Frederick Munawa

Frederick  Munawa

Frederick Munawa was a Technology Reporter for Coindesk. He covered blockchain protocols with a specific focus on bitcoin and bitcoin-adjacent networks. Prior to his work in the blockchain space, he worked at the Royal Bank of Canada, Fidelity Investments, and several other global financial institutions. He has a background in Finance and Law, with an emphasis on technology, investments, and securities regulation. Frederick owns units of the CI Bitcoin ETF fund above Coindesk’s $1,000 disclosure threshold.

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Screenshot of code from Milk Sad vulnerability (milksad.info)
Disappearance of $900K Puts Focus on Vintage Bitcoin Project Libbitcoin
The issue, dubbed “Milk Sad,” was discovered in late July by information security firm Distrust.
Screenshot of code from Milk Sad vulnerability (milksad.info)
Bitcoin Depot CEO Brandon Mintz (Bitcoin Depot)
CEO of World's Largest Bitcoin ATM Operator Sees Industry Ripe for Consolidation
Brandon Mintz, CEO and founder of Bitcoin Depot, the world’s largest bitcoin ATM company, says his company, which currently has about 20% market share, is in a position to gob...
Bitcoin Depot CEO Brandon Mintz (Bitcoin Depot)
ChatBTC "Holocat" (Chaincode Labs)
It's ChatGPT, but for Bitcoin: New AI Tool Avoids 'Hallucinations'
An experimental version of the Bitcoin-focused AI chatbot was released on Thursday by Chaincode Labs, which says its new "ChatBTC" is less likely to give incorrect answers abo...
ChatBTC "Holocat" (Chaincode Labs)
Talk about throwing the DOGE a bone. The Litecoin blockchain provides security for Dogecoin. (Minh Pham/Unsplash)
Why You Should Care About Litecoin: It's the Backbone of Dogecoin
Litecoin, a blockchain cloned from Bitcoin in 2011 that underwent a key milestone on Wednesday known as a “halving,” provides network security to Dogecoin via a process called...
Talk about throwing the DOGE a bone. The Litecoin blockchain provides security for Dogecoin. (Minh Pham/Unsplash)
Litecoin halving (photo by davisuko on Unsplash)
Litecoin Undergoes Third 'Halving,' in Milestone for 12-Year-Old Blockchain
The blockchain's "halving," where the pace of new issuance of cryptocurrency gets cut in half every four years, took place Wednesday, when it reached transaction block 2,520,0...
Litecoin halving (photo by davisuko on Unsplash)
With blockchain halvings, sometimes less is more. (Unsplash)
Litecoin ‘Halving,’ Set for Wednesday, Should Harden Supply of ‘Digital Silver’
The quadrennial "halving" on the Litecoin blockchain, set for Wednesday, means that the pace of new issuance of units of the LTC cryptocurrency will be cut in half. The dynami...
With blockchain halvings, sometimes less is more. (Unsplash)
Bobby Lee (L) and Charlie Lee (R) on a Litecoin livestream (Ballet Crypto)
As Litecoin Halving Approaches, Founder Touts Silver Collector Cards Loaded With 'Digital Silver'
Litecoin’s third “halving event” – a programmed 50% reduction in the pace of new issuance of the cryptocurrency – is expected on Wednesday.
Bobby Lee (L) and Charlie Lee (R) on a Litecoin livestream (Ballet Crypto)
(Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.)
RFK Jr: Bitcoin ‘Currency of Freedom’; Canadian Government Morphed Into ‘Monster’ During Trucker Protests
The Democratic presidential candidate made the comments during a Twitter Spaces conversation with prominent bitcoiners on Wednesday.
(Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.)
Mutiny wallet team. (Twitter user @SpecificMills)
Mutiny’s New Browser-Based Bitcoin Wallet on Lightning Avoids App Store Restrictions
The company says it’s the “first self-custodial lightning wallet that runs on the web.”
Mutiny wallet team. (Twitter user @SpecificMills)
Screenshot of Jack Dorsey’s Zapple Pay comment on Damus. (Frederick Munawa)
Apple May Not Like It, but ‘Zapple Pay’ Finds Workaround for Bitcoin Tipping on Damus
The new third-party payment service claims to be independent of the Damus iPhone app that Apple has tried to restrict, and lets users tip one another on any app that runs on t...
Screenshot of Jack Dorsey’s Zapple Pay comment on Damus. (Frederick Munawa)