• go mainstream while market manipulation is rampant
    Bitcoin,  Cryptocurrencies,  Ripple

    Coinbase, Ripple executives fight market manipulation to woo general public

    The Blockchain Association says strong, fair federal regulation is needed to attract mainstream investors to cryptocurrency and support innovation

    Coinbase and Ripple executives are leading an effort to fight the fraud that's chasing off cryptocurrency investors and the uncertainty strangling innovation. To do this, the Blockchain Association has formed a Market Integrity Working Group with the goal of pushing for clear, fair, and transparent federal regulation of the cryptocurrency trading markets.

  • Craig Wright (photo by Brendan Sullivan for Modern Consensus).
    Bitcoin

    US Copyright Office says Craig Wright is Satoshi Nakamoto

    The Bitcoin SV founder’s claim to be Satoshi Nakamoto was boosted by a copyright registration grant, but is still far from proven

    Craig Wright’s much-derided claim to be Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto got a big boost from the U.S. copyright office today. On May 21, the wealthy nChain founder was granted copyright registration for the original whitepaper—”Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System”—as well as the original Bitcoin source code.