"Bitcoin SV Crypto Channel - Unwriter / Alex @apagut from Handcash @handcashnews + Live Interviews" en YouTube
https://youtu.be/Ytu_lFPrljs
HAL FINNEY
Harold Thomas Finney II was a genius cryptographer, hired by Phil Zimmerman to work on PGP (Pretty Good Privacy), a military-grade encryption software. Hal created the world’s first digital currency system, RPOW (Reusable Proof of Work). Hal helped Satoshi Nakamoto debug Bitcoin’s code. He was the first to receive a Bitcoin transaction. In 2009, Hal was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease. He died in 2014.

NICK SZABO
Nick Szabo is a Blockchain and cryptocurrencies pioneer. He invented the concepts of smart contracts and the blockchain. Nick conceived of Bit Gold, a proposal for a digital currency that was a direct precursor to Bitcoin. Nick holds a computer science and a law degree.

WEI DAI
Wei Dai is a computer engineer and cypherpunk best known as creator of B-money and the developer of the Crypto++ library. B-Money contains many of the innovative digital currency concepts later used in Bitcoin, and are still utilized in the cryptocurrency world today.

PHIL ZIMMERMANN
Philip R. “Phil” Zimmermann, Jr. is the creator of Pretty Good Privacy (PGP), the most widely used email encryption software in the world. He is also known for his work in Volp encryption protocols, notably ZRTP and Zfone. Zimmermann is co-founder and Chief Scientist of the global encrypted communications firm, Silent Circle.

TIM MAY
Timothy C. May was a founding member of, and has been one of the most voluminous contributors to, Cypherpunks electronic mailing list. He wrote extensively on cryptography and privacy from the 1990s through 2003. He is the author of the Crypto Anarchist Manifesto, a call to arms to protect the people’s right to privacy in the new digital era. He was an electronic engineer and senior scientist at Intel. He retired in 2003.

JOHN GILMORE
John Gilmore is one of the founders of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Cypherpunks mailing list, and Cygnus Solutions. He created the alt.* hier. He is also a member of the boards of MAPS and the Marijuana Policy Project.
ROMANA MACHADO
Aka Cypherella, Romana Machado is a software developer and cryptocurrency investor from Silicon Valley. In the 1990’s she was employed by Apple and worked on The Newton, a remarkable, hand-held computer with voice-to-text capabilities far ahead of its time.

ERIC HUGHES
Eric Hughes is an American mathematician, computer programmer, and cypherpunk. He is considered one of the founders of the cypherpunk movement, along with Tim May and John Gilmore. The May/June 1993 issue of Wired featured a cover photo of three masked cypherpunks, of which Hughes was one. On September 27, 2012, Hughes delivered the keynote address, Putting the Personal Back in Personal Computers, at the Amsterdam Crypto Party.

JUDE MILHON
Judith [Jude] Milhon, best known by her pseudonym “St. Jude,” was a hacker and author in the San Francisco Bay Area. Milhon coined the term “cypherpunk” and was a founding member of the elite cryptographer’s mailing list. She also wrote for Mondo 2000, a cutting edge magazine of the day, and co-wrote the Cyberpunk Handbook. Milhon died of cancer on July 19th, 2003.

https://atomicnetwork.tv/product/crypto-crowdfund/
Forwarded from Enrique
https://docs.planaria.network/#/

El enfoque que le da Unwriter a las posibilidades en Bitcoin es extraordinario. Me cuesta entenderlo pero desgranándolo y con tiempo para digerirlo te redescubre las posibilidades de bitcoin.
Forwarded from BTC LEGAL (@RamonQuesada)
Is Bitcoin Safe and Legal?
The rise in crypto-focused litigation has many in the financial sector questioning if Bitcoin is safe and legal. The answer to this question depends on where you live. In some countries, such as Japan, governments consider Bitcoin a legal form of payment. Shops accept the cryptocurrency, and you can buy, sell and trade cryptos without worry.

In other countries, like China, the opposite rings true. All financial institutions, including banks, lenders, and payment processors, are banned from engaging in cryptocurrency transactions. China isn’t alone in its anti-crypto stance. Over the last two years, many countries hastily passed legislation to slow down crypto adoption in their region. Here is a list of countries that have instituted Bitcoin bans to date.

Algeria
Egypt
Morocco
Bolivia
Colombia
Ecuador
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Bangladesh
Nepal
Pakistan
Cambodia
Indonesia
While these countries are at the extreme end of the anti-crypto spectrum, there are many nations with partial bans or institutional bans, such as Canada. Canadian banking institutions are unable to participate in cryptocurrency transactions or provide services to those who do, such as exchanges.


https://coincentral.com/bitcoin-legal-issues/
Forwarded from Enric Montesa
Proof
Craig Wright (Bitcoin SV is the original Bitcoin.)
Mar 13 2019

"The code-is-law movement is a pernicious attack on freedom. There is no definitive means to assess truth through a computer program. The strength of law comes in its flexibility — the ability of judges and juries to weigh evidence and find a balance based on proof. Those seeking to subvert justice will tell you that proof can be obtained through mere digital data, that evidence through a simple key is sufficient.

Such a movement, one of code as law, is all Bitcoin is in opposition to.

It is all anyone who believes in freedom should be opposed to. It is something that childish hackers and those aligned to states who oppose freedom seek to promote". 

https://medium.com/@craig_10243/proof-22e2cd5fc385
Here's a great quote about economics from Henri Hazlitt's book "Economics In One Lesson.

Now apply this to crypto and you see why Craig Wright is not only a genius, but he's also going to succeed. He's playing the long game whereas others are merely just reacting.

#Bitcoin #BSV https://t.co/8aw3LdIIWq
September 01, 2018

FINANCIAL CRYPTOGRAPHY AND DATA SECURITY 2019

Financial Cryptography and Data Security 2019

Twenty-Third International Conference
February 18-22, 2019
St. Kitts Marriott Resort
St. Kitts

https://fc19.ifca.ai/cfp.html

Financial Cryptography and Data Security is a major international forum for research, advanced development, education, exploration, and debate regarding information assurance, with a specific focus on financial, economic and commercial transaction security. Original works focusing on securing commercial transactions and systems are solicited; fundamental as well as applied real-world deployments on all aspects surrounding commerce security are of interest. Submissions need not be exclusively concerned with cryptography. Systems security, economic or behavioral perspectives, and interdisciplinary efforts are particularly encouraged.

Topics of interests include, but are not limited to:

Access Control

Anonymity and Privacy

Applied Cryptography

Auctions and Mechanisms

Authentication and Identification

Behavioral Aspects of Security and Privacy

Biometrics

Certification and Audits

Cloud Computing and Data Outsourcing Security

Commercial Cryptographic Applications

Contactless Payment and Ticketing Systems

Digital Rights Management

Economics of Security and Privacy

Electronic Commerce Security

Electronic Crime and Underground Markets

Fraud Detection and Forensics

Game Theory for Security and Privacy

Identity Theft

Insider Threats

Legal and Regulatory Issues

Microfinance and Micropayments

Mobile Systems Security and Privacy

Phishing and Social Engineering

Privacy and Anonymity-enhancing Technologies

Reputation Systems

Risk Assessment and Management

Secure Banking and Financial Services

Smart Contracts and Financial Instruments

Smartcards, Secure Tokens and Secure Hardware

Social Networks Security and Privacy

Trust Management

Usability and Security

Virtual Goods and Virtual Economies

Voting Systems

Web Security

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