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What is bitcoin, anyway? A miserable little pile of nonces.
Blockchain and cryptocurrency news and analysis by David Gerard
What is bitcoin, anyway? A miserable little pile of nonces.
Bitcoin remains a dumpster fire — but it’s just been quietly burning away of late. So I’ve been getting on with the next books. Why fill your brain with one project, when you can start two and fill all your brains.
Come and see me in York in June! Tickets available from Tuesday morning!
The first spoken evidence session from the Treasury’s Digital Currencies Inquiry is a blinder.
The traditional banking partners that ACX.io needs to work with are not able to keep up with the demands of the growing Bitcoin economy.
In which I go on a podcast and talk about why blockchains are still trash, particularly for music. Don’t fall for resentment-based marketing!
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UPDATE: Moved!
IOTA’s fan base are remarkable. Also: crypto market manipulation, and good pieces on Mt. Gox and Sergei Mavrodi.
The Request Network does not have a deal with Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation. They are misrepresenting a deal with Wikimedia France, a local Wikimedia chapter. Also detailed: the Request ICO white paper.
Smart contracts are fundamentally bad software engineering, part 666 in a never-ending series.