After Jerome Powell’s speech, markets are caught in the middle. Participants are hoping for a pivot. Is the bottom in or is more pain on the horizon?...
Bitcoin’s responses to black swans are irrelevant to its continued success as a protocol used around the world.This is an opinion editorial by Bernardo Filipe, a life-long thinker, philosopher and author of "The Straight Science.""Earnings-free assets with no residual value are problematic.The implication is that, owing to the absence of any explicit yield benefitting the...
Despite a recent warning from European politicians on the dangers of bitcoin, the Swiss-based bitcoin app has published record results this month.Relai, a Swiss company that provides a non-custodial bitcoin wallet app, has reported that November 2022 was its best month in terms of volume and revenue. According to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine, the app saw an increase...
Brazil’s Congress just approved a complete regulatory framework for cryptocurrency markets in the country. Here’s everything that’s in it.On Tuesday, Brazil's Chamber of Deputies approved a landmark cryptocurrency legislation that sets the tone for how the country will regulate bitcoin.Key aspects of the bill relate to the way...
Modern day alchemy, unsurprisingly, failed. A deep dive into FTX and the events leading to the collapse of the now notorious crypto exchange....
ECB President Christine Lagarde declared that inflation "came from nowhere,” yet Bitcoiners know this isn’t really the case.This is an opinion editorial by Federico Rivi, an independent journalist and author of the Bitcoin Train newsletter.We are raising interest rates "because we are fighting inflation. Inflation has come out of practically nothing." So said European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, host of...
IntroductionSurprisingly, the first time the term "credit card" was used to describe a card for spending was back in 1887, mentioned several times in the utopian science fiction novel "Looking Backward" by Edward Bellamy. Although, in the beginning, the concept was slightly different from today's and did not include debt in terms of borrowing money from authorities, credit cards have been around...
Powering bitcoin mining operations with landfill waste is the latest trend in sector growth as miners capitalize on wasted and stranded energy resources.Powering bitcoin mining machines with literal garbage is an emerging trend within the mining sector as a crop of new companies focus on harnessing this abundant and otherwise wasted energy resource. Contrary to the prevalent political narrative that bitcoin mining...
The leverage-fueled mania in crypto is over with yield arbitrage opportunities collapsing. How can companies still offer yield products above risk-free rates?...
The first successful discreet log contract has been executed on the Lightning Network by creating a new type of transaction when opening a Lightning channel.The below is a direct excerpt of Marty's Bent Issue #1286: "The first mainnet DLC on Lightning has been executed." Sign up for the...
Like our hunter-gatherer ancestors, Bitcoin’s Lightning Network is maturing toward mass adoption through specialization and sophistication.This is an opinion editorial by Roy Sheinfeld, the cofounder and CEO of Breez, a Lightning Network mobile app. A version of this article was originally published on...
The IMF and World Bank do not seek to fix poverty, but only to enrich creditor nations. Could Bitcoin create a better global economic system for the developing world?This is an opinion editorial by Alex Gladstein, chief strategy officer of the Human Rights Foundation and author of "Check Your Financial Privilege."I. The Shrimp Fields"Everything is gone."...
The Electrum wallet allows Bitcoiners to interact with the protocol in ways that do not limit or sacrifice more detailed features for a friendlier interface.This is an opinion editorial by Arman The Parman, a Bitcoin educator passionate about privacy.Over many years, I have tinkered with various Bitcoin wallets and mentored many people to hold their private keys securely. I settled on...
Brazilian lawmakers have approved a complete regulatory framework for crypto, regulating the use of bitcoin as payment.Brazilian lawmakers have approved a complete regulatory framework for the trading and use of cryptocurrencies in the country.Voted on Tuesday evening in Brasilia, the country's capital, the new rules...
After a week in El Salvador, it’s clear that state-run Bitcoin adoption is a slow but critical foundation for revitalizing the country.This is an opinion editorial by Shinobi, a self-taught educator in the Bitcoin space and tech- oriented Bitcoin podcast host.I recently spent a week in El Salvador to attend Adopting Bitcoin and decided it might be worthwhile to summarize my...
The incentives of the fiat system have broken charitable giving, but Bitcoin offers a chance to make real impact without virtue signaling.This is an opinion editorial by Jimmy Song, a Bitcoin developer, educator and entrepreneur and programmer with over 20 years of experience.Everybody loves charities. They help the poor. They provide for the needy. They reduce suffering. They make society better......
Bitcoin is the best store of value when compared to other asset classes that have historically been used by people wanting to protect their wealth.This is an opinion editorial by Leon Wankum, one of the first financial economics students to write a thesis about Bitcoin in 2015.The following article is the last part of a series of articles in which I...
Bitcoiners stand on the precipice of great change, built upon a distributed code that builds common values.This is an opinion editorial by Phil Snyder, professor, video director and editor.According to Merriam-Webster, a nation- state is: "A form of political organization under which a relatively homogeneous people inhabit a sovereign state."...
Despite academics’ wishes, Bitcoin cannot be reduced down to a mysterious jargon-laden tulip mania.This is an opinion editorial by Maximilian Brichta, a doctoral student at the University of Southern California currently working on his dissertation, "Vernacular Economics: On The Participatory Culture And Politics of Bitcoin"It's hardly a surprise that bitcoin gets maligned as a "bubble," a...
The latest version of Bitcoin’s original software client brings improvements on usability, privacy and security. Here’s all you need to know.A new version of the original Bitcoin software launched by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009 has been released.Bitcoin Core 24.0 was worked on by 112 developers for roughly seven months to bring tangible improvements to Bitcoin...
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