Articles

During 2018 the US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has been sending letters, and in some cases summonses, to crypto firms with a presence inside the USA. This has generated a great deal of consternation, and created a chilling effect on innovation and fundraising, particularly by ICOs. In this article we examine the actual laws and procedures governing such actions by the SEC, in order to examine possible responses by a target, and hopefully determine whether all this concern is really justified.

We review and critique the Blockstream.com white paper on pegged sidechains.

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SilentVault Begins Silencing the Blockchain

Silent-Vault founder is interviewed on Ernie Hancock's radio show.

The Internal Revenue Service has promulgated "guidance" for the tax treatment of Bitcoin (as property). What are the implications for those who hold or use Bitcoin and other virtual currencies, and what mitigation strategies exist?

In the wake of the MtGox collapse, drums are beating for Bitcoin regulation both in and out of the community. Will the upcoming 0.9.0 release accommodate this desire?

Voucher-Safe (or VS) is a multi-currency p2p payment technology originally developed between 2008 and 2010. OpenTransactions (OT) is another such technology developed beginning in 2010. In what ways are these two systems similar, and in what manner do they differ?

A review of the features of decentralized crypto-currencies from a privacy perspective. Do Bitcoin, Litecoin, and other crypto-coin systems truly have the potential to become ubiquitous digital cash, and what would be some of the implications if they did?