https://tomhickerson.com/en/tags/btc/Recent content in btc on Tom Hickerson's SiteHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usCopyright 2023-2026Wed, 22 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://tomhickerson.com/en/archives/en/2016/2016-06-22-a-tale-of-two-cryptocurrencies-ethereum-and-bitcoins-ongoing-challenges/Wed, 22 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://tomhickerson.com/en/archives/en/2016/2016-06-22-a-tale-of-two-cryptocurrencies-ethereum-and-bitcoins-ongoing-challenges/“It’s been one of the most interesting months in the history of cryptocurrency. The price of Bitcoin has soared up to nearly $800 (then dropped to $675 as $19 million in BTC hit the market) as the reward for mining a block is soon set to be halved. Ethereum created what is arguably the world’s most complex multi-million dollar financial instrument, the DAO, only to see it hacked through a combination of flaws in its “smart contract” and the language it was implemented in.