Aaron van Wirdum

Aaron van Wirdum is a freelance journalist. He studied Politics and Society in Historical Perspective at Utrecht University, and specialized himself in the influence of freedom of speech and communication technologies on social structures

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Max Kaye has launched an Australian political party that utilizes Blockchain tech; Ross Ulbricht has asked the judge of the Silk Road trials to impose the most ...

MAY 25 DIGEST: Blockchain Based Political Party Launches, Ross Ulbricht asks Judge for Leniency

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2015-05-25T12:35:00+01:00

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BitcoinTalk has been taken offline following a social engineering attack, Streamium launched a fully decentralized paid video streaming application that uses bi...

MAY 22 DIGEST: BitcoinTalk Server Compromised, Streamium Launches Decentralized Pay-as-You-Go Video Streaming Platform

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2015-05-22T13:21:48+01:00

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Berlin-based production company Bitfilm released a teaser and launched a three-tiered funding campaign on May 14 for the first feature-length, Bitcoin-inspired ...

Film 'Satoshi's Last Will' to Feature a Future World 'as Murray Rothbard Would Imagine It'

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2015-05-19T18:53:00+01:00

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Ripple Labs raised a US$28 million series A funding round, Ross Ulbricht's defense urges judge in Silk Road case to consider the dark market’s potential for har...

MAY 19 DIGEST: Ripple Labs Raises $28 Million, Ulbricht Defense Argues Silk Road Made Drug Use Safer

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2015-05-19T12:44:00+01:00

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The government of Honduras will partner with Houston-based Bitcoin 2.0 startups Factom and Epigraph to build a land registry database for the Central American n...

Honduran Gov't to Build Land Registry Initiative on Bitcoin Blockchain

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2015-05-17T19:59:00+01:00

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Xapo has moved its corporate headquarters from California to Switzerland, former Circle board member, Iftikar Ahmed, is being sued by the US Securities and Exch...

MAY 15 DIGEST: Xapo Moves to Switzerland, SEC Charges Ex-Circle Board Member with Investment Fraud

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2015-05-15T12:39:21+01:00

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Stock exchange operator NASDAQ is experimenting with blockchain, Rand Paul has named Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne as a member of his tech council, and more news.

MAY 11 DIGEST: NASDAQ Tests Blockchain Technology, Rand Paul Names Overstock's Patrick Byrne As A Member Of Tech Council

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2015-05-11T12:34:00+01:00

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Bitcoin exchange ItBit opened its doors on Thursday to US customers, BitPagos announced a partnership with e-commerce solutions provider Entrepids, and more new...

MAY 8 DIGEST: Bitcoin Exchange ItBit Raises $25m And Opens Shop in US, BitPagos Strikes Deal With Big Mexican E-Commerce Partner

Aaron van Wirdum

2015-05-08T12:43:16+01:00

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