Stories
Governance and the Blockchain : The Final Frontier
Climate change, economy, unemployment, immigration, regulatory capture and so many other of the world’s greatest problems, consistently frustrate the efforts of national governments and politicians. It seems they can no […]
NSA / GCHQ Tapped Security System Designed By Mike Hearn
Between 2010 and 2013 former Bitcoin developer Mike Hearn, then a tech lead at Google’s offices in Zurich, Switzerland, designed a security system that was later tapped by the NSA and […]
Why Segregated Witness Matters
At first no one wanted it: In July 2010 a single bitcoin could be bought for just 4 euro cents — if you even knew what it was let alone […]
Poll Results 2016
The audience of Bitcoin Wednesday is polled regularly to help set priorities that can benefit the sector. Below are the results of the two periodic polls taken for The Bitcoin […]
Cryptocurrencies and Blockchains in The Gartner Hype Cycle
On February 2016 Louis de Bruin, IBM’s Blockchain Leader Benelux, mentioned that “The cryptocurrency has arrived relatively safe and sound on the Plateau of Productivity of the Gartner Hype Cycle.” […]
What The DAO Attack Means in The Netherlands
The sensational $60 million theft from “The DAO” has sparked a fundamental debate about decentralization. Before I begin, the usual disclaimer: I am not a lawyer. I do not hold ether […]
Looking Back: Craig Steven Wright and Vitalik Buterin
It should go on record that Craig Steven Wright’s claim to be Bitcoin’s inventor Satoshi Nakamoto was quickly and solidly rejected by the Bitcoin Core project: “There is currently no […]
