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Saylor’s comments on big bank BTC custody are ‘batshit insane’ — Buterin

[Oct 23 5:39 AM] Michael Saylor appears to be “explicitly arguing for a regulatory capture approach to protecting crypto,” which was not what it is about, Vitalik Buterin said. 

Jameson Lopp: Most don’t realize how easy self-custody has become

[Sep 30 5:31 PM] Cypherpunk Jameson Lopp is making sure there are viable custody solutions that prioritize the user.

Crypto community reacts to Windows-CrowdStrike outage as blockchains unaffected

[Jul 19 2:14 PM] Many crypto community members noted that blockchains’ decentralized nature allowed them to continue running despite widespread outages across the global economy.

Casa Co-Founder Jameson Lopp: Attacks on Cryptocurrency Whales Are “Vastly Underreported”

[May 13 2:19 AM] Jameson Lopp, the co-founder of Casa, a Bitcoin services company, referred to increasing attacks targeting cryptocurrency whales. On social media, Lopp stated that “while still relatively rare,” the number of targeted attacks against…

Jameson Lopp’s Bitcoin Testnet ‘Griefing’ Stirs Controversy

[Apr 29 10:55 PM] Jameson Lopp, a prominent figure in the Bitcoin community, deliberately “griefed” one of Bitcoin’s testnets by generating three years’ worth of blocks in a single week to highlight a vulnerability, sparking outrage among…

Unlimited Innovations vs. 2,500 Swimming Pools — AI Faces Similar Environmental Backlash as Bitcoin Mining

[Dec 29, 2023 4:30 PM] In recent years, attention has centered on bitcoin mining, particularly its energy usage in securing the network and validating transactions through proof-of-work (PoW). As generative artificial intelligence (AI) emerges as a major force in…

Over 100 Physical Attacks on Bitcoin Owners Documented Since 2014, Research Reveals

[Nov 28, 2023 10:30 AM] In light of recent physical assaults targeting bitcoin owners, Jameson Lopp, co-founder of Casa, revealed a substantial list of such attacks on crypto holders, tracing back to 2014. Lopp’s research points out that the list, documenting over…

Bitcoin pioneer Hal Finney can't be Satoshi Nakamoto, new analysis suggests

[Oct 22, 2023 9:34 PM] The investigator, Jameson Lopp, compiled archived emails from 2010, data from a 10-mile race in California in 2009, and other evidence to make the argument.

New Research Suggests Hal Finney Was Not Satoshi Nakamoto

[Oct 22, 2023 11:30 AM] In an extensive analysis, the American software engineer and columnist Jameson Lopp tackles the enduring mystery of Bitcoin’s creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. While many have speculated that computer scientist Hal Finney was behind the pseudonym…

Some Users May Want an ‘Everything App’, but What We Need Is Digital Sovereignty

[Aug 7, 2023 8:22 AM]

Bitcoin self-custody advocate explains why on-ramps are key to adoption

[May 17, 2023 8:06 AM] Cypherpunk Jameson Lopp highlights the need for easier-to-use, improved self-custody solutions and more on-ramp avenues to drive Bitcoin adoption.