A landscape that gives more power to retail investors and the influence of celebrity endorsement have driven bitcoin’s recent rise.Adoption of bitcoin is accelerating at an unprecedented rate. Bitcoin is the world’s first investment megatrend in which retail investors have led institutional allocators. And, until the advent of the Great Corona Recession, that dynamic was not given much consideration by the...
Throughout recorded history, religion and power have been inexorably linked. But Bitcoin now offers a beacon of hope.The separation of money and state is the most important change to society ever. Why? Let’s rewind the clock and find out.Church And StateThroughout recorded history, religion and power have been inexorably linked. The collective belief in one or more divine entities is...
Bitcoiners organize themselves to their most organic state with a level of freedom that could only have been dreamt of until now."How do you think the Romans kicked everyone's ass, for nearly a thousand years?" -Michael Saylor, “The Saylor Series” Episode FiveBitcoin shall experience an organizational renaissance...
This week for the "Bitcoin Magazine Podcast," host Christian Keroles sat down with Nozomi Hayase for a wide-ranging and cosmic conversation.Listen To This Episode:...
Philosopher Michel Foucault’s antiauthoritarian thinking offers a provocative lens through which to view the revolution of Bitcoin.Bitcoin recently surpassed the $50,000 mark. The moment was both historic and telling. It was also incredibly sweet. Bitcoin has not only proved doubters like Paul Krugman wrong, it continues to grow in...
With its “LaArenera” program, Colombia is embracing the integration of bitcoin with its regulated financial institutions.Colombia has authorized eight bitcoin exchanges for regulatory sandbox testing to start this month. The Financial Superintendency of Colombia (FSC) recently authorized nine alliances between local, regulated banks and cryptocurrency exchanges. The initial partnerships...
In a bid to support the second-layer network’s security, OKCoin has granted an undisclosed sum to Lightning Network developer Antoine Riard.Today, cryptocurrency exchange OKCoin has announced that it has granted an undisclosed sum to Lightning Network developer Antoine Riard. Riard worked at Bitcoin research and development firm Chaincode Labs in 2019 and 2020 and now focuses on building...
Bitcoin has offered many Nigerians a solution to fundamental economic challenges. The ban from the country’s central bank won’t change that.Back in 2017, the idea of Bitcoin in Nigeria was an interesting one that generally got the attention of two main categories of people: the early adopters with an interest in emerging technologies and the “hustlers” that are always on the lookout...
This week’s newsletter covers the BIP70 payment protocol, proposals for a standardized way to exchange fraud proofs for Discreet Log Contracts (DLCs) and more.The Bitcoin Optech newsletter provides readers with a top-level summary of the most important technical news happening in Bitcoin, along with resources that help them learn more. To help our readers stay...
With multiple regulatory filings for approval of a U.S. bitcoin ETF in place, it appears that such a product is imminent.Following multiple regulatory filings, we will likely see the first bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) come to market in the United States soon. In late January, Valkyrie Digital Assets...
For this episode of Bitcoin Magazine’s “Meet The Taco Plebs,” BTC Bap discussed Bitcoin as the ticking clock of certainty in a time of chaos.Listen To This Episode:...
Kentucky legislators have approved a bill that would offer tax incentives to bitcoin miners that set up shop in the state.An overwhelming majority of lawmakers in Kentucky has just approved a bill that seeks to make the state a very attractive option for bitcoin mining operations. The primary bill to receive approval,...
Bitcoin infrastructure hosting provider Voltage has announced integration of BTC payment processor BTCPay Server to its platform.Today, Bitcoin and Lightning Network infrastructure hosting provider Voltage announced integration with bitcoin payment processor BTCPay Server on its Lightning node platform. This integration brings an industry...
How will a Democratic administration in the U.S impact bitcoin regulation and the BTC price over the next four years?Joe Biden is officially the 46th president of the United States and the Democratic Party is back in power. We are all already aware of how this has affected the price of bitcoin — coincidence or not, the BTC price has more than...
Parker Lewis of Unchained Capital joined the "Bitcoin Magazine Podcast" to discuss education, storage and more.Listen To This Episode:...
Bitcoin-focused businesses Bull Bitcoin and zkSNACKs have granted 0.86 BTC toward development of open-source Bitcoin client Bitcoin Knots.Earlier this week, Wasabi Wallet creator zkSNACKs and Canadian bitcoin exchange Bull Bitcoin announced they would be donating a no-strings-attached...
The Human Rights Foundation is donating to Jesse Posner, Munn Wallet, Janine Roem and Blockchain Commons.Today, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has announced four new grants as part of its Bitcoin Development Fund, a program launched last year to financially support...
Unchained Capital closed a $5.5 million equity seed round led by NYDIG, and the groups now seek to build out bitcoin-native infrastructure.Today, Unchained Capital announced that it has closed a $5.5 million equity seed round led by New York Digital Investments Group (NYDIG).Also participating in the equity round were existing investors Ecliptic Capital, Starting Line, Platform Ventures, Stronghold Resource...
Today, Unchained Capital announced that it has closed a $5.5 million equity seed round led by New York Digital Investments Group (NYDIG). Also participating in the equity round were existing investors Ecliptic Capital, Starting Line, Platform Ventures, Stronghold Resource Partners, Trammell Venture Partners’ Bitcoin Venture Fund and Capital Factory. NYDIG is a leading institutional bitcoin technology and financial services firm that...
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