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If We’re Not Careful, The AI Revolution Could Become The ‘Great Homogenization’

[Jun 9, 2023 7:58 AM] This is an opinion editorial by Aleksandar Svetski, founder of The Bitcoin Times and The Amber App and author of “The UnCommunist Manifesto,” “Authentic Intelligence” and the upcoming “Bushido Of Bitcoin.” The world is changing before our very

Apple and Goldman Sachs Don’t Trust Their New Banking Customers

[Jun 2, 2023 10:40 AM] “Security Reviews” are locking up Apple Savings accounts for weeks on end, as a blunt-force anti-money laundering system turns customers into suspects.

Midjourney AI users find workaround amid ban on Chinese President’s images

[Apr 4, 2023 6:30 AM] Midjourney AI bans the creation of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s images, but users find ways to create deepfakes.

What Hindenburg Research’s Takedown of Block Says About Money and Crime

[Mar 31, 2023 11:01 AM] Expecting centralized money services to halt crime only helps politicize money and disempower users.

Why Bitcoin Mining Needs Stratum V2

[Mar 6, 2023 7:00 AM] Bitcoin mining is centralizing, but how real is the risk of network censorship? And can a protocol called Stratum V2 save the industry?This is an opinion editorial by Federico Rivi, author of the Bitcoin Train newsletter. Source Bitcoin mining…

Original Bitcoin Wizard Artist Raises Nearly $150,000 in BTC via Lightning, Despite Criticism From Bitcoin Maximalists

[Feb 21, 2023 11:30 AM] On Monday, crypto proponent Udi Wertheimer shared a story on Twitter explaining how he and the Taproot Wizards helped an artist who created the original 2013 bitcoin wizard meme raise nearly $150,000 in bitcoin. While the minting and sale were…

Bitcoin Records Largest Mined Block to Date, 4 MB Block Containing NFT Causes Unease Among Small-Block Supporters 

[Feb 2, 2023 9:30 AM] Amid the controversy surrounding the Ordinals project and the debate over what types of data should be stored on the Bitcoin blockchain, the network mined its largest block, nearly 4 MB in size, containing just 63 transactions. One of the…

Bitcoiners Are Flocking To Nostr, But What Makes It Different Than Twitter?

[Jan 10, 2023 7:00 PM] Nostr is an alternative to Twitter that better protects users from censorship, and it’s built in a way that could appeal to Bitcoiners.Nostr has gotten a lot of attention and steam behind it since its recent addition to the list of alternative…

Don’t Forget the Importance of Censorship Resistance

[Nov 28, 2022 11:30 PM] Since people are once again talking about self-custody as one of crypto’s unique strengths, I would like to remind everyone about an equally important fundamental value proposition of crypto that, in the early days, was touted as the killer…

How Web3 resolves fundamental problems in Web2

[Nov 28, 2022 3:45 AM] Web3 is the next-era internet based on decentralized architecture and some innovative concepts. Find how Web3 resolves fundamental problems in Web2.

The Path For Bitcoin To Be True Digital Cash

[Nov 15, 2022 7:45 PM] The original intent for bitcoin involved regular usage — and that needs to be encouraged in order to see full adoption.This is an opinion editorial by Scott Worden, an engineer, an attorney and the founder of BTC Trusts.“I’ve been…