Aaron van Wirdum
Trump’s Coin Is About As Revolutionary As OneCoin
I don’t think Donald Trump actually changed his mind on cryptocurrency much at all since three years ago… I think he just wants in on the scam.
No, Today Is Not Bitcoin’s Birthday
Yes, Bitcoin was first proposed via Satoshi’s white paper on October 31, 2008, but that doesn't mean today is Bitcoin's birthday.
Money Electric: Being Distracted By Nonsense
As someone who wrote a book on the origin story of Bitcoin I felt I still had to watch Money Electric— perhaps just to comment on it in a Take. Even watching it for that purpose was a waste of my time.
The ECB Economists Aren’t Exactly Wrong About Bitcoin (They’re Just Useless)
A recent paper from the ECB in which the authors claim the existence of Bitcoin could impoverish non-holders and latecomers drew the ire from many bitcoiners... but isn’t this essentially what hyperbitcoinization is?
Bitcoin Is No Fait Accompli
Bitcoin is no longer the experimental new project it was over a decade ago, but it can still fail.
AARON: Trump Does Not Give A Damn About Bitcoin
Trump is providing lip service to Bitcoiners, but that does not mean he will continue to be an ally of Bitcoin if he does get elected for a second term.
AARON: Ocean’s DATUM Is Tackling Bitcoin’s Most Pressing Problem
Ocean's DATUM is since this weekend putting transaction selection back into the hands of hashers, benefiting Bitcoin's censorship resistance.
The Fight for Bitcoin Privacy Has Truly Begun
"Then they fight you" has finally arrived. Financial privacy is in the crosshairs and Bitcoin's promise as "freedom money" is at stake. From "The Privacy Issue".
Developing Financial Privacy Tools Was Today Criminalized by the Dutch Court
A breakdown of today's ruling in the Alexey Pertsev, Tornado Cash developer, case in the Netherlands and the implications this will have for open source developers going forward.
The Trial That Could End Craig Wright’s Satoshi Claim For Good Started Today
Today marks the beginning of the COPA vs. Craig Wright lawsuit in London, with COPA delivering their opening arguments.
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