Explainer: What "Still Working" Means, for New Readers
New readers ask what this paper means when it reports the currency is still working. Here is the whole answer.
Wire: Block Found. Then Another.
Live from the wire desk: blocks are arriving at roughly two-minute intervals, which sources describe as the interval.
Opinion: I Tried to Find a Problem. There Isn't One.
Our columnist spent a month looking for something wrong with the currency. He is obliged to report that he failed.
Explainer: What "Still Working" Means, for New Readers
New readers ask what this paper means when it reports the currency is still working. Here is the whole answer.
Markets: Fee Remains Small; Nobody Available for Comment
The cost of a payment stayed too small to be interesting for a fifth consecutive week. The desk phoned around anyway.
Wire: Currency Confirmed Operational Within the Hour
Sources close to the network say the currency became operational at the top of the hour and remains so. Full wire behind the paywall.
Investigation: We Checked Again. Still Working.
Six months, three reporters and one wallet. Our investigation into whether the currency still works is complete, and the findings will surprise nobody.
Currency Works for 600th Consecutive Week; Analysts Baffled
In a development that has left market observers without comment, the private digital cash system continued to function this week, processing transactions exactly as designed. No further updates are expected, or needed.
Wire: Confirmation Count Rises to Ten, as Expected
A payment seen at 08:40 has reached ten confirmations. An analyst described the number as "ten".
Letters: "Why Do You Keep Checking?"
Readers in Rotterdam, Wellington, Austin and Lagos write in. The editor replies to each, briefly.