Taming the Beast: Breaking the Addiction to Technology and Twitter
• Mark Maraia is a Bitcoin researcher who has been studying Bitcoin since 2020. He notices that there is a strong, vibrant community on Twitter and calls it “Bitcoin Twitter”.…
El Salvador Passes Bill Allowing Issuance of $1B Bitcoin Bonds
• El Salvador has voted to pass a bill which paves the way for President Nayib Bukele’s bitcoin bonds. • The goal of the bond issuance would be to invest…
Julia: A German Homesteader Showing Us How to Build a Better Future
• Julia is originally from Germany and moved to Portugal when she was 19. • She has built a homestead in her local community, growing her own food and maintaining…
Bitcoin Gains Regulatory Approval Despite Negative Attention
• Bitcoin is increasingly seen as a “dirty currency” due to its high power consumption and the associated carbon footprint. • Politicians and other influential figures, such as Elon Musk,…
Bitcoin: A Trustless, Secure & Global Medium of Exchange
• Bitcoin reduces administrative bloat by making the ledger public. • It can cheaply transfer large sums of wealth across the globe, and potentially function like a treasury bond with…
Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act Of 2022: A Threat To Consumer Privacy & Innovation
• The Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act Of 2022 proposed by Senator Elizabeth Warren, would classify custodial wallets and unhosted wallet providers as money service businesses. • The bill would…
Core Scientific Secures $72 Million Loan, Avoiding Bankruptcy – B Riley Believes
• Core Scientific, a publicly traded miner, has secured $72 million in loan financing from B Riley. • The loan is intended to provide two years of runway before the…
Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act: Direct Attack on Crypto User Privacy
• Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan) have proposed the “Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act Of 2022,” a bill that would require custodial and self-custodial wallet providers and…
Run a Bitcoin Node in Nigeria: Strategies to Reduce Costs
• A Bitcoin node is software that connects to the Bitcoin peer-peer network and is used to receive, validate and broadcast transactions/blocks to other nodes on the network. • The…
Bitcoin vs. Other Cryptocurrencies: Distinct Technologies, Different Outcomes
• The article argues that Bitcoin should not be conflated with other cryptocurrencies, as the underlying open-source software of each asset has distinct characteristics. • The article points out that…