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Aaron van Wirdum

Aaron van Wirdum
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Aaron van Wirdum is the former Editor-in-Chief of Bitcoin Magazine and author of The Genesis Book: The Story of the People and Projects That Inspired Bitcoin.

With Forkgen, Anyone Can Now Create Their Own Bitcoin Fork (Even Us)

BUSINESS Aaron van Wirdum -
Introducing the Bitcoin Magazine Cash fork.

This Lightning Network Designer Is Re-Inventing Bitcoin Smart Contracts

TECHNICAL Aaron van Wirdum -
DLCs could realize blockchain-enforced insurance companies, futures contracts, dollar-pegged coins and much more.

Bitcoin’s Journey from $1,000 to $10,000: The Stories That Got Us Here

CULTURE Aaron van Wirdum -
In random order, these were some of the biggest stories that impacted bitcoin’s journey from $1,000 to $10,000 in 2017.

Scriptless Scripts: How Bitcoin Can Support Smart Contracts Without Smart Contracts

TECHNICAL Aaron van Wirdum -
“Scriptless Scripts” have the potential to completely move certain smart contracts off of Bitcoin’s blockchain — while still leveraging all of Bitcoin’s security.

This Bitcoin Developer Is About to Take on the Mining Hardware Industry

BUSINESS Aaron van Wirdum -
“We started a mining project with the aim to bring much needed competition to the market,” BtcDrak said. “We want to ‘make SHA256 great again.’”

Now the SegWit2x Hard Fork Has Really Failed to Activate

TECHNICAL Aaron van Wirdum -
In case there were any remaining doubts, it now seems clear that the SegWit2x hard fork will not happen.

The Lightning Network Now Supports Transactions Across Blockchains

TECHNICAL Aaron van Wirdum -
Although still in testing phase, the lightning network can now be used to send transactions across different blockchains.

A Beginner’s Guide to Claiming Your Bitcoin Gold (and Selling It)

BUSINESS Aaron van Wirdum -
Here’s what you can do with your BTG now that the blockchain is alive and well.

Bitcoin Gold Launches on November 12

TECHNICAL Aaron van Wirdum -
After weeks of preparation, Bitcoin Gold (Bgold; BTG) is finally launching tomorrow, November 12, 2017.

NO2X: Hard Fork “Suspended” Due to Lack of Consensus

TECHNICAL Aaron van Wirdum -
There will almost certainly be no Bitcoin hard fork next week: the main organizers behind the SegWit2x project have “suspended” their efforts.
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