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Multi-sig : our talented nephew working at the shoe store

In 2014, an eon ago in bitcoin time), Gavin Andresen declared it the year of multi-signature at the Amsterdam bitcoin conference1. The idea is to “distribute th…

ASBEST : travel safely, the bitcoin way

ASBEST: Travel Light with Bitcoin The ASBEST protocol (AVB’s Secure Bitcoin Encryption Scheme for Travelers) lets you move your crypto across borders without ca…

Digitale euro: de grootste diefstal sinds 1946

Of hoe de ECB geld vervangt door een digitale kermisjeton De Europese Centrale Bank kampt nog steeds met twee grote problemen. Ten eerste faalt ze in haar kernt…

Encrypt everything

The End-to-End Encryption Dependency Running encryption is more than ever a necessity. Choices abound between slick apps from tech giants promising end-to-end s…

How some hobbyism is suffocating Bitcoin

I’ve been complaining for a while now about things like “silent payments” (BIP-352) not being properly baked into wallets and services. Or some Lightning and No…