Video: Hashrabbit's Melissa Volkmann on Bitcoin's Design Mistakes
To Ƀ or not to ฿? That is the question posed by designer Melissa Volkmann, who recently penned a blog post calling on bitcoin companies to rethink the industry's creative direction. The self-confessed 'tech nerd', who heads up design at mining software firm Hashrabbit, is on a quest to "refresh public perception" about digital currency and increase its consumer appeal, starting with the businesses currently operating in the space. In this interview, we discuss the industry's biggest creative flaws, bitcoin's lack of designers and Volkmann's earliest experiences with the 'magic internet....
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Crypto continues to wax strong as more investors come into the market. Like with any investing, crypto investing comes with its own unique problems. And investors are wont to make mistakes where there is money involved. A recent survey on CryptoVantage has shown the most common mistakes made by investors in the market. The survey […]
Mistakes: Interview with the Man that sent 800 BTC to Mt.Gox. Quite recently, a man that goes by the Reddit handle of TheDJFC, mistakenly sent 800 BTC to the same address which he sent 300 BTC earlier this year. At current prices, this sums up to around $688,600 for 1100 BTC. The man has evidence to back his story up; transaction can be seen on the blockchain. He reached out to the Bitcoin Community over at Reddit, making a post about it to see if anybody could help him out, seen here.