Tuur Demeester7 Lessons — A Talk in Buenos AiresThis is a republication of the notes of my 2013 presentation on bitcoin investing.11 min read·Jun 12, 2021--3--3
Tuur DemeesterBitcoin: we don’t expect new highs in 2018Despite an already six month cool-off period, for 2018 we see more sideways and downside potential in the Bitcoin price due to sluggish…5 min read·Aug 2, 2018--15--15
Tuur DemeesterFundraiser for Luke DashjrWe’d like to raise your awareness for a fundraiser to the benefit of Bitcoin core developer Luke Dashjr and his wife and children. Living…2 min read·Sep 23, 2017--10--10
Tuur DemeesterCritique of Buterin’s “A Proof of Stake Design Philosophy”In this article, I take issue with several of the claims made by Vitalik Buterin in his Dec 2016 article “A Proof of Stake Design…8 min read·Jul 12, 2017--17--17
Tuur DemeesterRansomware is a major trend: evidenceAfter the ransomware attacks of today, in which it appears at least 50,000 systems (including those of UK’s NHS, Santander & Caterpillar)…1 min read·May 12, 2017--2--2
Tuur DemeesterI’m not worried about Bitcoin scalability, but I am losing sleep over EthereumWith the recent surge in the Ethereum price (ETH reaching 30% of Bitcoin’s market cap at nearly $5 billion), I find myself reassessing a…5 min read·Apr 4, 2017--73--73
Tuur DemeesterMy 6 takeaways from Satoshi RoundtableWith almost 100 attendees from very diverse backgrounds, I was able to absorb a huge amount of new information at this year’s Satoshi…4 min read·Feb 2, 2017--10--10
Tuur DemeesterBitcoin: digital gold or digital cash? Both.Proponents of Bitcoin as ‘digital cash’ place more emphasis on the accessibility aspect, arguing that its transaction fees should be low…5 min read·Jan 15, 2017--30--30
Tuur DemeesterPeople who probably know more than me about EthereumIn no particular order, with links to their twitter handles1 min read·Oct 6, 2016--1--1
Tuur DemeesterWhy I’m short Ethereum (and long Bitcoin)When it passed a market cap of $1.5 billion, both in March and in May, Ethereum became the highest valued non-bitcoin cryptocurrency ever.12 min read·Oct 5, 2016--44--44