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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.

Bitcoin’s 2019 in Tech: What This Year Brought Us (Part 1)

TECHNICAL Aaron van Wirdum -
As 2019 comes to an end, let’s take a look at the most impactful new technologies that were released for Bitcoin this year.

Leveraging Lightning, Bitfinex Users Can Now Shop at Bitrefill

TECHNICAL Aaron van Wirdum -
Bitfinex users can now shop at Bitrefill straight from their trading environment on bitfinex.com, and the two have established a Lightning channel.

Does Bitcoin Need Accounts? One Developer Thinks So, and He Figured Out How

TECHNICAL Aaron van Wirdum -
Developer Femenías’ Easypaysy proposal for Bitcoin accounts could improve the user experience significantly, enabling non-repudiation, recurring payments and more.

Bitcoin Core 0.19.0 Released: Here’s What’s New

TECHNICAL Aaron van Wirdum -
The latest major release for Bitcoin, Bitcoin Core 0.19.0, includes a range of performance improvements, modernizations and bug fixes.

SNICKER: How Alice and Bob Can Mix Bitcoin With No Interaction

CULTURE Aaron van Wirdum -
SNICKER, a draft BIP, could allow for bitcoin mixing without any synchronization or interaction between users.

‘Scam’ or Iteration — in Berlin, Bitcoin Diehards Still Believe in Lightning

INDUSTRY EVENTS Aaron van Wirdum -
At the Lightning Conference in Berlin, attendees and presenters were ready to tackle obstacles to Lightning adoption and celebrate its progress.

ACINQ, Startup Behind Eclair Lightning Implementation, Raises $8M

MARKETS Aaron van Wirdum -
ACINQ, the firm behind the eclair Lightning Network implementation, has held a successful series A funding round.

Secure the Bag: Cutting Transactions in Half to Resolve Bitcoin Network Congestion

TECHNICAL Aaron van Wirdum -
Bitcoin Core contributor Jeremy Rubin may have figured out how to reliably smooth out network congestion, increasing Bitcoin’s throughput in peak hours.

Hardware Wallets Just Got a Bit More Secure With Trezor’s Shamir Backups

CULTURE Aaron van Wirdum -
Shamir Backups, developed by Trezor’s SatoshiLabs, lets users split up their hardware wallet backup seeds.

Chainalysis: Most Mixed Bitcoin Not Used for Illicit Purposes

CULTURE Aaron van Wirdum -
Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis has found that only a small fraction of coins sent to bitcoin mixers were previously used for illicit purposes.
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