Archive: jack dorsey
New Crypto Legislation to Be Optimistic About
By Vin Narayanan on June 10, 2022
Market Musings Bitcoin has been trading in a narrow range between $29,311 and $31,630 over the last seven days. Ethereum has been trading between $1,911 and $1,731. The trading range for both coins over the last 30 days has been a little wider, with bitcoin trading between $32,000 and $26,780 and ethereum trading between $2,437 and $1,724. That’s a fairly tepid month for crypto. But it could have been much worse. Let’s enjoy this breather for as long…
Why Musk (Probably) Didn’t Buy Twitter as a Free Speech Play
By Vin Narayanan on April 27, 2022
Elon Musk finalized his deal to buy Twitter this week for $44 billion. If you’ve been following me on Twitter (@vinistic), you know that I’ve been obsessed with Musk’s efforts to buy Twitter and…
Bitcoin Enters the Jack Dorsey Era
By Vin Narayanan on January 19, 2022
Bitcoin is now in the Jack Dorsey era. The former Twitter CEO (and co-founder) is betting big on bitcoin. Dorsey renamed his payment company — formerly Square — “Block” to signal its new focus on crypto and blockchain technology. And his outsized presence looks like it may dominate…
Big Tech Censorship Gives Rise to New Free Speech Platforms
By Adam Sharp on December 3, 2021
This week Jack Dorsey resigned as CEO of Twitter. Jack founded Twitter and guided it pretty well over the years. I’ve used Twitter for more than 10 years. Twitter has been a fantastic social network. In my opinion, it’s the best…
Crypto Monitor: Facebook’s Super-Secret Crypto Project, Jameson Lopp’s Guide to Disappearing
By Early Investing on March 15, 2019
In this week’s Crypto Monitor, Fidelity leads the institutional push into crypto, Facebook works on a secret crypto project and Jameson Lopp shows us how to disappear.
Crypto Monitor: Binance Moves Up, Jack Dorsey Goes All In on Bitcoin
By Early Investing on February 15, 2019
In this week’s Crypto Monitor, institutional crypto investing takes a big step forward, Binance Coin rises in value and Jack Dorsey carries the bitcoin maximalist torch.
Lightning Network’s Trust Chain Goes Viral
By Allison Brickell on February 11, 2019
The bitcoin community is out to prove the Lightning Network’s strength. And it’s cultivating a sense of trust that’s integral to bitcoin’s ability to survive and thrive.
News Fix: Google and Facebook Up Their Blockchain Game
By Vin Narayanan on February 9, 2019
In this week’s News Fix, an Arizona county prosecutor has charged a cancer patient for a medical marijuana technicality, and Google and Facebook are stepping up their blockchain game.