Coin Center brings Bitcoin to DC’s top tech policy conference
With the help of Coinbase and Blockstream, we explained to an audience of over 700 policymakers and DC insiders the potential we see in Bitcoin, and answered questions about policy implications for the technology.
Yesterday we attended State of the Net, the biggest technology and Internet policy conference in the country. The annual DC event has become the central forum for technologists and policymakers...
Coin Center’s new Bitcoin Public Sentiment Survey
The first study that attempts to measure the attitudes of the American public toward Bitcoin in an unbiased and objective way.
Today we announce the first results from our ongoing Coin Center Bitcoin Public Sentiment Survey. This is the first study that attempts to measure the attitudes of the American public toward...
Bitcoin at State of the Net 2015
The annual State of the Net conference in Washington, DC, is the largest Internet policy conference in America with over 700 attendees last year.
The annual State of the Net conference in Washington, DC, is the largest Internet policy conference in America with over 700 attendees last year. It is sponsored under the auspices of the...
Reporting back from the Blockchain Workshops at MIT and Harvard
Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the cuddly crypto critters.
Last weekend at MIT and Harvard there were blockchain workshops. Both lawyers and coders are, I'm quite certain, nerds. Often however they belong to rival tribes of nerdom. Lawyers from...
Coinbase secures major vote of confidence
Today Coinbase, a popular Bitcoin broker and merchant services provider, announced the closure of a $75 million fundraising round.
Today Coinbase, a popular Bitcoin broker and merchant services provider, announced the closure of a $75 million fundraising round. That is a huge investment – the largest in a Bitcoin related company...
Boston and the Blockchain this weekend; we’ll be there.
Harvard and MIT are hosting twin Blockchain Workshops this weekend.
Harvard and MIT are hosting twin Blockchain Workshops this weekend. Coin Center is co-sponsoring the four day law and technology marathon, and I’ll be there along with our three Coin Center Fellows:...
Putting the Price of Bitcoin into Perspective
I’m being asked about the price drop in bitcoin. Here’s why I don’t focus on price much.
1/ I'm being asked about the price drop in bitcoin. Here's why I don't focus on price much. — Jerry Brito (@jerrybrito) January 14, 2015 2/ I look at Bitcoin...
“Had we over-regulated the Internet early on, we would have missed out on many innovations that we can’t imagine living without today.”
Over at the Brookings Institution’s tech blog today, Mohit Kaushal and Sheel Tyle, have a great piece explaining blockchain technology. We couldn’t agree more with their conclusion: The Blockchain is a foundational...
Bitstamp, the prominent Bitcoin exchange, has been hacked. This is bad news for the Bitcoin ecosystem, but let’s be sure to keep it in perspective.
This post has been updated below. Bitstamp, the prominent Bitcoin exchange, has been hacked. This is bad news for the Bitcoin ecosystem, but let’s be sure to keep it in...
Coin Center takes off: Who we are and what we do
Today, as we launch our website, I’d like to tell you a bit more about us, what we’ve been up to, and where we plan to go.
Three months ago we announced Coin Center, and in that time we have been incredibly busy building the new organization. Today, as we launch our website, I'd like to tell...