Will Lewis

Journalist/ activist covering cryptocurrency, blockchain technology and digital rights.

[Will Lewis @Will_Journalism]

Wrote this piece in Feb: Japanese Cryptocurrency Exchange Coincheck Faces Lawsuit over Withdrawals
https://t.co/6xaQCd2BcM

[The Intercept @theintercept]

“Governments selling arms to Saudi Arabia should recognize that the coalition’s sham investigations do not protect them from being complicit in serious violations in Yemen,” said @sarahleah1 of @hrw. https://t.co/ojHnyAC1ly

[Apollo Sande @apollosande]

Easy to see why blockchain integration could be near future of cooperative societies and the performance improvement this could bring. @UN4Coops @UNDP @licuende @AragonProject

[Boxmining @boxmining]

People buy XRP because they know the general public will fall for it. "Big banks and partnerships" pop up during a bull market. In reality, banks use the protocol and not XRP. Hence promoting XRP and trying to convince people that big banks will actually hold XRP is unethical

[The Intercept @theintercept]

Google struggles to contain employee uproar over China censorship plans https://t.co/x9bj7eRbuU by @rj_gallagher

[Will Lewis @Will_Journalism]

CZ, Binance's Billionaire CEO Outlines Blockchain's Future

https://t.co/gdlClAE3hH

[Will Lewis @Will_Journalism]

Nobel prize winning economist @paulkrugman is a cryptocurrency skeptic, here's my response to his flawed argument:

https://t.co/HarVoAafDF

[DuckDuckGo @DuckDuckGo]

This timeless Ted Talk by @ggreenwald explains why "I have nothing to hide" is a flawed response to online privacy concerns. https://t.co/irCzlpbPsl

We gave three reasons we think it is flawed here: https://t.co/7cIByEoTeL

[Miguel Vidal @mvidallopez]

This is a example of relative scarcity: the limit on the quantity we can produce of any good is never its prevalence in the planet, but the effort and time dedicated to producing it https://t.co/hWyxiNJntg On the contrary Bitcoin is the 1st example of absolute scarcity @saifedean

[Firefox 🔥 @firefox]

To be clear though, privacy isn't about having something to hide!

People's security & privacy on the internet are fundamental and definitely shouldn't be seen as optional.

[Will Lewis @Will_Journalism]

0X Launch New Portal to Boost Decentralized Exchange Adoption:

https://t.co/sye61onLVm

[Binance @binance]

#Binance   - West #Japan Donation: Round One
https://t.co/5TFWXKgtHm

[Will Lewis @Will_Journalism]

Coinbase Given Go-Ahead to List Securities:

https://t.co/Hc1pmO73AB

[Will Lewis @Will_Journalism]

G20's Advisory Board Publishes Report: Cryptocurrencies Still Not a Threat:
https://t.co/Z5IxR1ZB4P

[Will Lewis @Will_Journalism]

India likely to reverse cryptocurrency ban, government official says: https://t.co/qsjCqEC2c9

[Will Lewis @Will_Journalism]

Reddit user slams FCOIN exchange for alleged market manipulation:

https://t.co/YsxrTjTbWv

[Will Lewis @Will_Journalism]

Iota to be part of EU's €20m smart city project, Horizon 2020:

https://t.co/zjy18zROIf

[Will Lewis @Will_Journalism]

On Binance's recent security incident and the perils of centralized exchanges:
https://t.co/mcfVJYNokz
#cryptocurrency

[DuckDuckGo @DuckDuckGo]

4 out of 10 people have deleted a social media profile recently amid decreasing trust in platforms due to Cambridge Analytica, fake news & general privacy concern. From an @EdelmanPR survey: "They are outraged about the violation of their privacy."

https://t.co/pftjIVgBvR

[Will Lewis @Will_Journalism]

@LucasNuzzi But do two wrongs make a right? Surely we should acknowledge the envirnmental costs and push to move away from costly proof of work systems as soon as possible.