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Reddit Roundup – June 2020

This contains 50 links to most of the best quality content that was uploaded to Reddit for this month. Most links come from the popular r/bitcoin, but we also retrieved posts from other one as well such as r/BitcoinMining.

PayPal Wins Patent for Ransomware Detection Solution

PayPal has been awarded a patent for a technique that can help with the timely detection and reduction of ransomware attacks, claiming that attackers frequently "demand that the user pay him some amount of anonymous crypto-currency (e.g., BitCoin) in order to have the user's files decrypted so that they are accessible again."

Study Predicts Bitcoin Could Become Leading Payment System Within Decade

The software firm DataLight has predicted that Bitcoin will become the world’s top payment system within the next decade if it maintains its current growth rate.

New Foundation to Focus on Crypto Wallet Interoperability

The FIO Protocol will support a range of features including cross-chain counterparty metadata, enabling transaction statuses within crypto wallets, the provision of a memorable, single cross-chain wallet name and more.

eCash Founder David Chaum Makes Bold Promises with Elixxir Blockchain

Chaum believes that Elixxir could eventually grow into much more than just a cryptocurrency by becoming a fixture in online security frameworks.

Origin Protocol Launches Decentralized Messaging Platform

Origin’s latest offering is positioning itself to challenge encrypted messaging giant Telegram, which, while not decentralized, is widely used within the cryptocurrency community.

AMA With Origin Team Reveals Plans for Decentralized Sharing Economy

On August 9, 2018, the Origin team hosted an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on Reddit to discuss their project.

Study Suggests 25 Percent of Bitcoin Users Are Associated With Illegal Activity

In a newly published paper on the use of bitcoin for illegal activity, researchers from the University of Sydney, the University of Technology Sydney and...

Yours Wants to Take Bitcoin Mainstream by Targeting Non-Bitcoin Communities

Former Reddit Cryptocurrency Engineer, Ryan X. Charles, is currently working on a new, bitcoin-powered social network, but he isn’t focused on creating something that...

What Does PayPal’s Shutdown in Turkey Mean for Bitcoin?

PayPal has been forced to cease operations in Turkey. The shutdown will go into effect on June 6. Turkey recently denied PayPal of a...
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