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What Bitcoin Did with Peter McCormack

Dec 29, 2020

Location: Remotely
Date: Friday 18th December
Company: lynalden.com
Role: Macroeconomist

2020 has been a year unlike any, even before the coronavirus pandemic, the global economy was showing signs of stress. With the outbreak, the spread of the virus and subsequent lockdowns, governments worldwide resorted to...


Dec 27, 2020

Location: Remotely
Date: Tuesday 22nd December
Company: Coin Center
Role: Executive Director & Research Director

Steven Mnuchin, the Treasury Secretary of the United States, is looking to implement a new regulation that would require financial institutions to verify the identity of both senders and recipients of any...


Dec 23, 2020

Location: Remotely
Date: Monday 21st December
Company: Block Digest
Role: Host

2020 has been a record-breaking year for Bitcoin where we have seen the price reach a new all-time high of over $24,000. Companies like MicroStrategy and Square have paved the way for institutional investors, and mainstream media covers...


Dec 22, 2020

Location: Remotely
Date: Monday 21st December
Company: Ledger
Role: CEO

In July of this year, Ledger was made aware of a data breach on their website. Their initial statement read: "consisting mostly of email addresses, but with a subset including also contact and order details such as first and last name, postal...


Dec 18, 2020

Location: Remotely
Date: Tuesday 15th December
Company: Hypersheet
Role: Co-Founder

Bitcoin has had an incredible year. Following the outbreak of the coronavirus, the Bitcoin price crashed to just below $4,000. However, the subsequent government bailouts and money printing has led to many fearing fiat currencies will...