At the intersection of free banking, cryptography, and digital currency
By Dave Birch Consult Hyperion September 26, 2014 https://chyp.com/2014/09/26/a-new-approach-at-next-bank-europe/ I think I got a clear steer on areas for innovation at Next Bank Europe in Barcelona, and you won’t be surprised to discover that the top ones are all related to identity, not money. . @dgwbirch having great fun. So are we ! #NBEU14 pic.twitter.com/HUcD2kbvLU — John van der Heyden…
By Jerry Brito Reason Magazine July 15, 2013 https://reason.com/2013/07/15/should-bitcoin-cooperate-with-government/ The choice before Bitcoin users is not whether they should want regulation, but what to do about it. As the digital currency Bitcoin continues to grow and evolve, regulators are taking notice. From anti-money-laundering rules issued by the Treasury Department in March, to reports…
By Ronan Manly Bullionstar January 28, 2021 https://www.bullionstar.com/blogs/ronan-manly/dawn-of-bitcoin-price-discovery-2009-2011-the-very-early-bitcoin-exchanges/ With the rapid growth of Bitcoin and the proliferation of cryptocurrency exchanges, it’s easy to forget that a mere 12 years ago, there were no trading markets for Bitcoin and no market established Bitcoin prices. In fact, following…
By Mike Bruschini Reason Magazine June 24, 2013 https://reason.com/2013/06/24/california-warns-bitcoin-foundation-of-m/ California's message to Bitcoin supporters: if you "may be" doing the crime, we'll tell you what you'll do in hard time. The California Department of Financial Institutions' cease and desist order dated May 30 wasn't as explicit in implicating the Bitcoin Foundation, a nonprofit…
The Irish Times Monday, August 4, 2014 https://www.irishtimes.com/business/bitcoin-raises-its-profile-but-investors-demand-more-1.1884918 The Bitcoin Foundation’s executive director, Jon Matonis , travels the world to promote the virtual currency as a replacement for traditional money. Some of his members want him to focus on a less lofty goal: helping them make lots of old-fashioned cash.…
By Oleg Andreev December 28, 2015 http://blog.oleganza.com/post/71410377996/real-crypto-anarchy По-русски: http://bitnovosti.com/2014/01/02/cryptoanarchy-and-anonymity/ Crypto-anarchy is not some crazy utopian ideology, but a very viable thing that unfolds in front of our eyes this very moment. The Internet and Bitcoin will soon allow people solve social problems in a novel way: instead of ancient…
By Justus Ranvier February 9, 2015 Part 1, Scarcity: http://web.archive.org/web/20160423041910/https://bitcoinism.liberty.me/economic-fallacies-and-the-block-size-limit-part-1-scarcity/ Part 2, Price Discovery: http://web.archive.org/web/20160318120539/https://bitcoinism.liberty.me/economic-fallacies-and-the-block-size-limit-part-2-price-discovery/ The average size of a block is approaching the 1…
By Pieter Cleppe Brussels Report April 13, 2021 https://www.brusselsreport.eu/2021/04/13/the-fate-of-e-gold-as-a-warning-to-cryptocurrencies/ The large gains in the price of bitcoin over the last year have once again increased attention for this so-called “crypto currency”. Meanwhile, however, regulators are preparing a response. While the ECB has published an opinion paper advising the EU…
News Release Tuesday, June 22, 2021 https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/88201/Cypherpunk-Holdings-Joins-the-Cypherpunk-Guild-Council Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 22, 2021) - Cypherpunk Holdings Inc. (CSE: HODL) (OTC Pink: KHRIF) (the " Company "), a sector leader for privacy technology investments, is pleased to announce it has joined the Cypherpunk Guild Council on NEAR Protocol,…
By Brian Doherty Reason Magazine Monday, March 15, 2021 https://reason.com/2021/03/13/the-alt-currency-martyr/ In the mid-1990s, just before the arrival of PayPal and more than a decade before bitcoin, an oncologist from Florida named Douglas Jackson created a system by which people could send each other digital payment tokens backed by gold. Jackson's e-gold became the world's first truly…
By Cypherpunk Guild Medium Wednesday, February 24, 2021 https://medium.com/nearprotocol/cypherpunk-guild-launches-on-near-dd6c492038f6 Privacy Advocates, It’s Time To Pay Attention “We must defend our own privacy if we expect to have any. We must come together and create systems which allow anonymous transactions to take place. People have been defending their own privacy for centuries with…
MarketWatch News Release Wednesday, December 30, 2020 https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/cypherpunk-holdings-inc-invests-in-next-generation-hardware-wallet-company-ngrave-2020-12-30 Toronto, Ontario, Dec 30, 2020 (Newsfile Corp via COMTEX) -- Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - December 30, 2020) - Cypherpunk Holdings Inc. (CSE: HODL) ("Cypherpunk" or the "Company") is pleased to announce…
By Jeffrey Gogo Bitcoin.com Monday, October 19, 2020 https://news.bitcoin.com/mission-accomplished-worlds-first-bitcoin-bar-shuts-down/ Room 77, the German bar and restaurant that claims to be the first retail outfit in the world to accept bitcoin payments, has shut down. Cypherpunk Holdings chief economist Jon Matonis broke the news on Twitter . Bar owner Jorg Platzer later confirmed it on…
