Bitcoin and Blockchain News Dec 9, 2015

Vote: Is Craig Wright Satoshi Nakamoto? -

With Satoshi Nakamoto's identity still unconfirmed, CoinDesk has created a poll to find out exactly what its readership thinks about the most recent investigation into the digital currency's alleged creator. Take the poll and let CoinDesk know.

CoinDesk / Dec 09, 2015 01:36 pm

Internet Pioneer Pindar Wong: Bitcoin Creator Shouldn't Be Penalized -

Internet pioneer Pindar Wong issued an impassioned plea today to authorities amidst speculation bitcoin's creator may have finally been identified. In his brief remarks, Wong called for the global community to have sympathy for Wright's situation, regardless of whether he is Nakamoto.

Pete Rizzo / Dec 09, 2015 08:27 am

Alleged Bitcoin Creator Craig Wright May Have Lost Bitcoin in Mt Gox Collapse -

Craig S Wright, the Australian entrepreneur who may be the creator of bitcoin, may have lost money in the collapse of Mt Gox, according to new information from Wired.

Stan Higgins / Dec 09, 2015 07:59 am

Police Raid Home of Alleged Bitcoin Creator Craig Wright -

Police in Australia have raided the home of Craig Wright, the tech entrepreneur who reports suggest may be behind creation of the bitcoin protocol. The Guardian reported that police entered Wright's home on Wednesday afternoon, hours after the release of two articles linking Wright to the digital currency.

Pete Rizzo / Dec 09, 2015 06:23 am

Satoshi Nakamoto 'Unmasking' Might Be Driving Bitcoin's Price Rally -

The price of bitcoin spiked abruptly across major exchanges over a 15-minute period yesterday. Theories on the reason for the move range from the continued influence of activity in the global CNY market to speculations that the potential unmasking of bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto has calmed investor concerns.

Pete Rizzo / Dec 09, 2015 04:39 am

Reports Claim Satoshi Nakamoto Might Be 44-Year Old Australian -

New reports by Wired and Gizmodo may have identified the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, as entrepreneur Craig S Wright of Australia. It should be noted that, in WIRED's case, the evidence presented included cautions that the information may have been fabricated – perhaps even by Wright himself.

Stan Higgins / Dec 09, 2015 04:31 am

Is Segregated Witness the Answer to Bitcoin's Block Size Debate? -

A newly introduced proposal for how the bitcoin network can be scaled to handle greater transaction volumes is gaining traction in its once divided development community. Called segregated witness, the proposal was debuted by Blockstream co-founder Pieter Wuille at Scaling Bitcoin Hong Kong on 7th December.

Pete Rizzo / Dec 08, 2015 04:40 pm