.9% plus 35 cents, paid by the patron. Many creators are very unhappy.
News: NiceHash hack, Bitfinex makes the news, Steam drops Bitcoin, SEC vs ICO, Venezuela, book news, I have to mention CryptoKitties
All the stuff I didn’t have time to post in the past few days, plus the fallout from the stuff I did have time to post.
Bitfinex rattles legal sabres at critics, Tether fails to redeem USDT 1m for dollars
I was reluctant to compare Bitfinex’s public relations moves to Scientology in my Friday post, but today they are threatening to sue critics to shut them up. Rather than release material facts that would assuage concerns. Also, you can’t actually redeem Tethers.
Me on a Russia-1 TV segment about bitcoins and crypto investing
I get fifteen seconds on prime time Russian news TV!
Smart contracts, Heise Technology Review, Oktober 2017: full interview in English
I did an interview for Heise Technology Review, Oktober 2017. It’s been a few months since it was published, so here are my original unedited answers in English.
News: Coinbase payout trouble, CFTC vs CME and CBOE Bitcoin futures, Bitfinex and Bitfinexed
Plus book news. There should be a cheap deal on Kindle India this month, but I can’t find it …
Bitfinex/Tether and 5W PR mount the worst public relations campaign I’ve seen in a while
When you can’t pound on the facts, pound on the table. A PR initiative that will convince nobody who they need to convince.