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Finally, Programmable Money

June 30, 2015
Scalability is a hot topic in the bitcoin world right now. The rising number of btc transactions...

From bitcoind to BitGoD:A Look at the Original Bitcoin Client and Where We’ve Gone Since

March 2, 2015
When it was first created in 2009, the original bitcoin program had two variants. They are...

Stellar, Bitcoin, and the Psychology of Trust

December 2, 2014
The summer after my junior year of college, I landed an internship at a marine and reef...

Care About Financial Privacy? HD Wallets Are Your Friend

November 10, 2014
Maintaining privacy of transactions is a key tenet in building a robust financial network....

Network Security and Proof of Work: Do We Need an Alternative?

July 22, 2014
The Bitcoin protocol is designed using a proof of work mechanism, which determines who is...

Why You Should Probably Be Using a Multi-Sig Wallet

June 16, 2014
I would say I’m generally a jovial person, but if I woke up and realized I’d lost 7,500 bitcoins,...

Is the US Finally Getting It Right?

May 23, 2014
I don’t usually feel like patting the Federal Reserve on the back, but today just might be an...

Game Theory, Assurance Contracts, and Crowdfunding with Bitcoin

April 28, 2014
One of my majors in college was international politics, and among the course requirements were a...

What the IRS Ruling Actually Means for Bitcoin

March 27, 2014
There have been a lot of rumblings since the IRS ruling on bitcoin earlier this week. For those...

How Do We Make Bitcoin User-Friendly?

March 17, 2014
One of the main criticisms of Bitcoin today is that it isn’t user-friendly. It’ll never catch on...

Why Isn't Your Business Accepting Bitcoin?

March 4, 2014
Bitcoin has been blowing up the news lately, mostly with bad press stemming from Mt. Gox’s...

The Non-Expert's Guide to the Mt. Gox Fiasco

February 25, 2014
First, a bit of context: Created in 2010, Mt. Gox is (was?) based in Japan and led by CEO Mark...

Why Bitcoin Matters for Africa

February 23, 2014
From June through August of this past year I backpacked through southern Africa, and the poverty...

This is What It's Like to Be a Woman at a Bitcoin Meetup

January 24, 2014
The other night my good friend & fellow cryptoenthusiast Ryan Shea suggested we head to a new...
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