Bitcoin Сore developer Gregory Maxwell argues for increased privacy in bitcoin transactions
There is a need to increase privacy in bitcoin transactions. So says Bitcoin Core developer Gregory Maxwell disclosed some methods to improve the privacy in his recent post on GitHub.
Programmer from Luxembourg tried to travel using bitcoins for half a year
A long-time cryptoenthusiast and a programmer from Luxemburg claims to have survived mostly on bitcoins for the first half of the year.
Edward Snowden: Bitcoin is flawed and nobody likes to talk it anymore
Famous whistleblower Edward Snowden criticized bitcoin during the Internet Engineering Task Force Meeting in Prague. He said that bitcoin as a currency has many flaws, but the technology behind it is interesting.
Barry Silbert: BitLicense created a moat between mature bitcoin exchanges and the rest
A bitcoin entrepreneur, Barry Silbert described short-term consequences of BitLicense, that came into effect last Friday, on Twitter.
Vitalik Buterin explains the difference between public and private sidechains
The leader of Ethereum project, Vitalik Buterin explained the difference between public and private blockchain in a blog post. Both types of blockchains will be developed in the near future, says Buterin.
Digital currencies will help governments solve social issues, White House Tech advisor told Forbes
Brian Forde, a former Senior Advisor at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, believes that digital currencies can be used by the governments to improve people's welfare.
David Johnston: Factom will secure the data without flooding the blockchain
The Factom project recently raised more than €1 million in the investment round. Alexey Tereschenko asked Chairman of Factom Project David A. Johnston four short questions about the perspectives of the company.
EU court official confirms bitcoin is VAT free
Bitcoin to other currencies exchange transactions are exempt from the EU value-added tax regulations, Reuters reported Advocate General Juliane Kokott’s words.
