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.

It Looks as if Another Darknet Market Era Is Coming to an End

Messages on darknet-specific forums and reports by news sites like Deep Dot Web indicate that digital black markets Dream Market and Wall Street Market have both become unusable.

Understanding Bitcoin, the Demos: How to Become a Bitcoin Power User

The Understanding Bitcoin conference held in Malta from April 5 to April 7, 2019, was all about turning regular Bitcoin users into power users.

Will This Vulnerability Finally Compel Bitmain to Open Source Its Firmware?

Bitcoin Core contributor James Hilliard appears to have discovered an exploit in Bitmain’s S15 firmware.

Is It Time to Take an Initiative to Decrease Bitcoin’s Block Size Seriously?

For years, Bitcoin developer Luke-jr stood out for arguing that the block size limit should not be increased, but decreased. Is it time to start taking him seriously?

Chainalysis Report: Two Groups Responsible for Most Publicly Reported Hacks

Two hacker groups, dubbed Alpha and Beta, are behind most crypto hacks, Chainalysis research suggests.

Chainalysis: Darknet Market Activity Nearly Doubled Throughout 2018

A recent report by Chainalysis illustrates that, despite government efforts to curb it, darknet market activity has thrived, with trading volume more than doubling in 2018.

Graftroot: How Delegating Signatures Allows for Near-Infinite Spending Variations

The main benefit of Graftroot is that it no longer matters how complex a Bitcoin smart contract is or, more accurately, how many possible outcomes there are.

Taproot Is Coming: What It Is, and How It Will Benefit Bitcoin

Taproot would expand on Bitcoin’s smart contract flexibility, while offering more privacy in doing so.

Blockchain Analysis Is About to Get Harder as P2EP Enters Testing Phase

“Privacy is essential for Bitcoin. Ideally we want to screw up [blockchain] analysis so badly, that they can't even make it.”

Bitcoin’s Tech Trends of 2018: What This Year Brought Us (Part 2)

Bitcoin technologies made great progress in 2018. In part two of our series, we look at advances in privacy, sidechains and Schnorr signatures.

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