Colin Harper

Colin Harper
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Colin heads content and research at Luxor Texhnology's Hasharate Index. Previously he wrote for Bitcoin Magazine and CoinDesk.

The Man Behind Bitcoin Pizza Day Is More Than a Meme: He’s a Mining Pioneer

Laszlo Hanyecz invented GPU mining, but all he got in return was a sh** pizza meme — a cultural callback that dwarfs his more groundbreaking contributions to the space. But he's taking it all in stride.

Tether Partly Backed by Bitcoin, Court Transcription Reveals

According to court documents revealed in the proceedings between Tether, Bitfinex and the New York's Attorney General, Tether has used some of the cash reserves meant to back its stablecoin to purchase bitcoin.

SEC Delays VanEck ETF Yet Again

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission posted a notice today that it is delaying its decision on the VanEck and SolidX Bitcoin ETF proposal.

‘The Dollar Is Going to Self Destruct’: Talking Bitcoin With Ron Paul

"I’m interested in what happens when the market crashes and I’m interested in preserving an environment where people can have alternative ideas that might help solve the problems we have. I think that’s what bitcoin offers: an alternative. I want a free marketplace."

Smell Something Fishy? The CFTC Will Pay You to Report Crypto Scams

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission had a message for conference goers at Consensus 2019: “Be on the lookout for virtual currency fraud” and if you see it, let us know.

Blockstream Releases First Enterprise-Grade Product on Liquid

Security tokens are coming to Bitcoin, courtesy of Blockstream.

Microsoft Is Building an ID Verification Platform on Bitcoin

Microsoft is building Project ION, a trustless digital identity scheme, on Bitcoin.

Gab Doesn’t Want Your Social Media Token — It Wants Bitcoin

Gab, the controversially unmoderated social media network, is turning to bitcoin as a censorship-free payment avenue for its users.

In Light of Tether’s Fractional Reserve, a Shadow of Fiatcoins’ Future

What does Tether's 74 percent fractional reserve tell us about the future of so-called stablecoins?

Oil Field Alchemy: How Bitcoin Can Turn Waste, Emissions into Proof-of-Work

In a handful of oil fields in the Great White North, natural gas, an otherwise wasted drilling by-product, is being put to work. But it’s not being used to well more oil; it’s being used to mine bitcoin.
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