Raising 15 BTC to help SyncCoin’s lead developer exit Gaza
SyncCoin has definitely become an altcoin to watch in the past months due to the many things being done to bring real world use to the coin. Now, a problem has risen towards the lead developer of sync. Most people should be aware of the conflict in Gaza, and unfortunately, the lead developer, Iyad Elkfarna happens to be living there. Iyad has worked in other coin project, but as of right now, he is the lead developer for Sync. Not to mention, he is highly regarded in freelancer through which his identity is verified. It should also be mentioned that other websites have verified the....
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This article has been updated with comment from Sync lead developer Iyad Elkfarna, who also provided a birth certificate confirming residency in Gaza. A grassroots charity drive is seeking bitcoin donations to help a freelance software developer and cryptocurrency community member escape the war-torn Gaza Strip region. Iyad Elkfarna has been involved in the development of numerous coin projects and currently serves as lead developer for the alternative digital currency project Sync. His most recent work for that project was the last edition of their wallet client. Elkfarna is also an....
Italian technology entrepreneur Davide Luigi (Billy) Berlusconi has launched a new cryptocoin to help the children of Gaza. The name: X-Children, a "Proof of Heart" coin. More than 500 children from Gaza can no longer play, laugh, or have the innocent life of a child because they have been unwillingly victimized by a war they are not responsible for. X-Children is a (Proof Of Heart) coin with the sole purpose of helping children like this be able to smile again. Together we can fight the cruelty of mankind with love and eradicate suffering with compassion. Billy Berlusconi is also the....
The Inside Bitcoins conference in Tel Aviv has been postponed due to logistical problems resulting from the ongoing military action in the Gaza Strip between the Israeli military and Hamas. The postponement stems from the cancelation of international flights to Israel in response to rocket attacks launched against Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv. Due to the international profile of many of the conference's speakers and attendees, the conference is being moved forward to an as-yet-undisclosed date. CoinDesk spoke with Alan Meckler, chairman and CEO of Mediabistro Inc, which....
Former Monero lead maintainer, Riccardo Spagni, faces over 370 counts of fraud, forgery, and uttering. The charges against the developer stem from fraudulent activities he allegedly committed when he was still employed by Cape Cookies.
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The so-called crypto mogul and former Monero lead developer, Riccardo Spagni, has been charged with 378 counts of fraud by the South African government, a report has said. The charges follow allegations that Spagni defrauded his former employer of more than $93,500 (R1,453,561). The crimes are alleged to have taken....
Bitcoin's new lead developer Wladimir van der Laan tells CoinDesk via email he was "surprised" to be offered the role and hadn't expected Gavin Andresen to step down: "I had noticed that Gavin had been much less active in the Github project lately, but I did not expect him to step down as lead developer. But it makes sense, there is a lot more theoretical work with regard to Bitcoin and cryptocurrency in general making it a full-time job just to keep up with that (and giving talks, travelling, and such). On the other hand, I have been effectively the maintainer of the code for quite a....