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Read More »BTC Developer Wladimir van der Laan Steps Away from Crypto
Wladimir van der Laan – the top developer of bitcoin and second in command to the legendary (and anonymous) Satoshi Nakamoto – is leaving the bitcoin project, and he says social media is the main reason for his resignation. Wladimir van der Laan Is Ready to Move On In a recent interview, Laan says that the number of “spats” he’s endured on social media – combined with his regular feelings of “burnout” – have caused him to step away. As one of the few individuals in the...
Read More »Kryptowährungen im Wandel der Zeit
Was sind Kryptowährungen und welchen Nutzen hatten/haben sie? Zum ersten Mal erfuhr die Blockchain und ihre revolutionäre Technologie internationale Aufmerksamkeit in 2013. Als die erste Kryptowährung namens Bitcoin im Jahr 2007 das Licht der Welt erblickte, fand sie kaum Beachtung und war lediglich für Technik-Nerds und Liebhaber digitaler Neuerungen interessant. Wer damals in seinem Freundeskreis von ihr erzählt hatte, wurde höchstens komisch beäugt und fand im seltensten Falle Gehör. Eine...
Read More »Some Say Linus Torvalds May Be Satoshi Nakamoto
Is Linus Torvalds the man who invented bitcoin? Torvalds Has Become the Object of the Satoshi Obsession For the past several years, many crypto traders have sought to find out the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the man behind bitcoin (the world’s largest and most popular cryptocurrency by market cap). For some, the mystery is something that needs to be figured out soon. It’s become an obsession, but the questions behind Nakamoto’s identity usually leads to a dead end, and...
Read More »Elon Musk Thinks He Knows Who Satoshi Nakamoto Is
Elon Musk seems to think he knows who Satoshi Nakamoto is. Nakamoto is the pseudonym of the alleged creator of bitcoin, the world’s number one digital currency by market cap, and according to Musk, everything points to Nick Szabo – a computer scientist and legal scholar. Elon Musk Suggests Nick Szabo as a Nakamoto Potential The legend of Nakamoto has grown heavily over the years. Many people have contemplated who it could be, and there have been many guesses and even...
Read More »Elon Musk: Cryptocurrencies Are Not Perfect But Are Better Than Anything Else We Have Seen
Tesla’s CEO – Elon Musk – opined that digital assets could reduce the error in the money database. In his view, cryptocurrencies are not ideal, but they are “fundamentally better” than any other financial product. The entrepreneur once again claimed that Bitcoin’s main use case is a store of wealth, while Dogecoin is better suited for payments. Nothing Better Than Crypto so Far During a recent interview with Lex Fridman, one of the most influential individuals in the...
Read More »11 Years Ago, Satoshi Dropped a Final Message: “There’s More Work to Do”
It is no secret that Satoshi Nakamoto, the father of Bitcoin, is still one of the biggest unsolved mysteries within the crypto space, as no one knows if the pseudonymous tag belongs to a single person or a group. A Final Message From Satoshi Interestingly, December 12, 2010, eleven years ago, was the last time anyone heard from Satoshi publicly after they left a final message telling early members of the Bitcointalk forum that there’s still a lot of work to be done to improve...
Read More »Self-Declared BTC Creator Craig Wright Wins in Court
Craig Wright has won his bitcoin-related civil suit, casting doubt on all those who said the London-based Australian computer scientist wasn’t Satoshi Nakamoto. Craig Wright Is Victorious in Court The suit centered around an alleged stash of cryptocurrency and bitcoin units worth approximately $54 billion at the time of writing. A jury in Florida has dismissed approximately six of seven charges brought forth by the family of David Kleiman, who allegedly worked with...
Read More »BTC Developer Satoshi Nakamoto Is a Very Rich Man
Satoshi Nakamoto – the anonymous creator of bitcoin, the globe’s number one digital currency by market cap – is now listed as the 15th richest person. Satoshi Nakamoto Is Now Amongst the Uber Rich Bitcoin first rose to prominence over 12 years ago. It was mined for the first time in January of 2009, and many traders now view the currency not just as a speculative tool, but as a hedge of sorts; something that can keep their wealth steady during times of economic strife....
Read More »Happy Birthday: 13 Years Ago Satoshi Nakamoto Released Bitcoin’s Whitepaper
October 31, 2008, marks the birth of Bitcoin as we know it today after Satoshi published a paper titled: Bitcoin: “A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.” The Bitcoin whitepaper explains the problem with centralized electronic payment systems like banks and financial institutions while also proposing how a tamper-proof, decentralized peer-to-peer protocol solves the issue. Put simply, Satoshi’s solution in the paper was to completely eliminate the centralized third-party...
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