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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Tech

Disappearance of $900K Puts Focus on Vintage Bitcoin Project Libbitcoin

The issue, dubbed “Milk Sad,” was discovered in late July by information security firm Distrust.

Screenshot of code from Milk Sad vulnerability (milksad.info)

Tech

CEO of World's Largest Bitcoin ATM Operator Sees Industry Ripe for Consolidation

Brandon Mintz, CEO and founder of Bitcoin Depot, the world’s largest bitcoin ATM company, says his company, which currently has about 20% market share, is in a position to gobble up competitors.

Bitcoin Depot CEO Brandon Mintz (Bitcoin Depot)

Tech

It's ChatGPT, but for Bitcoin: New AI Tool Avoids 'Hallucinations'

An experimental version of the Bitcoin-focused AI chatbot was released on Thursday by Chaincode Labs, which says its new "ChatBTC" is less likely to give incorrect answers about the original blockchain, or to “hallucinate” like the more popular (and generalist) ChatGPT.

ChatBTC "Holocat" (Chaincode Labs)

Tech

Why You Should Care About Litecoin: It's the Backbone of Dogecoin

Litecoin, a blockchain cloned from Bitcoin in 2011 that underwent a key milestone on Wednesday known as a “halving,” provides network security to Dogecoin via a process called “merged mining.” Dogecoin is a frequent social-media topic for Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

(Minh Pham/Unsplash)

Tech

Litecoin Undergoes Third 'Halving,' in Milestone for 12-Year-Old Blockchain

The blockchain's "halving," where the pace of new issuance of cryptocurrency gets cut in half every four years, took place Wednesday, when it reached transaction block 2,520,000.

Litecoin halving (photo by davisuko on Unsplash)

Tech

Litecoin ‘Halving,’ Set for Wednesday, Should Harden Supply of ‘Digital Silver’

The quadrennial "halving" on the Litecoin blockchain, set for Wednesday, means that the pace of new issuance of units of the LTC cryptocurrency will be cut in half. The dynamic is similar to the "hard money" mechanics that crypto analysts say helps to boost bitcoin's price.

With blockchain halvings, sometimes less is more. (Unsplash)

Tech

As Litecoin Halving Approaches, Founder Touts Silver Collector Cards Loaded With 'Digital Silver'

Litecoin’s third “halving event” – a programmed 50% reduction in the pace of new issuance of the cryptocurrency – is expected on Wednesday.

Bobby Lee (L) and Charlie Lee (R) on a Litecoin livestream (Ballet Crypto)

Policy

RFK Jr: Bitcoin ‘Currency of Freedom’; Canadian Government Morphed Into ‘Monster’ During Trucker Protests

The Democratic presidential candidate made the comments during a Twitter Spaces conversation with prominent bitcoiners on Wednesday.

Robert F. Kennedy Junior (Screenshot from 2024 campaign website)

Tech

Mutiny’s New Browser-Based Bitcoin Wallet on Lightning Avoids App Store Restrictions

The company says it’s the “first self-custodial lightning wallet that runs on the web.”

Mutiny wallet team. (Twitter user @SpecificMills)

Tech

Apple May Not Like It, but ‘Zapple Pay’ Finds Workaround for Bitcoin Tipping on Damus

The new third-party payment service claims to be independent of the Damus iPhone app that Apple has tried to restrict, and lets users tip one another on any app that runs on the Nostr protocol.

Screenshot of Jack Dorsey’s Zapple Pay comment on Damus. (Frederick Munawa)