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Ross Chalmers
Operations Manager

Ross first discovered Bitcoin as an undergraduate at the University of Sussex in 2013. Since then, the self-confessed Game of Thrones superfan has travelled extensively before returning to academic studies with Leiden University in the Netherlands to complete his MA. His focus was on the philosophies and groups underpinning the Bitcoin movement, Crypto Anarchy and the CypherPunks.

Is cryptocurrency mining decentralised?

Cryptocurrency mining has long been a pastime of many avid cryptocurrency fans. Issues surrounding mining have also become more common in the space, stemming from the rise of big...

March 19 2019

The children are the future of crypto

One of the criticisms levelled against Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies is the complexity of the user experience. Whilst this isn’t an issue for many, those who are perhaps not as...

March 17 2019

Lessons from the World Wide Web

The World Wide Web has changed the way we as people interact, work, and go about our daily lives on a monumental level. New business giants have arisen and the...

March 16 2019

The tragic event in New Zealand

This morning, I woke up to the news regarding the tragic events in New Zealand. A terrorist attack took place aimed at the Muslim community, with reports showing that...

March 15 2019

Betting on the Bitcoin price

Bitcoin has been teasing us in recent weeks with a suspected move upwards in price. Some altcoins have seen some decent pumps as well, which could imply a reversal...

March 14 2019

Crypto the movie: Oscar fodder or Hollywood hack job?

A film about Bitcoin is being released this year under the title of “Crypto”. What will the film highlight? Perhaps issues of privacy in today’s creeping surveillance state? Maybe...

March 13 2019

Mark Zuckerberg versus the Winklevoss twins – Round two

The film The Social Network dramatised the creation of Facebook, and key to that drama was the battle between the Winklevoss twins and Mark Zuckerberg. The claims ended up...

March 12 2019

OneCoin looks to have finally bitten the dust

Whilst Bitconnect was a firework of a Ponzi scheme, reaching ridiculous highs before blowing up a few months later, OneCoin was a scam that had been running for years...

March 11 2019

Where does the future of cryptocurrencies lie?

Cryptocurrencies and blockchain are often referred to as revolutionary inventions, with claims that they will change the way the world works in much the same way that the internet did....

March 10 2019

Nouriel Roubini does have a point in his recent comments

Nouriel Roubini is no stranger to criticising cryptocurrencies and their communities. As a prominent economist who predicted the Financial Crisis of 2008, he is no fool. His most recent remarks...

March 9 2019

Right-wing clowns and their obsession with SJWs

Captain Marvel, the first female lead in the Marvel cinematic universe, has upset some very sensitive men. With the release of Marvel’s latest superhero film coinciding with International Women’s...

March 8 2019

Celebrities and cryptocurrencies

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has become the pin-up boy for Bitcoin with his interest in the Lightning Network as well as the news that he has been spending $10,000...

March 8 2019

Banning anonymous cryptocurrencies is impractical

France’s National Assembly Finance Head has announced that the country wants to ban anonymous cryptocurrencies. The news comes off the back of Emmanuel Macron stating that blockchain could help traceability...

March 7 2019

Is the 6% interest on BlockFi too good to be true?

Fancy earning some interest from a traditional bank? Good luck with that, unless you have millions to deposit. Interest rates for the general population haven’t been too kind in...

March 6 2019

The lazy comparison of Bitcoin to VHS

People are consistently searching for the next Bitcoin – the ‘Bitcoin killer’ that will make them rich. These people are usually those who missed out on the original bubble...

March 6 2019

#DeleteCoinbase gains traction, but does it have legs?

Coinbase has not been having a very good week in terms of public relations. What began as excitement following the addition of XRP to the Coinbase Pro platform has...

March 4 2019

Top crypto website CoinMarketCap is asking users to disable ad blockers

CoinMarketCap (CMC) is asking website viewers to turn off any ad blockers. This annoying and repetitive pop-up is trying to make sure that website visitors see the site’s selected advertisements....

March 4 2019

Conspiracies and their attraction to the cryptocurrency community

Alex Jones appeared on the Joe Rogan podcast this week and, in typical Jones fashion, went into a bit of a mad rage. After discussing the post-birth abortion theory,...

March 3 2019

Is the ‘Facebook Coin’ on its way?

The New York Times recently reported that Facebook is talking to cryptocurrency exchanges about the possibility of listing its own cryptocurrency. The news that one of the largest companies in...

March 2 2019

The Cryptopia exchange is reopening, but what will users see?

When the Cryptopia exchange was hacked in January, there wasn’t too much surprise from the cryptocurrency industry. The exchange was notorious for traders using the site to deal in...

March 1 2019

The XRParmy’s dreams have come true, but what now?

The XRParmy is a force to be reckoned with. With its mix of excitable humans coupled with intelligent AI, they must be wondering what to do with themselves now...

February 28 2019

The pros and cons of Samsung’s built-in cryptocurrency wallet

Many people hold their cryptocurrencies on their phones by downloading wallet apps. Coinbase is one of the largest wallets in the world thanks to the amount of people who...

February 27 2019

Bart Simpson keeps poking his head in the Bitcoin charts

The Simpsons has been around my whole life. When I was a child, it was one of the best programmes on TV – a legendary cartoon. Sadly, I haven’t...

February 26 2019

Coinbase is ruffling a few feathers with its partnership with Neutrino

Tracking the transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain has become extremely common. Regulations in many Western countries mean that exchanges are required to check the wallets that are receiving and...

February 25 2019

Will the banks adapt to survive?

Bitcoin is the destroyer of banks… Or so we are told. As we all know, by holding your own private keys, you can become your own bank and remove...

February 24 2019

Containing the hype surrounding the Lightning Network

The Lightning Network has been receiving a lot of good publicity and coverage recently as the network continues to show signs of advancing. This is all good news, but...

February 23 2019

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