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  • Power Play: How Bitcoin’s Institutionalization is Reshaping Its Future

    This electoral session witnessed a sharp increase in political spending from cryptocurrencies, as the industry was put to influence American policy. Indeed, many countries have begun to explore the creation of Bitcoin strategic reserves. When Bitcoin becomes the most institution, it is seen by the state’s treasury bonds as a…

  • Thank You Donald Trump for Bitcoin’s All-Time High

    Follow Nicholas on X here As I called it a few weeks ago, the election was too big to be manipulated. I said that the outcome of the election will determine when we see a new all-time high for Bitcoin. My argument was that if Trump had won, we would…

  • Thank You Donald Trump for Bitcoin’s All-Time High

    Follow Nicholas on X here As I called it a few weeks ago, the election was too big to be manipulated. I said that the outcome of the election will determine when we see a new all-time high for Bitcoin. My argument was that if Trump had won, we would…

  • Thank You Donald Trump for Bitcoin’s All-Time High

    Follow Nicholas on X here As I called it a few weeks ago, the election was too big to be manipulated. I said that the outcome of the election will determine when we see a new all-time high for Bitcoin. My argument was that if Trump had won, we would…

  • Trump Is Not Bitcoin’s Savior

    The election is over, and Trump will now be president again. He achieved something that had not been done since Grover Cleveland in the 19th century: successfully re-elected after losing after his first term. People all over this space are celebrating this as some kind of victory for Bitcoin, but…

  • Bitcoin’s Price Does Matter — A Lot

    Follow Frank on X. Some in the Bitcoin space claim that they are only in it for the technology, while emphasizing that the price of Bitcoin does not matter much to them. Whether they are just posturing or whether they really mean it, they are ignoring a key factor that…

  • Bitcoin’s Price Does Matter — A Lot

    Follow Frank on X. Some in the Bitcoin space claim that they are only in it for the technology, while emphasizing that the price of Bitcoin does not matter much to them. Whether they are just posturing or whether they really mean it, they are ignoring a key factor that…

  • Bitcoin’s Potential Rally Amid U.S. Dollar Weakness

    Bitcoin and the US dollar have long had an inverse relationship, especially when watching the Dollar Strength Index (DXY). When the dollar weakens, Bitcoin often gains strength, and this dynamic could now be setting the stage for a reboot of the Bitcoin bull cycle. Dixie the Dollar Strength Index (DXY)…

  • Jack Dorsey-Backed Nostr Emerges as Bitcoin’s Social Layer at Riga Conference

    The third edition of the NostrWorld seminar series took place last week in the picturesque city of Riga, Latvia, bringing together advocates and developers of the Nostr Protocol. Led by Block CEO and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, the free NostrWorld meetups are a platform for open source enthusiasts to exchange…

  • The Other Satoshis: Bitcoin’s Most Important Early Contributors

    This article was published in Bitcoin Magazine. “The Half Problem”. Click here here To get your copy. If the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto remains a mystery in 2021, the same is true for the period from 2008 to 2010 when the Bitcoin creator served as the project’s lead developer and…

  • Settled, But Not Really: The Privacy Gap in Bitcoin’s ‘Final’ Transactions

    Bitcoin technology is impressive because of the number of fundamental problems it solves with money. Among the touted advantages of Bitcoin is that it provides Final settlement From transactions. Finality means that once a transaction has been mined and enough subsequent transactions have been mined as well, it would take…

  • Settled, But Not Really: The Privacy Gap in Bitcoin’s ‘Final’ Transactions

    Bitcoin technology is impressive because of the number of fundamental problems it solves with money. Among the touted advantages of Bitcoin is that it provides Final settlement From transactions. Finality means that once a transaction has been mined and enough subsequent transactions have been mined as well, it would take…

  • 94% of Bitcoin’s Supply Has Now Been Issued

    An important milestone has been reached in the Bitcoin supply schedule – 94% of the total supply of Bitcoin It is now issued through mining. Of the total 21 million BTC, more than 19.74 million have been mined so far. The supply of Bitcoin is generated through mining, where computers…

  • Stablecoins Are Coming To Bitcoin’s Lightning Network

    The world of financial assets and altcoins has officially arrived in Bitcoin. And if it wasn’t already clear after the new series of protocols spawned by the Ordinals movement, launch Lightning Labs’ native Taproot Assets protocol feels like a dedication to this phenomenon. More than two years after the protocol…

  • Bitcoin’s Trump Card: Dividing Is The Wrong Move

    Courtesy of Bitcoin Magazine, Trump (left) with Bitcoin Magazine CEO David Bailey (right) Since Donald Trump has become more vocal To support Bitcoin As this year’s presidential campaign approaches, I’m sitting with a wide range of emotions and concerns. Outside of Bitcoin, as a left-wing voter and outspoken critic of…

  • Bitcoin’s Trump Card: Dividing Is The Wrong Move

    Courtesy of Bitcoin Magazine, Trump (left) with Bitcoin Magazine CEO David Bailey (right) Since Donald Trump has become more vocal To support Bitcoin As this year’s presidential campaign approaches, I’m sitting with a wide range of emotions and concerns. Outside of Bitcoin, as a left-wing voter and outspoken critic of…

  • Bitcoin’s Role In Defending Democracy In Nicaragua With Félix Maradiaga

    In 2024 Bitcoin Policy SummitNicaraguan pro-democracy activist Felix Maradiaga shared his insights on the severe challenges facing his country, which is under the authoritarian rule of Daniel Ortega. According to Maradiaga, the people of Nicaragua are losing their freedoms at an alarming rate. “According to the Freedom in the World…

  • Bitcoin’s Role In Defending Democracy In Nicaragua With Félix Maradiaga

    In 2024 Bitcoin Policy SummitNicaraguan pro-democracy activist Felix Maradiaga shared his insights on the severe challenges facing his country, which is under the authoritarian rule of Daniel Ortega. According to Maradiaga, the people of Nicaragua are losing their freedoms at an alarming rate. “According to the Freedom in the World…

  • Bitcoin’s First ZK Rollup Is Gearing Up For Launch

    Bitcoin & Beyond is an educational series by the team at Cumulative Focus on a new and emerging class of builders in the Bitcoin ecosystem. Through interactive spaces, panels and presentations, the goal is to provide deep technical insights for innovative expansion projects. In this episode, the crew discusses creating…

  • Bitcoin’s 5th Epoch: Prophecies Of What To Come

    Death, taxes and 21 million bitcoins. This we know for sure. The rest is guesswork. Today I wanted to share with you my big bets on the next halving. I’m sure in 4 years I will be complaining about some of these “prophecies” but some of them will come true.…