The blockchain payments app: How Circle plans to change the way we spend – and think about money May 9, 2016 You don't pay to send someone an email – to send information from one place to another. And merchants typically pick up the cost of actually making the transaction when you buy something online. And the founders of Circle – the free, blockchain-enabled payments app – don’t think you should pay to send money, either. [...]
Craig Wright won’t prove he’s Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto May 5, 2016 The man who claimed to reveal himself as the secret inventor of Bitcoin has now backtracked on promises to prove he really is the person known as Satoshi Nakamoto. Craig Wright made headlines on Monday after outing himself as the unknown person behind the cryptocurrency, but many in the Bitcoin community have raised an eyebrow about the Australian's [...]
This man has revealed himself as the secret inventor of Bitcoin May 2, 2016 An Australian man named Craig Wright has come forward claiming to be the inventor of Bitcoin, who has before now been known only by the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. The entrepreneur has outed himself as the creator of the cryptocurrency to three news outlets – the BBC, The Economist and GQ. Wright claims to have cryptographic proof that he [...]
Banks are still betting on blockchain over bitcoin December 10, 2015 Bitcoin is back in the limelight, with speculation again swirling around the mysterious identity of the creator of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency. Intense media coverage caused a spike in the bitcoin price, following the publication of parallel investigations by tech news sites Wired and Gizmodo into the identity of the founder. In Wired’s own words: [...]
Bitcoin price surges after Craig Wright supposedly identified as anonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto December 9, 2015 Bitcoin’s on the move again, with the cryptocurrency spiking $16.50 over a 15-minute period following reports that the true identity of its mysterious creator had been uncovered. The digital currency is currently trading at $415 and is moving up. But experts are split on whether the potential unmasking of anonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto is the [...]
Australian police raid Sydney home of reported bitcoin creator Craig Wright following reports he might be the true identity behind Satoshi Nakamoto December 9, 2015 Australian police have raided the home of the man suspected to be the creator of bitcoin, hours after articles revealing his identity were published. Police entered 44-year old tech entrepreneur Craig Wright’s Sydney home at 1.30pm local time on Wednesday afternoon, with 10 police officers searching the house. Australian police said the raid had nothing [...]
Syria airstrike vote 2015: Here’s how your MP voted December 3, 2015 Last night MPs voted in favour of the UK beginning airstrikes against Islamic State (Isis) with an overwhelming majority of 397 votes to 223, following a gruelling 10-hour debate in the House of Commons. The move was controversial, with huge numbers of people protesting against military intervention. Some Labour MPs claimed they were being intimidated to [...]
Cyclist Wiggins wins BBC’s top sports award December 16, 2012 TOUR de France winner and Olympic gold medalist Bradley Wiggins last night became the second cyclist in two years to secure the coveted BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. Wiggins revealed that he thought his chances of picking up the prize were over when fellow Olympic gold winner Mo Farah was not named in [...]
Goal thirsty England can enjoy a 7 Up at Wembley October 11, 2012 WITH an international goals-per-game ratio only a little better than Emile Heskey’s seven strikes in 62 appearances for England, it takes San Marino an average of exactly six matches to score. But despite managing to put the ball in an opponent’s net on just 19 occasions in 114 fixtures, the tiny nation can still lay [...]
Broad remains upbeat despite England failing to manage spin September 23, 2012 ENGLAND captain Stuart Broad leapt to the defence of his team after they were destroyed by India in yesterday’s World Twenty20 tie. Broad’s men had already qualified for the Super Eight stage, yet their prospects of winning the tournament appear fragile after they failed to cope with India’s spin and were dismissed for just 80 [...]