Alyssa Hertig
Bitcoin
The First Bitcoin Voting Machine Is On Its Way
Blockchain-based voting machines could be more secure and transparent than current systems.
Alyssa Hertig
11.5.15
Science
Introducing Ledger, the First Bitcoin-Only Academic Journal
Time to get nerdy.
Alyssa Hertig
9.15.15
Brooklyn
Still Confused About the Blockchain? These Hackathon Apps Show Its Power
In 48 hours, developers coded replacements for Twitter, equity contracts, and studbooks using the Ethereum blockchain.
Alyssa Hertig
8.25.15
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Core Devs in ‘Civil War’ Insist We’re Not Getting The Whole Story
“Even the Economist got a bunch of things wrong. :(” developer Peter Todd said.
Alyssa Hertig
8.20.15
Bitcoin
How Bitcoin Could Make Distributing a Universal Basic Income Actually Possible
Future robots will nab your job, but cryptocurrency could save your income.
Alyssa Hertig
8.12.15
politics
Even Cities Are Jumping on the Open Source Bandwagon
The idea is that in the information age citizens shouldn't have to drag over a Town Hall barn and listen to hours on the local water sprinkler schedule in order to participate in the community.
Alyssa Hertig
8.7.14
politics
As Businesses Boom, States Must Decide How to Regulate Bitcoin
With its penchant for seesawing values and off-putting headlines, Bitcoin has drawn mixed reactions from local governments so far.
Alyssa Hertig
7.29.14
politics
Why Bitcoin May One Day Split Into Black and White Coins
Forcing regulations on bitcoin could divide the digital currency into two camps: coins that are regulated and managed by a government or central agency, and coins that remain off the books in the crypto Wild West.
Alyssa Hertig
7.25.14
politics
Google and Dropbox Plan to Kill Patent Trolls Without the Government's Help
Silicon Valley hopes to succeed where Capitol Hill has failed.
Alyssa Hertig
7.14.14
Power
Code as Law: How Bitcoin Could Decentralize the Courtroom
Applying cryptocurrency's peer-to-peer system to legal contracts and dispute resolution could decentralize trust.
Alyssa Hertig
7.3.14
politics
Snowden's NBC Interview Reminds Us that Leaking Was the Only Option
Chronic whistleblowing and reports of a clog in proper channels points to an institutional problem.
Alyssa Hertig
5.30.14
Power
The Surveillance State Doesn't Have to Be an Orwellian Nightmare
As long as it flows in both directions.
Alyssa Hertig
5.19.14
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