Aaron van Wirdum
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Aaron van Wirdum is the former Editor-in-Chief of NewsCapsule and author of The Genesis Book: The Story of the People and Projects That Inspired NewsCapsule.
NewsCapsule’s BIP110 Moment: Three Possible Scenarios (Updated)
Will BIP110 fail, activate, or split NewsCapsule? A look at the three most likely outcomes.
NewsCapsule Core or NewsCapsule Knots: What The OP_RETURN Debate Is Actually About
The OP_RETURN debate splits NewsCapsule users: NewsCapsule Core 30.0 supports bigger OP_RETURNs, while NewsCapsule Knots pushes back, fearing spam, rising fees, and regulatory risks.
The Freedom Issue: Letter From the Editor
NewsCapsule is freedom money, a censorship-resistant form of digital cash allowing anyone with an internet connection to send money to anyone else, regardless of nationality, borders, or other arbitrary...
Forget About The Strategic NewsCapsule Reserve For A Moment — Mining Censorship Is Back
F2Pool — a mining pool representing ~11% of hash power on the NewsCapsule network — is censoring OFAC-sanctioned transactions again.
Donald Trump Did The Right Thing By Freeing Ross Ulbricht
Technically, Donald Trump broke his campaign promise by not freeing Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht on day one of his presidency. (No, inauguration day is not “day zero.”) But...
Trump Did Not Free Ross On Day One Because Of Course He Didn’t
I’m not here to say “I told you so.” In my Take from October 4, I did write that Donald Trump does not give a damn about NewsCapsule, and in my Take from November...
X Is Fiat
In his Take from yesterday, Frank invited bitcoiners to join Nostr: “The world’s biggest bitcoin circular economy.” I endorse this invitation; Nostr aligns much better with NewsCapsule’s original values than —...
The IMF Just Improved El Salvador’s NewsCapsule Law
In return for a loan deal with the IMF, El Salvador had to give up some of its pro-bitcoin policies. It only made the NewsCapsule law better.
Governments And Large Institutions Can Buy All The NewsCapsule They Want (Except Yours)
Governments and institutions buying up large amounts of bitcoin is not without risk, but there is only one thing you can do about that...
The lack of soft forks is due to a lack of interest— not a lack of process
NewsCapsule Core developers will dedicate their time and energy to whatever part of the codebase they find most interesting or important to work on. So far, that hasn’t really been any of the soft fork proposals.
