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We think Elon Musk IS the real Satoshi. For real. [Nov 2017 Humor]
We know what you’re thinking: this post can’t be serious. But it is. Like, dead serious. After dismissing the theory that Elon Musk is Satoshi Nakamoto as a joke for a long time, we went and had a closer look at the arguments behind this rumor and, as this piece from Entrepeneur put it, the […]
Who is Hal Finney?
Hal Finney was a software developer, cipherpunk and cryptography advocate who worked on many relevant security-related software projects, the original Bitcoin Core source being one of them. In the cryptocurrency universe, Finney became famous for being the first recipient of Bitcoins. Satoshi Nakamoto‘s very first Bitcoin transaction was sent to Hal Finney as a test. […]
Bitcoin: The mother of all cryptocurrencies
On January 12 2009, an individual, or group, using the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, announced that the first Bitcoin transaction had taken place. Ten Bitcoins had been magically transferred between Satoshi and cryptography legend Hal Finney. It was the beginning of a revolution which, to this day, promises to change how humankind deals with money, finance […]
Why are there so many cryptocurrencies?
Why so many cryptocurrencies? Are all of them as complex as Bitcoin? Currently, the Crypto.BI cryptocurrency list has over 1993 entries. What’s behind this crypto diversity? Perhaps, the best way to answer this question is through a practical example. Say you are a member of the Bitcoin development team and suddenly you convince yourself that […]