Frederick Munawa

Frederick Munawa was a Technology Reporter for Coindesk. He covered blockchain protocols with a specific focus on bitcoin and bitcoin-adjacent networks.

Prior to his work in the blockchain space, he worked at the Royal Bank of Canada, Fidelity Investments, and several other global financial institutions. He has a background in Finance and Law, with an emphasis on technology, investments, and securities regulation.

Frederick owns units of the CI Bitcoin ETF fund above Coindesk’s $1,000 disclosure threshold.

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Planners of Bitcoin Conference in Atlanta Move to Open Source Their Agenda

The conference has been running since 2018 but topics and speakers for this year's TABConf event will be chosen partly based on proposals from the general public via GitHub.

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Zebedee Debuts Global Payment Service Powered by Bitcoin’s Lightning Network

The service is currently available in the U.S., U.K., EU, Brazil and the Philippines, but Zebedee plans on expanding the service to accommodate “all countries and currencies across the world.”

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Zebedee estrena servicio de pago global impulsado por Lightning Network de Bitcoin

El servicio está actualmente disponible en EE. UU., Reino Unido, la UE, Brasil y Filipinas, pero Zebedee planea expandir el servicio para dar cabida a "todos los países y monedas del mundo".

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Zebedee lancia il servizio di pagamento globale basato sulla rete Lightning di Bitcoin

Il servizio è attualmente disponibile negli Stati Uniti, nel Regno Unito, nell’UE, in Brasile e nelle Filippine, ma Zebedee prevede di espandere il servizio per accogliere “tutti i paesi e le valute del mondo”.

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Zebedee estreia serviço de pagamento global desenvolvido pela Lightning Network do Bitcoin

O serviço está atualmente disponível nos EUA, Reino Unido, UE, Brasil e Filipinas, mas Zebedee planeja expandir o serviço para acomodar “todos os países e moedas do mundo”.

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Newly Formed ZeroSync Association Brings Zero-Knowledge Proofs to Bitcoin

The association has received sponsorship from crypto investment firm Geometry Research and StarkWare Industries, the software company behind layer 2 Ethereum zero-knowledge rollup scaling system StarkNet.

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Privacy-Focused Wasabi Wallet Reinstates ‘Coin Control’ Feature in Latest Software Upgrade

The feature was reinstated after advanced users complained about the constraints of Wasabi’s automated version of coin control, called “privacy control,” introduced in a previous upgrade.

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Bitcoin y las stablecoins lograrán la adopción masiva de cripto en África, según los expertos

El sentimiento desbordó las charlas y conversaciones en la Blockchain Africa Conference en Johannesburgo, Sudáfrica.

Conferencia Blockchain Africa, realizada en Sudáfrica. (Bitcoin Events Pty Ltd)

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Bitcoin and Stablecoins Will Bring Crypto Mass Adoption to Africa, Experts Say

The sentiment permeated talks and fireside chats at the 2023 Blockchain Africa Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Conferencia Blockchain Africa, realizada en Sudáfrica. (Bitcoin Events Pty Ltd)

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Lightning Labs’ Taro Project Faces Halt as Judge Issues Temporary Injunction for Trademark Infringement

The decision in the case brought by fellow blockchain software developer Tari Labs raises questions about trademark enforcement in the open source community.

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