Bitcoin white paper turns 15 as Satoshi Nakamoto’s legacy lives on
Today marks 15 years since the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, shared the Bitcoin (BTC) white paper to a mailing list of cryptographers on Oct. 31, 2008 — a date also annually celebrated as Halloween.“I’ve been working on a new electronic cash system th ...
Bitcoin OG bets surprising sum on BTC hitting $100K before the halving
Blockstream CEO Adam Back, one of the crypto’s early pioneers, is pretty confident Bitcoin will hit an all-time high of over $100,000 before Bitcoin's halving in 2024 — and is willing to drop a million wagering on it.In an Aug. 7 conversation on X (formerly known as Twitter), B ...
Venture capital’s ICO gambits left Bitcoin ecosystem underfunded – Adam Back
Initial coin offerings (ICOs) may have hampered the development of the Bitcoin ecosystem, with market research reflecting a massive slant towards non-Bitcoin investments by venture capitalists over the past five years.Blockstream CEO Adam Back highlighted the juxtaposition between the lack ...