Bitcoin AMA November 8: Super Sunday With David Johnston, Valery Vavilov and Sam Lee
Super Sunday is a well-known occurrence in the sports industry, but it can happen in the world of Bitcoin and digital currency as well. On this glorious Sunday, the largest Bitcoin AMA in history keeps trucking along, and no less than three people will answer your questions. David Johnston, Sam Lee, and Valery Vavilov are poised to engage with the....
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BitFury recently announced its completion and roll out of their 16nm ASIC for processing Bitcoin transactions. They are also going to be selling direct to customers large and small, which is a change from the last few generations of their chips. Valery Vavilov the Founder and CEO of BitFury was able to answer a couple questions on the new chip and the....
At the North American Bitcoin Conference in Miami, we were able to sit down for a one-on-one interview with Valery Vavilov, CEO of BitFury. So many changes have happened over the past couple years in the Bitcoin Transaction Processing industry (Bitcoin Mining), and many Bitcoin mining companies have began to branch out. BitFury has not only invested in and developed new technologies, but has also continued investing in themselves; the company’s talented team and stellar board of advisors continues to grow. BitFury secured significant capital funding in 2014, has just announced the roll out....
David A. Johnston, co-founder of BitAngels and serial entrepreneur, has a list of professional accomplishments too numerous to list here. His current work with decentralized applications and blockchain technologies includes serving on the board of the Mastercoin Foundation and managing the BitAngels DApps Fund I, and he also co-wrote the primary white paper on decentralized applications. We recently reached out to Johnston to learn more about his work. CoinTelegraph: How did you get started in working with, and helping develop the general theory of, decentralized apps? David A. Johnston: I....
10 March 2016 – Valery Vavilov, CEO/Co-Founder of the BitFury Group, has commented on the importance of the blockchain today on Medium, going out of his way to debunk a lot of myths pervasive in the mainstream’s understanding of Bitcoin and the Blockchain. The piece serves as a great “Public Service Announcement” that defines Bitcoin in a more dispassionate light than traditional media would like to paint it. He goes over how Bitcoin is secure, allows for transparent and just transactions, and explains it’s uses and importance in an accessible and personable manner. Vavilov’s post is an....
Updated with comment from BitFury CEO Valery Vavilov. BitFury has raised $20m in additional funding to complete development of its 28nm ASIC chip capable of achieving energy efficiency of 0.2 joules-per-gigahash (J/GH) and first announced in September. The pre-Series B round marks the second time this year BitFury has raised $20m in new funding, following its initial Series A in May. The funding was largely contributed by existing investors including venture capitalist Bill Tai, current BitFury board member and former VeriFone CFO Bob Dykes and the Georgian Co-Investment Fund. Google Maps....