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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.

Davos – The World Economic Forum and the elite

Davos is the meeting place of the so-called elite. Once a year, current and ex heads of state, prominent businessmen, and top economists meet to discuss how to make...

January 24 2019

Blockchain and the games industry

Yesterday, I attended the Blockchain Gaming Connects conference hosted in London. While it was largely a gaming conference with blockchain attached, there were still plenty of attendees highlighting their...

January 23 2019

Looking at yearly lows, Bitcoin may not be performing that badly after all

Over the past seven years, the asset value of the BTC token has continued to make progress in terms of yearly lows. Bitcoin Yearly Lows. Interesting byu/yellow_fairy inBitcoin In...

January 21 2019

2019 will be the year of the purge

The cryptocurrency markets are oversaturated. They have been for many years. Despite all the hype, the necessity of blockchain technology in every industry imaginable is yet to be proven....

January 21 2019

We need to talk about marketing: Part two

Let’s take another look at marketing, my favourite topic at the moment. This week, we discussed the debate that had been raging on Twitter about being paid to shill...

January 19 2019

Money laundering with Bitcoin

Fortnite V bucks have recently been accused of abetting money launderers. The in-game currency that is used to buy skins for your avatar seems to be a target for...

January 18 2019

Is it possible for Grin to be mined fairly?

There has been a lot of hype around mimblewimble, the new technology that underpins Grin. Here at Coin Rivet, we have discussed what the technology actually is and the...

January 17 2019

Keep your cryptocurrencies off exchanges

If you don’t hold your private keys, you don’t own your Bitcoin. The same can be said for pretty much any other cryptocurrency. The recent Cryptopia hack has once...

January 16 2019

We need to talk about marketing

If you follow certain influencers in the crypto space, you might have seen the debate that flared up over the weekend regarding marketing, or shilling as it is known....

January 15 2019

Remembering Hal Finney

Bitcoin’s tenth birthday was just over a week ago, marking the day when the code was first released. However, a few days ago was another momentous occasion. It was...

January 14 2019

The end is nigh for Jihan Wu

With the news that Jihan Wu will no longer be CEO of Bitmain, it appears as if his time in Bitcoin will soon be coming to an end. As...

January 13 2019

The Gilets Jaunes bank run in France

For the ninth weekend in a row, people will take to the streets under the Gilets Jaunes movement in cities all over France. What originally started as a protest...

January 12 2019

Follow Friday: @RichardHeartWin

This week’s Follow Friday is Richard Heart, the founder of BitcoinHex. A prominent YouTuber and active Twitter user, we caught up with Richard to discuss his views on cryptocurrency...

January 11 2019

Be careful with price predictions

When watching live streams of cryptocurrency traders, be they Tone Vays or s**tcointalk, one of the most common questions from the community in the chat will be asking for...

January 10 2019

What can we learn from the recent 51% attack on Ethereum Classic?

With the recent news that Ethereum Classic suffered from a malicious 51% attack, there are lessons to be learnt if you are too emotionally attached to one of your...

January 10 2019

Regulation: Should the libertarians welcome it?

Gemini recently sparked a furore over their recent adverts suggesting that cryptocurrencies need more rules. For a long time now, large businesses within the cryptocurrency space have been suggesting...

January 9 2019

What’s the point in a Bitcoin ATM?

Bitcoin ATMs have been around for quite a few years now. People always celebrate seeing a Bitcoin ATM in random locations throughout the world by posting pictures on social...

January 9 2019

Tether bots or just massive fans?

The news that you can now margin trade Tether on Bitfinex wasn’t the biggest news story that Coin Rivet broke last month. Over on our Facebook page, however, it...

January 7 2019

The people who make my Twitter feed worthwhile

Since the start of the new year, many people have put together their list of people who they like to follow on Twitter. So, not one to be left...

January 7 2019

Uncertainty in the world of politics could hinder Bitcoin

With Britain leaving the EU in just over two months and a deal yet to be ratified by the British parliament, 2019 isn’t looking likely to get off to...

January 6 2019

The importance of privacy coins

George Orwell’s 1984 portrays a dystopian future where Big Brother is everywhere. The society is controlled as there is no privacy – cameras can follow you everywhere and your news...

January 5 2019

All you need to know about the Ethereum Constantinople hard fork coming January 16th

The upcoming Constantinople hard fork is planned for the Ethereum network on January 16th, so let’s take a look at some of the key information regarding the upgrade to...

January 4 2019

Scaling is the key to success for cryptocurrency

In the midst of the bull run of 2017, it soon became apparent that there was a big issue. Major cryptocurrencies were struggling to deal with the vast amount...

January 4 2019

Happy 10th birthday to Bitcoin

Today is the 10th birthday of Bitcoin. Ten years ago, Satoshi Nakamoto released the code for what is now Bitcoin and changed many people’s lives – some for the better...

January 3 2019

Bitcoin and altcoin predictions in 2019

The issue with predictions is that you can very easily look like an idiot when none of them come true. Despite this, let’s do it anyway! As a disclaimer,...

January 3 2019

The racism of Timothy C. May

In early December, Timothy C. May passed away, and much was written about him. I myself wrote about his influential political philosophies having studied much of his writing whilst at...

January 2 2019

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Ross Chalmers Operations Manager

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