Gerard Matthews

Ask the man in the street about Bitcoin and he might respond, “Isn’t that for criminals?”. This common misunderstanding persists despite Bitcoin’s open ledger, where on-chain transactions are for all to see. Although Bitcoin transactions are private, maintaining anonymity is increasingly difficult. A Bitcoin wallet address, pseudonymous by nature, can be linked to personal information … Read more

In this article we discuss the privacy of CoinJoin in comparison with Lightning transactions. As Bitcoin adoption increases, privacy challenges and their solutions come increasingly to the fore. Satoshi’s initial implementation was never designed to mask the individuals linked to pseudonymous wallet transactions. As our lives become increasingly digital, privacy, or more accurately the option … Read more

The unique mathematical properties of Bitcoin make it uniform from the first time it was used as a medium of exchange; it comes pre-marked, pre-stamped. Because it is standard in and of itself, Bitcoin became money on Bitcoin Pizza Day, when it was first used as a medium of exchange.

In this article, we explore hashcash and the origins of bitcoin and follow the history of peer to peer cash. As Bitcoiners, we understand the transformative effects of new technologies. Implicitly, we regard Bitcoin as a single technology, unleashed upon the world bringing individual sovereignty to billions; a truly sound money kick-starting societal thriving. In … Read more