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.

Scaling Bitcoin 2017: Science Is Central in Stanford (and the Politics Ignored)

Stanford University hosted the fourth edition of the Scaling Bitcoin conference from November 4–5: “Scaling Bitcoin 2017: Scaling the Edge.”

These International Bitcoin Communities Are Rejecting SegWit2x

The hard fork part of the New York Agreement is scheduled to take place within about two weeks. But not everyone is onboard.

To B2X or Not to B2X: How Exchanges Will List the SegWit2x Coin

Bitcoin exchanges play a major role in determining which coin retains the BTC name since they list the currencies that are traded under specific names.

What Lightning Will Look Like: Lightning Labs Has Announced Its User Interface Wallet

“I think the big takeaway is being able to visualize this technology and see what an early UI might look like,” said Lightning Labs CEO Elizabeth Stark.

Chaincode Labs to Host a Second Run of Its Month-Long Bitcoin Coding Class

Chaincode Labs, the New York–based development company and major contributor to Bitcoin Core, is organizing a second edition of its Bitcoin residency program in the first months of 2018. The...

Scaling Bitcoin Announces This Year’s Program and a New Developer Bootcamp

The conference will introduce a new side event this year: Bitcoin Edge, a bootcamp for starting Bitcoin developers.

A Bitcoin Beginner’s Guide to Surviving the Bgold and SegWit2x Forks

Soon, there could be three distinct blockchains and three types of coins. Here's what bitcoiners need to know about B2X and Bgold.

Bitcoin Gold Is About to Trial an ASIC-Resistant Bitcoin Fork

“... the key goal that we are trying to achieve with this fork is to build a perpetually ASIC-resistant version of Bitcoin,” said Robert Kuhne, a Bitcoin Gold contributor.

2x or NO2X: Why Some Want to Hard Fork Bitcoin — and Why Others Do Not

SegWit2x is highly controversial. Here are some of the arguments for and against in this latest debate over the Bitcoin protocol.

Gem Teams Up With Nordic Tech Giant Tieto and the CDC to Put Healthcare on the Blockchain

Enterprise blockchain provider Gem is forging new partnerships in the healthcare sector.

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