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Aaron Van Wirdum

Aaron Van Wirdum
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Aaron van Wirdum is interested in technology and how it affects social and political structures. He has been covering Bitcoin since 2013, focusing on privacy, scalability and more. Hodls BTC.

BIP 91 Has Locked In. Here’s What That Means (and What It Does Not)

TECHNICAL Aaron Van Wirdum -
It looks as if Bitcoin is getting Segregated Witness.Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 91 (BIP 91) just locked in. Up to 90 percent of all hash power signaled support for this...

SegWit or Not, Bitfury is Getting Ready for Lightning With Successful Bitcoin Main Net Test

TECHNICAL Aaron Van Wirdum -
Bitfury is getting ready to deploy a version of the Lightning network with or without the SegWit protocol upgrade.

Bitcoin Miners Miss the First BIP 148 “Deadline”

TECHNICAL Aaron Van Wirdum -
Bitcoin miners at large have missed the first BIP 148 “deadline” to prevent a “split” in Bitcoin’s blockchain.

Got a Coinbase Account and an Opinion on Bitcoin Scaling? Be Heard on KYCPoll

BUSINESS Aaron Van Wirdum -
Bitcoin’s ongoing scaling debate is reaching fever pitch. Several scaling proposals are scheduled to activate within the next weeks, which may or may not be adopted. This could even...

Privacy Project TumbleBit Inches Closer to Release With Tor Integration and New Wallet

CULTURE Aaron Van Wirdum -
TumbleBit is one of the most promising privacy-enhancing technologies being built on top of Bitcoin right now. It allows users to mix their coins fully anonymously, without requiring trust...

This Is HODL.voting: Voting With Your Bitcoins but Better

MARKETS Aaron Van Wirdum -
Bitrated CEO Nadav Ivgi has developed an early implementation of HODL.voting, a coin-voting solution with an interesting twist.

Meeting the Russians Who Hope to Strike It Rich on ICOs

CULTURE Aaron Van Wirdum -
Our reporter went to a meetup in St. Petersberg. Here are his observations.

Countdown to SegWit: These Are the Dates to (Still) Keep an Eye On

TECHNICAL Aaron Van Wirdum -
A running commentary on the forthcoming changes that may be in store for the Bitcoin. Continuously updated as necessary.

Russia’s Crypto-Winter Shows Signs of a Thaw in Saint Petersburg

CULTURE Aaron Van Wirdum -
Having skipped Russia’s second-biggest city for the past two years, Smile-Expo re-introduced its Eastern European conference tour in Saint Petersburg last Thursday.

Bitcoin Miners Are Signaling Support for the New York Agreement: Here’s What that Means

TECHNICAL Aaron Van Wirdum -
As of today, over 80 percent of miners (by hash power) are including the letters “NYA” in the blocks they mine. Here's what that means.
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