In the age of grand proclamations such as those made by president Donald Trump, it seems anything goes. Now comes Ripple CTO Stefan Thomas, who along with hundreds of speculators and bankers worldwide must be celebrating the recent and ongoing price rise of Ripple on news of bank partnerships the world over, making a bold, if not grandiose, statement: As we continue these initiatives to further...
Ripple Labs has created a lot of interest in blockchain technology with its Interledger Protocol (ILP), including from Apple and Google, according to the International Business Times. The ILP could be bringing the technology to more widespread use. Ripple serves as co-chair of W3C’s Web Payments Working Group, putting the company in regular contact with technology providers. Stefan Thomas...
OKCoin has passed a Proof of Solvency/Proof of Reserves audit conducted by Stefan Thomas. The audit was announced on Weibo yesterday. Fellow Chinese Bitcoin exchanges, Huobi and BTC China, are also expected to release similar announcements soon. Stefan Thomas previously conducted the same Proof of Solvency/Proof of Reserve audits for Bitfinex and Kraken. Similarly, Bitstamp was able to pass an...
Earlier today, Stefan Thomas took to bitcointalk to announce that Bitfinex had passed their Proof of Solvency audit. The audit was conducted from Thomas's home office in San Francisco and occurred on April 5th and 6th. Bitfinex has hinted that they will be subject themselves to regular audits with different auditors each time in the continuing effort to reassure suspicious customers. In...