By Leigh Cuen CoinDesk Wednesday, June 10, 2020 https://www.coindesk.com/human-rights-foundation-bitcoin-privacy-tools-developer-fund On one hand, the bitcoin industry has matured to include traditional brokerages and institutional traders. On the other, bitcoin privacy tech is still shrouded in a legal gray zone. Read the beginning of the article. Critics like Reckless VR founder Udi Wertheimer…
Blockchain Rock Tuesday, March 24, 2020 https://youtu.be/ySu-bcPOhqk We are back, and we open this new season with an outstanding guest: Jon Matonis! A legend of the crypto-world (and you’ll know why by the end of this episode): he’s the Chief Economist at Cypherpunk Holdings, a Forbes and Coindesk recurrent author, and the Founding and Executive Director of the Bitcoin Foundation. This episode…
Press Release Newsfile Thursday, November 21, 2019 https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/49929/Cypherpunk-Holdings-Inc.-Takes-4.5-Stake-in-Wasabi-Wallet Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - November 21, 2019) - Cypherpunk Holdings Inc. (CSE: HODL) (" Cypherpunk " or the " Company ") is pleased to announce that it has completed an equity investment in zkSnacks Limited (" zkSnacks "), whose products…
By Leigh Cuen CoinDesk Thursday, November 21, 2019 https://www.coindesk.com/maker-of-wasabi-bitcoin-wallet-valued-at-7-5m-in-first-equity-round The privacy-centric bitcoin wallet Wasabi , launched by zkSNACKs Ltd. in 2018, just raised its first equity investment from Cypherpunk Holdings, a publicly-traded Canadian firm. Cypherpunk Holdings CEO Dominic Frisby said the firm invested $337,500 in…
James Orlin Grabbe ( /ˈɡreɪbiː/ ; October 8, 1947 – March 15, 2008) more commonly referred to as J. Orlin Grabbe, or just JOG, was an American economist and prolific writer with contributions in the theory and practice of finance. He was known by his book International Financial Markets, and for mathematical models for options and derivatives used in international finance and foreign exchange .…
By Brady Dale CoinDesk Monday, June 3, 2019 https://www.coindesk.com/samourai-wallet-raises-first-funding-round-in-fight-against-bitcoin-surveillance The team behind the privacy-obsessed bitcoin app, Samourai Wallet, has gotten its first round of venture funding. Founded by two former developers at Blockchain.info, Keonne Rodriguez and William Hill, the wallet’s maintainer, Katana Cryptographic,…
Press Release Newsfile Monday, June 3, 2019 https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/45183/Cypherpunk-Holdings-Inc.-Becomes-Lead-Investor-in-Samourai-Wallet Deal Emphasizes Cypherpunk's Commitment to Funding Outstanding Privacy Technology Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 3, 2019) - Cypherpunk Holdings Inc. (CSE: HODL) (" Cypherpunk " or the " Company ") is pleased to announce it has become the…
Press Release Newsfile Wednesday, February 13, 2019 https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/42804/Cypherpunk-Holdings-Inc-Announces-Appointment-of-Jon-Matonis-as-Chief-Economist Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - February 13, 2019) - Cypherpunk Holdings Inc (CSE: HODL) (" Cypherpunk " or the " Company ") is pleased to announce that Jon Matonis has joined the company as Chief Economist. Jon Matonis…
Nakamoto Studies Institute March 5, 2010 https://nakamotostudies.org/emails/satoshi-to-john-matonis/ The following email from Satoshi was shared by Jon Matonis. Jon regretfully claims to have lost all other correspondences with Satoshi. From: Satoshi Nakamoto Subject: Re: Introduction To: “Jon Matonis” Date: Thursday, March 4, 2010, 9:55 PM Nice blog. That’s the first I’ve seen that focuses on…
By John Joseph Matonis Reason Magazine June, 1979 https://reason.com/1979/06/01/diamonds/ What about off-shore tax havens? Tax lawyers, accountants, and financial and tax consultants sooner or later hear this question. Why the query? Those asking about foreign tax havens are interested in: secrecy in existence of property, secrecy in existence of income, security of property from predators such as…
By Globitex Medium Friday, January 26, 2018 https://medium.com/@globitex/the-future-of-digital-currency-exchanges-cb74be8c6655 Board Chairman, Jon Matonis, and Managing Director, Liza Aizupiete, both co-founders of Globitex spoke at the Cryptoeconomy Conference in London on January 26, 2018. The following text summary was transcribed from audio: Jon: I want to start off by saying something about…
By Jon Matonis Bitcoin Magazine Friday, July 21, 2017 https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/op-ed-no-governance-old-men-coordinating-protocol-upgrades-future/ Let’s not deploy the nuclear option for every protocol upgrade. Make no mistake. We are witnessing a high-stakes protocol standards battle play out in real time. And it is just as important as last century’s battle for the internet’s TCP…