Aaron van Wirdum

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Aaron van Wirdum is the former Editor-in-Chief of Bitcoin Magazine and author of The Genesis Book: The Story of the People and Projects That Inspired Bitcoin.

Breaking Bitcoin Conference Heading for Lisbon This Summer as “Building on Bitcoin”

INDUSTRY EVENTS Aaron van Wirdum - May 7, 2018

The Breaking Bitcoin conference, first organized last summer in Paris, is returning for its second edition under the name “Building on Bitcoin,” this time in Lisbon, July 3–4, 2018. While the...

The Genesis Files: How David Chaum’s eCash Spawned a Cypherpunk Dream

CULTURE Aaron van Wirdum - April 24, 2018

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies can trace their roots to this earlier, privacy-focussed payment system for the internet.

Monero Just Hard Forked — and It Resulted in Four New Projects

BUSINESS Aaron van Wirdum - April 7, 2018

One hard fork later, there are four new Monero projects.

The History of Lightning: From Brainstorm to Beta

TECHNICAL Aaron van Wirdum - April 4, 2018

The Lightning Network, the long-awaited Bitcoin overlay network for cheap and instant transactions, has passed a major milestone that has been years in the making. This is the story so far.

“Real Users”: Bitcoin Donations Helped These Earthquake Survivors Recover

CULTURE Aaron van Wirdum - March 23, 2018

This is the second in a series by Aaron van Wirdum focusing on real people who use cryptocurrencies. Read about his earlier experiences in Italy here: "Real Users": In...