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.

ValueShuffle Brings Together the Best of Both Worlds for Privacy

In the quest for privacy and fungibility in Bitcoin, two researchers (from Saarland University in Saarbrücken, Germany and Indiana’s Purdue University) presented a promising privacy enhancement proposal last week. ValueShuffle,...

The Bots That Make Money (Or Lose It) for You While You Sleep

Bitcoin does not sleep, nor do its markets. Most exchanges run 24/7, day and night, even on weekends and holidays.This is one reason some day traders — the people...

Bitcoin Magazine’s Top 6 News Stories of 2016

Of course, Bitcoin Magazine kept up with all of it. Looking back on 2016, we compiled three top 6 lists, with our best-read topics in technology, business and news. These were 2016’s six top news stories, by popularity.

Bitcoin Magazine’s Top 6 Tech Stories of 2016

Of course, Bitcoin Magazine kept up with all of it. Looking back on 2016, we compiled three top 6 lists, with our best-read topics in technology, business and news. These were 2016’s six top stories in technology, by popularity.

The Teechan Solution: Scaling Bitcoin With Trusted Hardware

Scalability has been a central issue within the Bitcoin community for well over a year now.Amongst the most promising innovations being developed are bidirectional payment channels. These can be...

If There Is an Answer to Selfish Mining, Braiding Could Be It

Centralization of mining pools is often considered one of the biggest problems Bitcoin faces. Only a handful of pools typically control well over half of all hash power on...

Bitcoin Breaches All-Time High Market Cap (In Several Ways)

Bitcoin is surging. The exchange rate of the leading digital currency broke the $800 mark earlier this week, to reach a two-year high of about $875 today. The all-time...

Publicism Embarks on Mission to Guarantee Press Freedom With Blockchain Technology

Publicism, a Dutch social enterprise established earlier this year, wants to leverage the potential of blockchain technology to guarantee press freedom. The initiative is backed by a €50,000 (~$52,000...

How the Lightning Network Layers Privacy on Top of Bitcoin

Bitcoin right now is not really anonymous. Monitoring of the unencrypted peer-to-peer network and analysis of the public blockchain, combined with Know Your Customer (KYC) policies and Anti-Money Laundering (AML)...

Ethereum Classic Forges New Path; Revamped Monetary Policy Could Be Next

Born as a rebellion against Ethereum’s hard fork to retrieve funds from The DAO after it was "hacked" last summer, Ethereum Classic has increasingly formed a unique identity since.The continuation of the “original,”...

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