Mining How Propaganda Art Spreads the Message of Bitcoin May 22, 2020 Everett Webb Lucho Poletti is brainwashing us all into buying bitcoin! Seriously, this visual artist and self-described “propagandist” considers it his job to create art that propagates the message of the orange…
Mining When It Comes to Bitcoin and Art, Let’s Create a Better NFT Experience – Bitcoin Magazine May 22, 2020 Everett Webb A little over a year ago, after I finally finished doing my own research (just kidding, that process never really ends …), I reached the conclusion that if anything in…
Mining An Interview with Ztohoven Artist Martin Fischer May 22, 2020 Everett Webb On a cold February night in 2003, citizens of the Czech capital could see a big red question mark hovering above Prague Castle, office of the nation’s president. Not much…
Mining The History and Symbolism Behind Bitcoin’s Logo May 22, 2020 Everett Webb Most of you reading this have only ever known Bitcoin by its current logo: that white, double-striped “B” superimposed on an orange circle. Orange coin has become an internationally-recognizable symbol,…
Mining India, South Korea, U.S. Approach New Crypto Rules May 22, 2020 Everett Webb The latest cryptocurrency regulations in Asia are wins for Bitcoin adoption but come at the cost of privacy. South Korea is tightening cryptocurrency regulations while India will likely lift its…
Mining The Bitcoin Mixing Case at the Center of the Fight for Transaction Privacy – Bitcoin Magazine May 22, 2020 Everett Webb A court case is underway in the United States that could become a watermark decision for Bitcoin transaction privacy and compliance law. Larry Harmon of Ohio — who, incidentally, owns…
Mining Bitcoin Fungibility, Mixing and the Legal Limits on Maintaining Privacy – Bitcoin Magazine May 22, 2020 Everett Webb On February 13, 2020, Larry Harmon, of Akron, Ohio, was charged with three counts: (1) conspiracy to commit money laundering, (2) operating an unlicensed money transmitting business and (3) conducting…
Mining “Your Expectations of Privacy Are Too High” (But They Shouldn’t Be) – Bitcoin Magazine May 22, 2020 Everett Webb Bitcoin mixing, the practice of scrambling one’s bitcoin with others in order to obscure the connection between an individual’s identity and coin address information, has seen a number of innovations…
Mining A Match Made in the Whitepaper – Bitcoin Magazine May 22, 2020 Everett Webb Introduction How one’s focus can shift in just two weeks! While today everybody in the Bitcoin space seems more concerned with price fluctuations in response to the global financial panic…
Mining The US Anti-Encryption Bill That Threatens Private Speech Online – Bitcoin Magazine May 22, 2020 Everett Webb There’s a new bill in the works to fight against child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and other risky services on the internet — but it could come at a cost…