Gavin Lucas
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Ethereum is a security—CFTC is wrong
As per the legal opinion of both the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Attorney General, Ethereum, and most other tokens sold via ICO, are unregistered securities. → Read More
CoinGeek Weekly Livestream: Kurt Wuckert Jr. answers questions about Bitcoin and blockchain
Kurt Wuckert Jr. takes questions about Bitcoin and blockchain on this episode of the CoinGeek Weekly Livestream broadcasted from the South Florida Bitcoin Citadel. → Read More
Haste’s Joe De Pinto talks to the Code Story podcast about BSV, micropayments and more
Joe De Pinto shares in the Code Story podcast how Haste was born merely out of fun, the importance of coding, and how the BSV blockchain helped change the gaming landscape. → Read More
Brutal layoffs continue in the digital currency industry—is this the worst bear market yet?
Only two months since entering 2023, thousands have been laid off in the digital currency industry, but hopes of a bull market remain, though it may not likely be the same as before. → Read More
Ordinals NFTs anger rotten BTC gatekeepers—Hayden Otto spits truth bombs on YouTube
YouTuber Hayden Otto used his channel to call out the BTC maximalists who fancy themselves as Bitcoin gatekeepers and expose the contradictions and hypocrisy in their actions. → Read More
Rad's Tony Mugavero on CoinGeek Weekly Livestream 2023: Promoting blockchain-based streaming
In this week's episode of the CoinGeek Weekly Livestream, Kurt Wuckert Jr. and Rad's Tony Mugavero discuss NFTs, content distribution, and disrupting the big streaming services. → Read More
Sam Bankman-Fried gets fresh indictment including bank fraud charges
A fresh slew of charges was brought against Sam Bankman-Fried, which was triggered after opening a bank account that he used to transmit and receive customer funds. → Read More
Paxos stops minting BUSD—is Binance stablecoin finished?
Paxos CEO Charles Cascarilla said that the decision was not linked to the NYDFS order, clarifying that "The market has evolved, and the Binance relationship no longer aligns with our current strategic priorities." → Read More
Tim Berners-Lee doesn’t understand Bitcoin—that’s a shame
Aside from expressing his dismay over the speculative nature of digital currencies, Tim Berners-Lee was also dissatisfied with blockchain, claiming that the technology is not fast or secure enough. → Read More
Hong Kong to regulate digital asset exchanges
Hong Kong’s SFC has asked the public for opinions on whether centralized digital currency exchanges in the country should be allowed to serve retail customers and what regulations to implement. → Read More
The Bitcoin Masterclasses final session in London reviews audience discussion topics
At the final session of the first ever The Bitcoin Masterclasses, five groups talked about their discussion topics related to what they've learned and outlined some of the applications made possible by blockchain. → Read More
The Bitcoin Masterclasses: Identity proofs without a centralized authority
On the third session of the inaugural The Bitcoin Masterclasses Day 2, Dr. Craig Wright discussed how to prove identity using the blockchain without a centralized authority. → Read More
NBA Hall of Famer Paul Pierce pays SEC $1.4M in fines for EthereumMax securities violations
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler reiterates that the existing federal securities laws apply not only to celebrities like Paul Pierce but also to ordinary people promoting digital assets. → Read More
The Bitcoin Masterclasses: What does privacy mean in terms of the blockchain and Bitcoin?
After covering confidentiality in the first session of The Bitcoin Masterclasses, Dr. Craig Wright further explained the concepts and the differences between privacy, confidentiality, and anonymity. → Read More
The Bitcoin Masterclasses—Keeping your identity private on blockchain is possible
In the second session of day two of The Bitcoin Masterclasses, Dr. Craig Wright talked about keeping identity private and how to share certain attributes without revealing all of them. → Read More
The Bitcoin Masterclasses: Day 1 review and discussion
The first session of the second day of The Bitcoin Masterclasses covered the fundamental differences between privacy, confidentiality, and anonymity. → Read More
The Bitcoin Masterclasses—How party-to-party works in terms of transacting on the blockchain
In the fourth session on Day 1 of The Bitcoin Masterclasses, Dr. Craig Wright talked about how party-to-party transactions work on Bitcoin and how it can revolutionize different industries. → Read More
E. Smitty on CoinGeek Weekly Livestream: How blockchain can usher music revolution
Kurt Wuckert Jr. and music producer and engineer E. Smitty talked about creating a music distribution platform on the BSV blockchain, NFTs, and the state of the music industry today. → Read More
Is Tether a scam? Think twice before using USDT
Tether is a red flag, and countless pieces of evidence support that, including the questionable identities of its execs, hiding vital information, and ongoing probes tied to its dishonesty. → Read More
The Bitcoin Masterclasses with Dr. Craig Wright: Why anonymity differs from privacy
Anonymity matters in situations such as medical research and voting, where people want to have their records given over and analyzed without having their names linked. → Read More