Bitcoin News
The cryptocurrency Bitcoin may be limited by its astronomical electricity consumption. A nearly zero-energy alternative sounds too good to be true, but as School of Computer and Communication Sciences (IC) Professor Rachid Guerraoui explains, it…
By Andreas Antonopoulos In this talk, Andreas addresses the speculation about what will be the “next Bitcoin” or the “next Ethereum.” Echoing previous talks like ‘Invest in Education Instead of Speculation,’ he argues that the…
By Vin Armani Satoshi Nakamoto created Bitcoin to be “a purely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash.” He made it abundantly clear, in the white paper, that such a system meant the removal of trusted third…
By Ross Ulbricht Something special happened in the first year or so after Satoshi gave us Bitcoin, something no one expected and many thought was impossible. Try to imagine Bitcoin back then, before you could…
By Andreas Antonopoulos In this talk, Andreas examines the morality of technology and the politics of fear, including former President Barack Obama’s infamous statement that broad adoption of cryptography and cryptocurrencies would be like having…
By Lubomir Tassev Cryptocurrency enthusiasts and businesses in the industry have had to put up with regulatory uncertainty for quite some time. The strong desire to tap into their incomes and profits goes hand in…
By Sal Mayweather BTC maximalism is a flawed doctrine, fallacious in numerous respects. First, if you’d prefer to hear these arguments in audio, check out this recent episode of ABNP, where @mrpseu & I discused…
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have developed a prototype of an app that may potentially prescribe the optimal dose of medicine for the individual patient, as well as prevent counterfeit products. Big data. Machine…
By Vin Armani If you want the price to go back up, get back to asking the question, “What is Bitcoin?” If you want the price to keep dropping, keep acting like you know the…
A kit made from everyday objects is bringing the blockchain into the physical world. The ‘BlocKit’, which includes items such as plastic tubs, clay discs, padlocks, envelopes, sticky notes and battery-powered candles, is aimed to…
