As warned, the FATF is moving to ban own-wallets. Here’s the shot across the bows: Risk mitigation options for peer-to-peer transactions: * denying licensing of VASPs if they allow transactions to/from non-obliged entities (i.e., private/unhosted wallets)

Understanding China’s Central Bank Digital Currency https://t.co/2u2s0I84et A strong, reasoned description of DC/EP. Other CBs encouraged to life their game!

Abstract: In this paper, the author explains what China’s DC/EP is, and the respective responsibilities of the central bank and second-tier institutions in the system. He also discusses the difference between DC/EP and CBDC, and explains the technological…

For the record: Ian and a couple others knew who Craig was and never told Craig that they knew. This was “Project Prometheus”. *Scronty was not involved but gained access to their information. https://t.co/fejjxP07oy

Really short and clear explanations of Bitcoin and Triple Entry Accounting - part 1/2: Grokking Bitcoin twostack.org/docs/working-w…

Really short and clear explanations of Triple Entry Accounting as Bitcoin- part 2/2: Triple Entry Accounting twostack.org/docs/working-w…

How one regards Bitcoin is largely a matter of perspective. We will be looking at Bitcoin from the point-of-view of a programmer, and as a programmer we must peer into the abstractions that will allow us to meaningfully reason about Bitcoin. At the highest…

The Kleiman v Wright lawsuit has brought to public two remarkably interesting characters, whose importance stretches far beyond the depositions and testimonies they have provided.

@steveinpursuit @jadwahab @apagut The thing with any story is that there is always a backstory. Absent a backstory with independent corroboration, the story is just a story. For a revelation, look at cryptography <-> bitcoin. Don L was Craig’s mentor growing…

Finally the truth is revealed: What is Bitcoin?

Feds Arrest an Alleged $336M Bitcoin-Laundering Kingpin The alleged administrator of Bitcoin Fog kept the dark web service running for 10 years before the IRS caught up with him. wired.com/story/bitcoin-… He was running a mixer - all labelled as laundering.