Bitcoin and Blockchain News Apr 10, 2016

Why Datt is Sticking With Bitcoin Over Ethereum - 

In this opinion piece, Datt founder and former Reddit cryptocurrency engineer Ryan X Charles discusses why he is building his platform on the bitcoin protocol as opposed to Ethereum, arguing that despite recent criticisms against bitcoin, it offers more advantages.

Ryan X Charles / Apr 10, 2016 02:44 pm


How I Preordered a Tesla Model 3 With Bitcoin - 

The recent purchase of a Tesla 3 with bitcoin by BitGo employee Mason Borda serves as the catalyst for this story about the author's love of the electric vehicle, an unusual credit card company and how far bitcoin has come since the days of pizzas and Alpaca socks.

Mason Borda / Apr 10, 2016 02:00 pm


Bitcoin and the Rise of the Cypherpunks - 

It's said you have to know the past to understand the future. In this special feature, CoinDesk contributor and bitcoin developer Jameson Lopp traces the history of the cypherpunks, the band of innovators whose beliefs helped inspire the digital currency movement of today.

Jameson Lopp / Apr 09, 2016 04:00 pm


Regulating Blockchain Would Be an Exercise in Futility - 

Remember attempts in the US to regulate cryptography in the 1990s? You may not because, they never brought results. In this opinion piece, technology lawyer Addison Cameron-Huff discusses why he believes history would repeat itself this time around if regulators tried a similar approach for blockchain tech.

Addison Cameron-Huff / Apr 09, 2016 03:51 pm


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