Todd Byrne
I'm a contributor to bitsonline.com based in Sydney. I enjoy following and writing about geopolitics and macroeconomics, especially as they relate to Bitcoin. Follow me on Twitter @toddbyrne
Coinbase Shutters the Account of WikiLeaks, WikiLeaks Bites Back
WikiLeaks, the secret information publisher, has had one of its donation avenues blocked by the United States' largest bitcoin payment...
Bitcoin Tracker Chainalysis in Dutch Court as Fight for Data Privacy Gets Hotter
As Facebook, Google, Amazon and Twitter struggle to contain the data collection scandal that only continues to deepen, the cryptocurrency...
Reddit Downvotes Bitcoin over Coinbase Change, Bugs
Reddit, the website known as 'the front page of the internet', has disabled Bitcoin payments for its Gold memberships, citing...
In the Cryptoverse, AsicBoost Controversy Picks Up Steam
There are no "Sleepy Sundays" in the land of cryptocurrency and today is no different with the latest episode seeing...
Naomi Klein Hits ‘Crypto-Colonialism.’ A. Antonopoulos Would Disagree.
As famed environmentalist and author Naomi Klein lashes out against bitcoin and “crypto-colonialism,” Bitcoin evangelist and security researcher Andreas Antonopoulos...
Toward Dystopia? China’s Social Credit System, Crypto, and What’s Next
As China announces it will soon begin implementing travel restrictions on citizens via its infamous "social credit" system, the reality...
Bank of England’s Mark Carney Is Just the Latest Establishment Figure to Trash Bitcoin
Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of England, today became the latest elitist to trash Bitcoin, commenting that it...
Pizza for Lightning: Bitcoin Legend Laszlo Eats Again!
Laszlo Hanyecz, the early bitcoin user who famously made the first "real world" bitcoin purchase of two large pizzas from...