By Primavera De Filippi , Wired 03.08.14 "As opposed to the other blockchain-based distributed applications described above — from messaging to contracts — Ethereum can be regarded as a kind of distributed operating system: a platform allowing for new applications to be developed upon it, so as to eventually create self-validating contracts and autonomous systems that operate directly on the blockchain."
Speaking at the Thiel Foundation Under 20 Summit, last weekend, Thiel said he gave a talk back in 1999 that mentioned the end of monetary sovereignty and how encrypted money was going to "change the world". "I do think bitcoin is the first one of these that has the potential to do something like that," he added.
Reuters 28 May Tokyo-based Mt. Gox, a top exchange for Bitcoin, the best known virtual currency, failed to register with FinCEN earlier this month and had its U.S. dollar accounts seized by authorities.
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I’ve spent more than 5 years being a Bitcoin developer. The software I’ve written has been used by millions of users, hu…
"...a crisis that reflects deep philosophical differences in how people view the world: either as one that should be ruled by a “consensus of experts”, or through ordinary people picking whatever policies make sense to them."
The “blockchain” technology that underpins bitcoin, a sort of peer-to-peer system of running a currency, is presented as a piece of innovation on a par with the introduction of limited liability for corporations, or private property rights, or the internet itself.
Boosters of blockchain technology compare its early days to the early days of the Internet. But whereas the Internet quickly gave rise to email, the World Wide Web, and millions of commercial ventures, blockchain's only application – cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin – does not even fulfill its stated purpose.
Im Podcast "Hoss und Hopf" geht es um AfD-nahe Thesen, Esoterik und riskante Anlagestrategien. Ihr selektiver Umgang mit Informationen sorgt für Kritik.
camille - February 7, 2014 "A theoretical question on my mind: has anyone ever tried putting a voluntary botnet at work to mine crypto-currencies for philanthropic fundraising purposes? "
Our Vision: A Peer-to-Peer Organization We are determined to keep Bitcoin rooted in its core principles: non-political economy, openness and independence. While we aim to advance standards and security, we remain strong advocates of the liberating power of decentralized money. Our goal is to act as both an organizing body for Bitcoin and simultaneously be inclusive of the general Bitcoin community. Only then will our mission succeed.
Dokumentin näyttäminen on saanut Kiinassa aikaiseksi oikean Bitcoin-buumin. Yleisimmin käytetyn Bitcoin-asiakasohjelman, Bitcoin-Qt:n latausmäärät ovat olleet Kiinassa korkeammat kuin missään muualla maailmassa. Kirjoittamishetkellä yli puolet asiakasohjelman latauksista viimeisen viikon aikana on tehty Kiinasta, ja sama trendi näyttäisi jatkuvan.
"Vanha valta ei voi vaikuttaa bittirahan arvoon tai sen käyttöön, ja siksi se vetikin alkuaikoinaan puoleensa etenkin yksilönvapautta korostavia teknologianörttejä. Yksi heistä on Samuli Pahalahti, jonka mielestä bitcoin on keino muuttaa yhteiskuntaa parempaan suuntaan. – Pidän vapaista markkinoista. Pankkijärjestelmä on hyvin pitkälti naimisissa poliitikkojen kanssa, ja pankit yritetään aina pelastaa ensimmäisenä, vaikka ne mokailevat miten pahasti, Pahalahti sanoo. Aiemmin Pahalahti on pyrkinyt eduskuntaan Piraattipuolueen listoilta. Nyt hän toimii äskettäin pystyyn laitetun Eroa eurosta -verkkosivuston puhemiehenä. "
Pelle: "AOL was by far a better on-line service for most consumers in 1994 than your nacent mom and pop ISP if you could even find one. AOL lost that battle and the internet won. The banking systems secretive darknets (SWIFT/ACH/VISA/MC) will loose and Bitcoin’s open and transparent platform will win."
with all other financial transactions globally passing through US-owned computers and therefore under constant observation by the agencies, the BitCoin is likely to become a target for government attention soon.