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Adam Back: Bitcoin is Enough, Satoshi Should Stay Out
11.8.2020
Adam Back has some interesting (if somewhat odd) views on altcoins and the return of Satoshi Nakamoto
Adam Back: Some ICOs Funded Useful Research Despite Being Unethical
8.8.2020
Adam Back admitted that some ICOs might have funded useful research, but still contends that they are deeply unethical
Blockstream’s Adam Back Slams Ethereum as a Ponzi-Scheme
6.8.2020
Crypto tribalism shifts up a gear, with Bitcoin pioneer Adam Back lashing out at Ethereum
‘Rat Poison Squared on Steroids’: What’s New in Bitcoin’s Latest Lightning Release
4.8.2020
With a sly poke at Warren Buffet's comment that Bitcoin is "rat poison squared," c-lightning developers' latest release adds some key new Lightning features
Charlie Lee, Adam Back Lead $3.1M Private Raise for Blockchain Game ‘Infinite Fleet’
3.8.2020
A game developed by Samson Mow's Pixelmatic has completed a $3.1 million private SAFT sale of tokens
Exclusive: Liquid Network Gets Its First General-Purpose Javascript Library
9.7.2020
A new Javascript library for Liquid could allow external developers to build a complete ecosystem around the heavily upgraded Bitcoin sidechain
Blockstream CSO Samson Mow: I’ve Been Bullish on Bitcoin Since Day One
9.7.2020
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Blockstream CSO Samson Mow: I’ve Been Bullish on Bitcoin Since Day One
9.7.2020
“Crypto Titans” is a series of personal interviews conducted by CoinMarketCap with prominent and forward-thinking minds tinkering on and behindContinue Reading
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Federated Sidechains: $8M in BTC Stuck in Limbo, Analyst Says Action ‘Violates Liquid’s Security Model’
28.6.2020
Liquid, the sidechain network developed by the company Blockstream, saw 870 bitcoins ($8 million) frozen in moderation queue due to a seizure from a number of the network’s functionaries. The founder of the Summa project, James Prestwich, explained on Twitter that the emergency 2-of-3...
Yield Farming Pool Concept May Solidify Ethereum’s Role as BTC’s Main Sidechain
26.6.2020
Decentralized finance (defi) applications on the Ethereum chain have been growing wildly during the last two years. Now a number of synthetic versions of bitcoin, that leverage the Ethereum chain, has outpaced offchain solutions like Blockstream’s Liquid and the Lightning Network. Just...
Anomaly on Bitcoin Sidechain Results in Brief Security Lapse
26.6.2020
Blockstream’s Liquid sidechain suffered a security incident where 870 BTC were briefly available to the company’s emergency recovery multisig contract
Blockstream’s Liquid Network Sent $8M in BTC Unsafely, Says Bitcoin Developer
26.6.2020
Bitcoins stored on the Liquid Network were temporarily able to be seized by network moderators Thursday night
Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles: Craig Wright is 'Either a Thief or a Fraud'
16.6.2020
Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles insists that the 80,000 Bitcoin that Dr. Wright claims were stolen from the exchange, citing expert support
Documents Show Craig Wright Claims to Own a Bitcoin Address With 80,000 BTC Stolen From Mt Gox
14.6.2020
On June 12, 2020, the former CEO of Mt Gox, Mark Karpeles, tweeted about the notorious Craig Wright, the man who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto. Karpeles and a number of crypto community members, assert that Wright’s legal team from London has been sending documents to certain individuals....
Blockchain Gamers Earned $20M in Their First Year
4.6.2020
Research by Flipside Crypto into revenue generated by blockchain games shows that, in some cases, gamers are earning more than the game companies
Blockstream Launches Ventures Initiative to Grow Liquid’s Ecosystem
3.6.2020
Blockstream has launched an initiative intended to connect developers building on its Liquid sidechain with Bitcoin-focused investors and entrepreneurs
Adam Back: Crisis Will Push BTC to $300K Even Without Institutions
3.6.2020
Crypto pioneer Adam Back thinks the current financial situation could propel Bitcoin to $300K — even without Goldman Sachs on board
Bitpay Has ‘No Current Plans’ to Support Liquid or the Lightning Network
29.5.2020
According to Bitpay’s Chief Marketing Officer, Bill Zielke, onchain bitcoin payments still rule the roost as far as payments are concerned. Zielke detailed that at least in the near future, Bitpay won’t be supporting the Lightning Network or Blockstream’s Liquid project. Liquid...
The Many Facts Pointing to Adam Back Being Satoshi
28.5.2020
During the last year, news.Bitcoin.com created a series that shows the many facts that point to certain individuals who might just be Satoshi Nakamoto and it’s been a popular run so far. Our series has covered nearly everyone, but there are still a few individuals that haven’t been...
Charles Hoskinson: Blockstream Founder Adam Back 'Checks All The Boxes' as Satoshi
26.5.2020
Inside the Ethereum co-founder’s mental model of Satoshi