Irrational Bitcoin mining

Last week we discussed the economics of P2Pool mining with low-powered miners . One of the more interesting comments I came across while do...

P2Pool and low power miners

Recently, we got a new insight into 21 Inc's plans for its mining computer / chips - allowing the device to connect and mine on any poo...

21 Bitcoin Computer - the Macintosh of Bitcoin

It looks like the 21 Bitcoin Computer has began shipping recently  for $400 apiece. Moreover, we also got a few extra bits of information f...

Mining versus Consensus algorithms in Crypto 2.0 systems

Recently, I had the pleasure of talking with David Schwartz , Chief Cryptographer at Ripple Labs  about a topic that I haven't heard cov...

Much ado about nothing - pondering 21Inc

In the last few months a lot of people have been talking about the "mysterious 21 Inc " - a Bitcoin startup that raised $116M in r...

Why fast maturing altcoins are doomed to fail, or why $30 dollars a day is not enough to secure Quarkcoin

Recently I came across Quarkcoin, a Bitcoin-based altcoin with a very fast maturation. The blocks start with 2048QRK reward and halve every ...

Cryptocurrencies: Are they here to stay? Bitcoins, Litecoins & Alternative coins

As I have mentioned in my previous post, I believe that  Cryptocurrencies  are here to stay, and that Litecoins are a good buy right now. Be...

How did it all start?

Where did my adventure with Bitcoins start? As far as I remember, it went like this: At the time I was a student of first semester of MSc co...