A derivatives exchange where fiat currencies are backed by crypto, and every trade is its own atomic contract? Bitsonline spoke to Patrick Dugan, founder of the decentralized derivatives exchange TradeLayer, about settling trades on-chain and eliminating the need for exchanges to actually hold the assets they trade (custodial risk). Also see: Former CEO of Mt. Gox Lands … [Read more...] about Why Decentralized Derivatives Mean Freedom, With Patrick Dugan of TradeLayer
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Roger Ver Offers $100k for Reddit to ‘Appoint Moderator’ to r/Bitcoin
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The latest salvo in the BTC vs. BCH skirmishes comes from Roger Ver, who just tweeted out an offer to aggregation and discussion website Reddit for $100,000 USD if their team would appoint a moderator to the r/Bitcoin sub who "supports free speech." Unsurprisingly, detractors quickly lambasted the posturing, though it's resonated with those who see the sub's censorship … [Read more...] about Roger Ver Offers $100k for Reddit to ‘Appoint Moderator’ to r/Bitcoin
Antony Zegers of Bitcoin Unlimited: Let’s Focus on the Technology of BTC Again
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"We just want to build money and technologies that will enable all kinds of cool stuff in the future." That's the plan for Antony Zegers, the Bitcoin Unlimited developer who was instrumental in founding the Satoshi's Vision conference. The event actually started two years ago as a forum for presenting alternate visions for Bitcoin. But that was before the hard fork... Also … [Read more...] about Antony Zegers of Bitcoin Unlimited: Let’s Focus on the Technology of BTC Again
‘I Don’t Plan on Returning to Bitcoin’ Says Early Developer Mike Hearn
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Mike Hearn, a developer whose early work in Bitcoin was instrumental in driving adoption for less technical users, has said he doesn't intend to return to the project -- even post-Bitcoin Cash (BCH). The Corda distributed ledger project he leads for R3 more accurately reflects his more radical vision for a world of decentralized, peer-to-peer applications, he said, free of … [Read more...] about ‘I Don’t Plan on Returning to Bitcoin’ Says Early Developer Mike Hearn
Bitcoin ABC Forking Bitcoin Cash: 32 MB Blocksize & Op Codes Incoming
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The Bitcoin ABC team just announced a May 15th hard fork for the Bitcoin Cash network. The upgrade to the consensus rules will raise BCH's blocksize fourfold from 8 MB to 32 MB and will activate and re-initiate a series of Bitcoin script operation codes. Also Read: Highlights from Today’s Mark Karpelès AMAs on Reddit Join the Bitsonline Telegram channel to get the latest … [Read more...] about Bitcoin ABC Forking Bitcoin Cash: 32 MB Blocksize & Op Codes Incoming
