Private vs. Public Blockchain: A Conversation with Jon Matonis
By Stacey Mankoff for NewsBTC. Recently we sat down with Jon Matonis, Founding Board Director of the Bitcoin Foundation and an e-Money researcher and economist focused on expanding the circulation of nonpolitical digital currencies. Jon currently advises startups in Bitcoin, iGaming, mobile and prepaid and with all this experience and knowledge, we had some questions to ask him: NewsBTC: What is it about blockchain that has drawn such strong interest? JM: From my perspective, it's definitely coming on the heels of bitcoin from 2009, 2010. We're now 6.5 years in bitcoin and the banks are....
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Jon Matonis is the Executive Director of the Bitcoin Foundation, a prominent cryptocurrency researcher and advocate, and columnist for Forbes and CoinDesk. We reached out to Matonis recently to get his thoughts on the foundation, BitLicenses and news about big companies such as Dell accepting Bitcoin payments. CoinTelegraph: The Bitcoin Foundation has been criticized recently for being insufficiently transparent. What do you say to that criticism? Jon Matonis: [Editor’s note: The foundation’s head of marketing and communications first replied that Matonis and Gavin Andresen had both....
Recently noted Bitcoin developer and commentator, Peter Todd, interviewed Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of ethereum. Their conversation ran the gamut, but some of the most interesting ground they covered were the public and private applications of blockchain tech. As Todd put it, 2016 is shaping up to be the “year of enterprise” for blockchain technology. Large raises for companies that have both the motivation and connectivity to actual make it happen. Massive consultancies, banks, and houses of finance are asking more questions and starting trial runs. While much has been discussed....
Well, it’s never a dull day in Bitcoin-land, to say the least. Hours ago John Matonis tweeted to the public and revealed a blog called drcraigwright.net revealing a PGP signature from Dr. Craig Wright claiming to be the real Satoshi Nakamoto. Mainstream media publications such as BBC and GQ also pushed out stories assessing that Wright was most likely....
The Australian computer scientist Craig Steven Wright is sending shock waves throughout the Bitcoin world, as he once again claims to be the man who invented Bitcoin. At the heart of the story, Wright himself published a blog post suggesting he signed a message with one of Satoshi Nakamoto's private keys. And importantly, Wright's claim was backed by Bitcoin-prominents including former lead developer Gavin Andresen and former Bitcoin Foundation director Jon Matonis; both believe to have witnessed Wright sign a message with Satoshi Nakamoto's private key. Yet, the Bitcoin community remains....
Jon Matonis has announced he will resign from his position as executive director of the Bitcoin Foundation, and that he intends to step down from the group's board of directors at the end of his term on 31st December. Bitcoin Foundation general counsel Patrick Murck will take over immediately as its newly appointed executive director, while Matonis' board seat will be filled in a January 2015 election that will also appoint new members to positions vacated by Peter Vessenes and Gavin Andresen. Matonis has served as the head of the bitcoin industry's oldest trade organisation since July....