Bitcoin & Blockchain Tech
Open Source
The real need for open-source software has been hijacked by a political agenda. I did not create Bitcoin as open-source
How Digital Signatures Work
Way back in 2006, I wrote a legal paper as part of my work with Northumbria University and my postgraduate
Looking the Other Way
Not everything of my story is good and positive, but it is not the one my detractors make out either.
Mistakes Also Come when You Listen to Others…
Many of the multitudes of problems surrounding the implementation of Bitcoin come from my failure to explain things to people.
On Civil Disobedience
I believe in law. To me, it holds the convictions of all that is valuable. Having said so, all systems
Anarchy and the Foolish Belief in Assassination Markets
In 2008 and 2009, a group of people mistakenly thought that the world would be better off without banking. The
Statement of Dec 27, 2019
Recently, we have received many questions and seen much public conjecture about what will happen in January 2020 with bitcoin
Transparency and Government
There is an overwhelming amount of false information around Bitcoin and, in particular, on the topic of privacy or pseudonymous
Proof of Assignment
The Bitcoin blockchain is an immutable audit trail, which does not mean that money cannot be seized or that illicit
Digital Gold
It is interesting that a meme of digital gold has popped up around BTC over the last few years. The
A Fundamental Misunderstanding
A few weeks ago, at CC Forum in London, Bobby Lee asked me to review his new product called Ballet.
Merkle Trees and SPV
Merkle Trees By now, it should be well understood that Bitcoin utilises the concept of a Merkle tree to its