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In this article I will question the conception according to which Bitcoin is a form of “private money”. In principle I am going to explain what we mean by public and private and how this applies to currency. Next, I will examine the components that make up Bitcoin trying to classify them as “public” or…
There is concern about the expropriation of rights in ZEDE, after a court ruling. The rights that the government granted to the ZEDE are now under threat. The Bitcoin City on the island of Roatán in Honduras continues to operate normally. This, a month after the Supreme Court of Justice declared unconstitutional the charter cities,…
The National Consumer Service of Chile (Sernac) issued a measure against the company previously known as Worldcoin, now World, to cease its operations in the country. The action It is based on the prohibition of scanning the iris of Chileans to register them, a practice that the supervisory body considers that could be overstepping the…
Criticism broke out after Stephen Mollah’s self-proclamation due to lack of evidence. The search for Satoshi reveals the importance of community in Bitcoin, according to Andragnes. “We are all looking for who Satoshi Nakamoto is, although we don’t really need to,” said Rodolfo Andragnes, co-founder of the NGO Bitcoin Argentina and organizer of LaBitConf, this…
Today marks 16 years since pseudonymous Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto shared the White Paper of Bitcoin BTC on a cyberpunk mailing list. “I have been working on a new electronic money system that is entirely peer-to-peer, with no trusted third parties,” Satoshi said in an October 31, 2008 email where he shared the paper titled…
A statue of Satoshi Nakamoto, honoring the creator of Bitcoin, was unveiled today, October 25, 2024, in Lugano, Switzerland, as planned by Satoshigallery, a firm dedicated to art inspired by Bitcoin and its technology. The work, created by the artist and sculptor Valentina Picozzi, was unveiled together with the mayor of Lugano, Michele Foletti, in…
For Saylor, bitcoin benefits “from all forms of investment” and from all entities. The bitcoiner clarified that he defends the way that everyone protects their bitcoins. Michael Saylor, well-known entrepreneur and bitcoin (BTC) enthusiast, has once again spoken out about self-custody of the most popular cryptocurrency. Through his official account on Saylor, president of the…
Calling self-custody “cryptoanarchism” simplifies what Bitcoin accomplishes, Mallers said. Even the co-founder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, came out to question the founder of MicroStrategy. The CEO of MicroStrategy, Michael Saylor, is under the critical eye of some bitcoiners, this after the businessman stated in an interview that the self-custody of bitcoin is comparable to the…
Ledger aims for anyone to own their assets, data, identity and digital life. The company will go on a world tour to promote the concept of secure ownership. Ledger, maker of hardware wallets for bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies, emphasizes the need for users to have full control over their assets, data, identity and digital life….
In a hierarchical system, higher-ranking actors enjoy privileges regarding their privacy. Once the problem of the Byzantine generals is resolved, these hierarchies become unnecessary. Who watches over the watchers? The Latin phrase ‘Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?‘originally had a comic and moralistic meaning in the Juvenal’s Satire VI Regarding adulterous wives: Friends, I hear you Say:…
