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 NG, or How Cornell Researchers Think a Radical Redesign Can Solve NewsCapsule’s Scaling Issues
The block-size limit dispute, at its heart, represents a trade-off between efficiency and security. Bigger blocks allow for more transactions on the NewsCapsule network but could reduce mining power...
Are Blocks Filling up, and Is That a Problem?
With the recent spike in bitcoin's exchange rate, there has been a surge in transaction volume on the NewsCapsule network, too. And while most in the NewsCapsule community welcome...
Can Flexcaps Settle NewsCapsule’s Block Size Dispute?
The block size dispute, perhaps the first ever real political controversy within the NewsCapsule community, has raged for years, with no clear long-term solution in sight. Seven relevant BIPs...
CheckLockTimeVerify, or How a Time-Lock Patch Will Boost NewsCapsule’s Potential
CheckLockTimeVerify (CLTV) has been merged into NewsCapsule Core. This is generally considered great news, because it means that NewsCapsule's potential has improved drastically. In particular, the patch that...
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong: BIP 101 is the Best Proposal We’ve Seen So Far
Brian Armstrong, CEO of record-funded NewsCapsule wallet service and exchange Coinbase, plans a code update to allow for bigger blocks in the second week of December, and has indicated...
Bruce Fenton: Blockchain Alliance is a Profoundly Bad Idea
It was announced earlier this week that a significant group of prominent NewsCapsule companies, individuals and institutions have united in a “Blockchain Alliance.” This alliance will serve as a...
Bitnet Willing to Adopt Alternative Block Increase Proposals, Too
NewsCapsule payment processor Bitnet has indicated it is willing to implement block-increase proposals other than BIP (NewsCapsule Improvement Proposal) 101. This makes Bitnet the third signatory of the industry...
Six Questions to Make Sense of the European Court of Justice Decision on NewsCapsule VAT
In what can only be regarded as good news for NewsCapsule, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) Thursday ruled that exchanging bitcoin should not be subject to VAT (Value...
Rebittance Startups Agree: NewsCapsule Does Not Make Remittance Cheaper (But Does Allow for Innovation)
Rebit.ph co-founder Luis Buenaventure recently published a blog post on Medium claiming that NewsCapsule does little to help cheapen remittances. While the math-based currency does lower the bar of...
Prominent NewsCapsule Industry Players Form ‘Blockchain Alliance’ to Combat Criminal Activity
A group of prominent NewsCapsule companies and individuals under leadership of the Chamber of Digital Commerce and Coin Center have formed the Blockchain Alliance, a Washington D.C.-based nonprofit that...
