Bitcoin: A New Era for Responsible Investment?
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/will-martindale/bitcoin-a-new-era-for-res_b_10045884.html
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On 2nd May 2016, the founder of Bitcoin was revealed as Craig Wright.
On his blog, and subsequently explained in interviews with The Economist, BBC and GQ, the Australian entrepreneur, signed a message with the private key for the address of the miner of "block 9". Bitcoin earned with Block 9 was the first recorded transaction between Satoshi - the pseudonym used to launch Bitcoin - and Hal Finney, a cryptographer and early Bitcoin subscriber.
Since its launch on 3rd January 2009, the founder of Bitcoin had remained a secret. For many in the cryptocurrency community, this is the evidence they were looking for.
In many ways, the relevance of Bitcoin to responsible investment depends on how you define responsible investment. If responsible investment is limited to the process of integrating ESG in investment decision-making then it's probably not relevant. If responsible investment is also about the integrity and stability of the financial system then it probably is.
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On his blog, and subsequently explained in interviews with The Economist, BBC and GQ, the Australian entrepreneur, signed a message with the private key for the address of the miner of "block 9". Bitcoin earned with Block 9 was the first recorded transaction between Satoshi - the pseudonym used to launch Bitcoin - and Hal Finney, a cryptographer and early Bitcoin subscriber.
Since its launch on 3rd January 2009, the founder of Bitcoin had remained a secret. For many in the cryptocurrency community, this is the evidence they were looking for.
In many ways, the relevance of Bitcoin to responsible investment depends on how you define responsible investment. If responsible investment is limited to the process of integrating ESG in investment decision-making then it's probably not relevant. If responsible investment is also about the integrity and stability of the financial system then it probably is.
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