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Despite Strong On-Chain Metrics, Macro Headwinds Remain

Bitcoin has seen major capitulation from all-time highs and on-chain indicators suggest the worst may be behind us, but significant macro challenges remain. The below is an excerpt from a recent edition of Bitcoin Magazine Pro, Bitcoin…

Adopting Bitcoin: El Salvador Has Work To Do, But The Experiment Is Worth Celebrating

Visiting El Salvador for the Adopting Bitcoin conference showed that the country’s experiment needs more time, but is worth celebrating.This is an opinion editorial by Rikki, author and co-host of the “Bitcoin Italia,” and…

Bitcoin App Strike Launches Instant, Cheap Remittances To Africa

People in Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana can now receive instant, low-cost remittance payments in local currency through Bitcoin’s Lightning Network.Bitcoin payments app Strike said in a statement Tuesday that it had launched Send Globally, a new feature…

Deglobalization And The End Of Trust-Based Money Set The Stage For National Bitcoin Adoption

Breakdowns in global trade and credit call for money that doesn’t depend on trust. Bitcoin is the modern answer for international economics.This is an opinion editorial by Ansel Lindner, a bitcoin and financial markets researcher and the host of…

African Bitcoin Mining Firm Gridless Raises $2 Million In Funding Round Led By Stillmark, Block Inc.

The mining company focuses on rural communities in East Africa and intends on increasing electricity and energy access for the region.Gridless, a bitcoin mining company that is focused on rural communities in East Africa, has raised $2 million in a…

The FTX Ponzi: Uncovering The Largest Fraud In Crypto History

Modern day alchemy, unsurprisingly, failed. A deep dive into FTX and the events leading to the collapse of the now notorious crypto exchange. The below is an excerpt from the Bitcoin Magazine Pro report on the rise and fall of FTX. To read and…

No, Christine Lagarde, Inflation Did Not “Come From Nowhere”

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…

Turning Garbage Into Digital Gold: The Rise Of Landfill Bitcoin Mining

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…

Structural Adjustment: How The IMF And World Bank Repress Poor Countries And Funnel Their Resources To Rich Ones

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…

Visiting El Salvador, It’s Clear That Bukele’s Bitcoin Country Is Neither Utopian, Nor Totalitarian

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…