Exodus is a non-custodial self-hosted wallet. This means that you have access to the funds and only you have access. We don't have access nor do we see your activity.
Betteridge's law of headlines applies here... i.e. no, the government is not banning crypto wallets.
I'm biased, but this regulation will be worse for exchanges. Each customer will likely have to take onerous actions to withdrawal their funds. This will further bifurcate centralized custodial exchanges and non-custodial decentralized products like wallets and DeFi.
1) What are some of things you did to validate this idea in accordance with the Lean Startup Methodology?
2) Do you think any approval of this by the regulators was an attempt to stay competitive to the rise of crypto crowdfunding / instant liquidity via crypto markets (ICOs, STOs, IEOs, etc)?
The problem is that "best" is subjective. I think one could more accurately say that they're trying to develop an editor that is easily extensible with technologies familiar to many developers.
i.e. your perception of what they want Atom to be and the reality of what they want Atom to be are probably not the same.
My take? Revisit this in five years. I bet it'll be one of the richest ecosystems in software development. As one who has written Atom plugins (live unit testing w/ real-time feedback), I've never encountered such a developer experience until Atom.
Your statement reads as if you're bothered by the lack of usage / credit towards `bthread`? (Sincere question...)
You write excellent code, most notably `elliptic`; your work on Node.js/io.js is much appreciated! I think the problem is that you don't prioritize documentation. The reality is that consumers of libraries need to know two things: 1) how said library can help save time / be a hero, etc 2) how to use said library.
Keep writing the awesome code that you do. Next time, maybe spend bit more time on documentation, and I think you'll see more traction :)
What do you mean? In this context, Scrypt is only relevant to the mining algorithm. As far as writing code for other coins, usually it's just a simple as changing a constant for the version number.
It's an exciting time to be a JavaScript developer for Bitcoin. There are a number of JavaScript libraries for Bitcoin. Here is a comprehensive list of alternatives to Bitcore:
Have any of you read the book: Trust Me I'm Lying (http://www.amazon.com/Trust-Me-Lying-Confessions-Manipulator...)? I have not, but have had many discussions with friends who have read it. It's my understanding that the premise of the book is that mainstream media isn't as relevant as they use to be due to the rise of blogs; mainstream media picks up stories from a lot of blogs. Many of these stories are planted there by media manipulators to drum up controversy and thus increase sales.
Admittedly, I don't have evidence to suggest this, but I wouldn't be surprised if this was just a publicity stunt.
Edit: I'm not claiming the hack was a publicity stunt, I'm claiming that I wouldn't be surprised if the cancelation of the movie was a publicity stunt.
I agree with this. My strategy as of lately has been to just write "Libertarian" in the write-in box. I realize that it will have little impact as of now. But if enough people do it, news media will start reporting this. Potential liberty minded candidates may then see an opportunity.
The liberty movement is growing as demonstrated by the success of Ron Paul's campaign in 2008 vs 2012. It just takes time.
I'm not sure. Doctors didn't comment much on it, so unfortunately, I don't have a conclusive answer. But it does seem plausible that my body decided to override my willpower and decided to "shutdown".
Definitely plan on doing this. I think it's incredibly important for people to realize that you can't make health your last priority - not if you want to build a sustainable business. I had warning signs leading up until that moment that I foolishly ignored. I can't be the only one that has experienced this and if a blog post can make at least one person reconsider their behavior and save them or their family from trauma, it would be worth it.