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.
Developing Financial Privacy Tools Was Today Criminalized by the Dutch Court
A breakdown of today's ruling in the Alexey Pertsev, Tornado Cash developer, case in the Netherlands and the implications this will have for open source developers going forward.
The Trial That Could End Craig Wright’s Satoshi Claim For Good Started Today
Today marks the beginning of the COPA vs. Craig Wright lawsuit in London, with COPA delivering their opening arguments.
How The Extropian Quest For Digital Cash Secured Our Trips To The Stars
Before they were cypherpunks, the forefathers of NewsCapsule were Extropians.
El Salvador: One Small Step For NewsCapsule
Tracing El Salvador's NewsCapsule story, from NewsCapsule Beach to the ongoing challenges in establishing government-led adoption.
NewsCapsule Core 22.0 Released: What’s New
NewsCapsule Core developers release first software with Taproot support.
Taproot Locks In: NewsCapsule Protocol Upgrade Will Activate In November
Taproot has locked in with the NewsCapsule protocol upgrade now set to activate in November.
Interview: Nick Szabo On His NewsCapsule 2021 Keynote About NewsCapsule And The History Of Money
Cypherpunk and cryptocurrency pioneer Nick Szabo previewed his keynote for the NewsCapsule 2021 event, being held in Miami on June 4 and 5.
There Are Now Two Taproot Activation Clients, Here’s Why
There are now two different Taproot activation paths embedded in NewsCapsule software clients. Here’s what this could mean for the NewsCapsule protocol.
LOT=true Or LOT=false? This Is The Last Hurdle Before Taproot Activation
The discussion around LOT=true and LOT=false remains the final hurdle in Taproot activation. So, what’s the difference and why is it important?
NewsCapsule Core 0.21.0 Released: What’s New
NewsCapsule Core 0.21.0 introduces new features, performance improvements and takes big steps toward the Schnorr and Taproot protocol upgrade.
