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Why Central Bank Digital Currencies Can't Compete with Bitcoin

[Oct 10, 2023 11:10 AM] The emergence of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) has ignited widespread interest, sparking enthusiasm among central bankers, generating curiosity within financial media, and fueling spirited debates in the Bitcoin community. Among…

The Rise And Fall Of Sam Bankman-Fried

[Oct 5, 2023 8:00 AM] This article is featured in Bitcoin Magazine’s “The Broke Issue”. Click here to subscribe now.The story of Bitcoin has certainly had its fair share of nefarious characters, criminal activity, bad haircuts and worse wardrobes, and yet our anti-hero

In Person Connections – Bitcoin’s True Superpower

[Oct 4, 2023 9:34 AM] It was 12:45 a.m. on a Friday out and about in Riga, Latvia. Without going into too much detail, I was having a good time with fellow Bitcoin and Lightning folks.I was there for the Baltic Honeybadger conference, one organized by plebs for plebs…

Jack Dorsey's Block Shipping New BitKey Bitcoin Wallet

[Oct 4, 2023 7:31 AM] It appears financial services giant Block is closer to going public with its first Bitcoin hardware wallet product.Teased yesterday by a beta tester, the images offer a first glimpse of Block's new Bitcoin hardware wallet, first announced in…

Bitcoin As A Foundation For Community Building

[Oct 3, 2023 10:30 AM] Community is crucial and that never has been clearer to me than it was this last month, as wildfires claimed 10,000 hectares of the area around my home, leaving many people with nothing except the clothes they were wearing when they escaped. At its…

Bitcoin Is A Possession, Not Property

[Oct 2, 2023 8:00 AM] Property arises naturally, through labour (transformation of matter) and through the peaceful exchange of individuals. It is a foundational concept that enables human action by allowing individuals to satisfy needs and navigate uncertainty. This…

The Subtle Art of Orange Pilling

[Sep 22, 2023 8:43 AM] Throughout the years, I have presented the case for Bitcoin to a lot of people from a wide range of backgrounds. The list includes curious cab drivers, financial advisors, young software developers, skeptical policymakers, voiceless activists, and…

Nostr.com: Not Selling It To Shitcoiners

[Sep 21, 2023 11:01 AM] Shitcoiners have fat bags, really fat bags, really, really fat bags. Two weeks ago I put nostr.com up for sale to see what responses I would get back. I imagined Roger Ver offering to sell bitcoin dot com in 2013, and what would have happened if…

Bitcoin Price Up 20,000% Since First Joe Rogan Mention

[Sep 21, 2023 7:04 AM] Ten years ago this week, Joe Rogan, the world's most popular podcaster, mentioned Bitcoin, a first in what has been an off-and-on theme of his programming ever since.As noted by Bitcoin Historian Pete Rizzo today, September 24 marks the anniversary…

Ordinals Creator Breaks Seclusion with Rare Public Appearance

[Sep 18, 2023 8:41 AM] Casey Rodarmor, the creator of the Ordinals protocol, made a surprising return to the public eye during the Ordinals Summit held in Singapore this week.   The appearance marks Rodarmor's first public engagement in months, following a…

Fighting Corruption: Does Bitcoin Fix West Africa?

[Sep 15, 2023 10:14 AM] Introduction. The most recent coup in Niger brings to a head a lot of the challenges that have been happening in west Africa, in Francophone Africa in particular. The French and US involvement in this region was purportedly to help economic…

15 Years Ago: Lehman Collapse Foreshadows the Rise of Bitcoin

[Sep 15, 2023 5:22 AM] On this day, 15 years ago, the collapse of Lehman Brothers marked the start of a financial catastrophe that would reshape the global economy. On that fateful day, the renowned investment bank, filed for bankruptcy, setting off a chain reaction…

Can Bitcoin Replace Home Ownership Dreams For New Immigrants?

[Sep 13, 2023 9:00 AM] For centuries, the United States has been a country of immigrants seeking better futures and offering a sanctuary for refugees fleeing war and prosecution. Alongside the dark history of exploitation and injustice, from the genocide of Native…

Apocalypse PoW: Bitcoin and the End of Days

[Sep 11, 2023 9:02 AM] Annihilation commencing. Whether through poorly conceived boot up instructions to a novel AI, a global war between desperate nation states, or the final rug pull of our fragile ozone layer - the end of the world hasn’t felt this tangible since…