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“Bitcoin Is the Perfect Way to Transfer Money Globally”

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Interview with Alan Safahi, founder and CEO of ZipZap

Last July, at the Inside Bitcoins conference in New York City, one speaker in particular made a comment that caused the loudest round of applause in the entire conference when he said: “This country was founded on a separation of church and state.  I think we should also add separation of bank and state.”  It was Alan Safahi, founder and CEO of ZipZap, Inc., a San Francisco-based start-up that aims to revolutionize international money transfers around the world.

Alan has graciously accepted to talk about his company, his vision and the future of digital currencies.

Juan: Please tell us about your background and how you got involved with Bitcoin.

Alan: I am a serial entrepreneur with 28+ years of experience with several start-ups under my belt in technology, telecommunications and financial services.  I was an early adopter in the evolution of prepaid cards in the 1990s, so I have been part of the problem for the longest time!  I got involved with Bitcoin in 2010 and have since been a vocal supporter and activist of digital currencies. I currency sit on the Advisory Board Continue reading →

2013-12-01 Crypto-Timeline

Here is a log with relevant legal, regulatory, law enforcement and business risk milestones in the crypto-currency race to maturity with links to trusted sources.

The  Key November 2013 Crypto-Events were:

• 11/1/2013 – Founder of Lliberty Reserve admits guilt and faces 75 years in prison
• 11/5/2013 – Bitcoin at risk of network attack, say Cornell researchers
• 11/5/2013 – Problem for Bitcoin in China as Hong Kong trade shuts down
• 11/6/2013 – Bitcoin is not broken (BF’s Andresen responds to selfish-attack researchers)
• 11/6/2013 – US Senate committees to hold hearings about virtual currency
• 11/6/2013 – Homeland Security Committee chairman responds to “Silk Road 2.0”
• 11/7/2013 – Hackers steal $1.2m of bitcoins from a supposedly secure wallet service
• 11/7/2013 – Bitcoin boom: virtual currency hits all-time high (1 BTC=$309)
• 11/7/2013 – Federal Reserve economist on Bitcoin: ‘Small phenomenon but growing’
• 11/8/2013 – Man arrested for selling guns on Black Market Reloaded, where only bitcoins are Continue reading →