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The new OpenWallet Foundation will be spearheaded by the Linux Foundation. (Guido Mieth/Getty Images)
Technology
Linux
Linux Foundation Project Will Tackle Digital Wallet Interoperability
The OpenWallet Foundation will work with a consortium of companies and non-profits to build an open-source software engine for the creation of digital wallets.
The new OpenWallet Foundation will be spearheaded by the Linux Foundation. (Guido Mieth/Getty Images)
By Brandy Betz
Sep 13, 2022 at 3:54 p.m. UTC
Sep 13, 2022
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World's first web server image via Wikimedia Commons
Tech
Open-source
Is Bitcoin in 2020 Really Like the Early Internet?
Bitcoin may be behind the internet’s timeline in terms of commercial use cases, but it has already achieved comparable social functions.
World's first web server image via Wikimedia Commons
By Leigh Cuen
Jan 11, 2020 at 10:20 a.m. UTC
Jan 11, 2020
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Richard Stallman
Markets
Privacy
Free Software Messiah Richard Stallman: We Can Do Better Than Bitcoin
Richard Stallman, founder of the free software movement, is building a privacy-focused cryptographic payments system, but says it's not a cryptocurrency.
Richard Stallman
By David Floyd
Nov 24, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Nov 24, 2018
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Linux
Blockchain Executives Sign Pledge to Address Governance Issues
Fourteen blockchain executives have signed a letter calling for changes to the way blockchain governance is managed.
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By Michael del Castillo
Aug 29, 2016 at 4:54 p.m. UTC
Aug 29, 2016
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Linux
Open Source Giant Red Hat Launches First Blockchain Initiative
Red Hat announced its first blockchain initiative today, an effort aimed at assisting financial firms as they embark on tech trials.
Red Hat building and logo
By Pete Rizzo
Apr 5, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 5, 2016
LinuxNewsRed Hat
revolution
Markets
Linux
1,000 Bitcoin Wallets Won't Replace One Financial Revolution
TechCrunch editor and Freemit CEO John Biggs argues that the bitcoin community has become complacent in its quest for financial change.
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By John Biggs
Mar 26, 2016 at 10:01 a.m. UTC
Mar 26, 2016
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Computer security
Markets
Crime
Linux Malware Evolves to Mine Cryptocurrencies
Cyrptocurrency mining malware has previously targeted Windows PCs. Now Linux owners are getting a taste of malware misery too.
Computer security
By Nermin Hajdarbegovic
Mar 24, 2014 at 2:22 p.m. UTC
Mar 24, 2014
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China
Why do so many Chinese bitcoiners use Linux?
In August, over a third of users in China downloading the bitcoin client chose the Linux version.
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By Daniel Cawrey
Oct 9, 2013 at 9:20 a.m. UTC
Oct 9, 2013
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