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Opinion

Remembering Hal Finney on the 14th Anniversary of the First Bitcoin Transaction

The legendary cypherpunk was the first to download and receive bitcoin – helping to prove the system worked.

(Hal Finney)

Learn

The Genesis Block: The First Bitcoin Block

Today marks the 15-year anniversary of when Satoshi Nakamoto mined the first Bitcoin block.

The Genesis Block marked the beginning of Bitcoin's remarkable history. (beat bachmann/Pixabay)

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Craig Wright May Ratchet Down Effort to Convince Courts He Invented Bitcoin

Australian computer scientist Craig Wright may be ratcheting down a multi-year effort to convince courts that he is Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin. Wright seemed to suggest via Twitter on Wednesday that he would finally put his Satoshi court crusade to rest. Separately, Craig Wright has been given permission to appeal a Norwegian court ruling concerning his claims, CoinDesk has been told.

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Finance

Protocolo de Bitcoin avanza a pesar de que solo hay de 40 a 60 desarrolladores activos al mes

El informe fue redactado por la empresa de inversión enfocada en Bitcoin, New York Digital Investment Group.

Gráfico de número de empleados y capitalización de mercado de bitcoin vs gigantes fintech. (CoinDesk)

Policy

Craig Wright Can Appeal Satoshi Defamation Finding, Norwegian Court Rules

An Oslo judge in October ruled Twitter user Hodlonaut had been within his rights to post 2019 tweets calling Wright a "fraud" and "scammer."

Craig Wright (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for CoinGeek)

Finance

Bitcoin Protocol Development Steadily Progressing Despite Only 40-60 Monthly Active Developers: NYDIG

The report was written by Bitcoin-focused investment firm, New York Digital Investment Group

Gráfico de número de empleados y capitalización de mercado de bitcoin vs gigantes fintech. (CoinDesk)

Policy

Craig Wright Signals He's Given Up Convincing Courts He Invented Bitcoin

On Wednesday, the infamous Australian computer scientist tweeted, “I have been too angry for too long, as I cared for external validation. That ends.”

Craig Wright at CoinGeek Conference New York (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for CoinGeek)

Policy

Craig Wright v. Peter McCormack: Judge Rules McCormack Should Pay Around $1.1M in Costs

Wright had argued that McCormack should pay the majority of costs for the legal proceedings, but then accepted to pay all McCormack's costs save for those ruled in Wright's favor.

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Policy

Bitcoin.org's 'Cøbra' Must Unmask to Challenge Craig Wright's Legal Costs, UK Court Rules

Wright, the self-proclaimed inventor of Bitcoin, was granted permission to serve legal papers on Cøbra as he sought a declaration of his ownership of copyright to the Bitcoin white paper.

Craig Wright (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for CoinGeek )

Opinion

Crypto’s Very Human Fatal Flaw: Hero Worship

Misplaced admiration of Sam Bankman-Fried, prior to the FTX collapse, was a natural tendency. To move forward, we must recognize this vulnerability and safeguard with appropriate regulation.

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