BBC Newsnight tonight (Thursday 14 September)
I did a piece for BBC Newsnight’s Bitcoin segment tonight.
Blockchain and cryptocurrency news and analysis by David Gerard
I did a piece for BBC Newsnight’s Bitcoin segment tonight.
The bubble has to pop some time, and why not now.
Tracing a striking claim back to its source. And you shouldn’t stockpile bitcoins, you should have daily backups.
Of course, the video’s the good bit.
In case you wondered why Bitcoin crashed this afternoon …
Estcoin is a proposal for a cryptocurrency — or possibly an ICO — that would be accorded some sort of official status in Estonia. The point is nothing to do with crypto, and a lot to do with working around EU rules.
There have been hundreds of blockchain trials across many industries. When the trial is finished, there’s nary a peep. But this time, we have the report.
I sometimes wonder at PR companies trying to declare unsolicited and unarranged “embargoes” when emailing non-fluff journalists.
What is KSI Blockchain, the technology at the heart of Estonia’s heavily-publicised Blockchain™ initiatives? Answer: less than it appears. Firstly, it’s not actually a blockchain.
To write an ICO white paper, you must: 1. State a problem. 2. Assert that ERC-20 tokens on the Ethereum blockchain will solve it. I don’t think there are any other steps.