Lawyers representing the Australian nChain chief scientist have demanded that Bitcoin.org and BitcoinCore.org take down their copies of Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin whitepaper—claiming that this amounts to copyright infringement. But in a blistering blog post, Bitcoin.org said it was having none of it—and declared that it was refusing to unpublish the whitepaper because “these claims are without merit.”
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Ether cools slightly after reaching an all-time high
In a single day, ETH surged by 15%—taking it to $1,440 on some exchanges. Unfortunately, high transaction fees remain a stubborn problem
Despite ether handily outperforming bitcoin over the course of 2020, there was one thing that the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency was unable to achieve: a new all-time high. All of that changed on Jan. 19, when ETH finally broke the record of $1,432.88—a milestone that had been set three years ago this month.
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Up 122% in a week: What is going on with Polkadot?
It’s called an ‘Ethereum killer’ that offers a tantalizing alternative for DeFi protocols, but there are other factors that have been driving this altcoin upward, as its market cap surpasses XRP
Polkadot has been described as an “Ethereum killer” because of how it offers an alternative to smart contracts. The platform enables developers to create their very own blockchains instead… paving the way for levels of interoperability that have been non-existent in this fragmented industry until now.
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Crypto-trolling financial adviser relishes outrage after calling for U.K. Bitcoin ban
Financial adviser Neil Liversidge says he isn’t bothered that his petition has received just 111 of the necessary 100,000 signatures. He just wants to cripple criminals—and drive ‘Bitcoin people…berserk’
A financial adviser who has launched a petition urging the U.K. government to ban Bitcoin transactions has told Modern Consensus: “I want to crash crypto.”
