BBC Newsnight tonight (Thursday 14 September)
I did a piece for BBC Newsnight’s Bitcoin segment tonight.
News: BTC China to stop trading, Dubai ICO warning, me in Heise Technology Review
The bubble has to pop some time, and why not now.
Are businesses stockpiling bitcoins in case of ransomware? If so, they shouldn’t
Tracing a striking claim back to its source. And you shouldn’t stockpile bitcoins, you should have daily backups.
News: SegWit2x vs Bitcoin Core, trade on blockchain, ICO governance, JPMorgan on Bitcoin, CollegeHumor on Bitcoin
Of course, the video’s the good bit.
News: Bitcoin Cash roadmap, Bitpay as exchange, no Kik ICO for Canada, FT vs Mone, Bitcoin not banned in China
In case you wondered why Bitcoin crashed this afternoon …
e-Estonia’s Estcoin proposal shot down by ECB: saying “blockchain” doesn’t let you do a parallel currency
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.
European Central Bank and Bank of Japan: distributed ledger technology immature, “not a solution”
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.
Mone and Barrowman’s Dubai Bitcoin property scheme: for holders with more bitcoins than sense
I sometimes wonder at PR companies trying to declare unsolicited and unarranged “embargoes” when emailing non-fluff journalists.
Estonia’s smartcard security problem is probably not blockchain-related — but what is Estonia’s “KSI Blockchain”?
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.
ICO of the day: Synthetic rhino horn erection pills, on the 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.