The worst swear word, a risky business, and playing by the numbers
Why is Belgium so nonchalant on bitcoin? Is Kraken right to focus on features over compliance? John Law investigates.
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Sep 13, 2013 at 2:37 p.m. UTC
Sep 13, 2013
Weekly Review
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Bad secrets, why Pi is the answer, and building a regulation-proof exchange
John Law investigates the latest bitcoin vulnerabilities, his inability to play pool, and StrongCoin's solution to exchange regulation.
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Sep 6, 2013 at 4:05 p.m. UTC
Sep 6, 2013
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Bitcoin: a hopeful start, a stunning spurt, and what the Romans did
Twerking, increasing mining activity, and the Bitcoin Foundation at Capitol Hill have all got John Law excited this week.
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Aug 30, 2013 at 8:03 a.m. UTC
Aug 30, 2013
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Golden answers to your bitcoin questions
John Law explores Germany's classification of bitcoin and the solution for those tired of answering their friends' bitcoin-related questions.
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Aug 23, 2013 at 2:25 p.m. UTC
Aug 23, 2013
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The staring match between The Man and bitcoin: nobody’s blinked yet
John Law delves into Bitcoin secrecy and subpoenas, Bloomberg's bitcoin ticker, and Casascius coin hacking at Defcon.
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Aug 16, 2013 at 3:30 p.m. UTC
Aug 16, 2013
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The bitcoin guide to what to do, eat, read and think on your holiday
John Law interrupts your summer shenanigans with a 'bitcoin holiday guide'; covering Soylent, Raspberry Pi's and career prospects.
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Aug 9, 2013 at 1:57 p.m. UTC
Aug 9, 2013
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Bitcoin’s lessons on the bahts and the bees
Headlines this week wanted to show Thailand being idiotic, or that cryptocurrencies were in serious trouble; ideally, both.
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Aug 2, 2013 at 3:34 p.m. UTC
Aug 2, 2013
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Uniting the globe, reigniting old scams, and the power of hungry geeks
An Israeli, an Afghani and an Iranian walk into a bar, and John Law gets hungry for bitcoin-powered noodles.
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Jul 26, 2013 at 3:19 p.m. UTC
Jul 26, 2013
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Bitcoin buy-outs? Time to place your bets
The house definitely wins in bitcoin's first major acquisition, SatoshiDice, and is art the sophisticated man's bitcoin?
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Jul 19, 2013 at 8:36 a.m. UTC
Jul 19, 2013
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Taxing, hacking and the one key innovation to ensure BTC victory
Vikings and core bitcoin code nurturing - John Law looks at the week's events in the cryptocurrency world.
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Jul 12, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 12, 2013