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Vote With Your Feet: A Short Story

[Aug 12 4:06 PM] “Give me liberty, or give me death!” Ben James said, poking the air with his fork to emphasize. I smiled back at my husband as he enjoyed the steak I’d grilled in the backyard. He was telling me about the second Citadel he wanted to create, this…

What Does Bitcoin Mean to You? An Interview with Marco Santini

[Aug 8 4:25 PM] In a collaboration merging the worlds of art and Bitcoin, Marco Santini - an acclaimed impact artist - recently lent his creativity to Bitcoin Magazine and The Bitcoin Conference. His involvement began with creating a piece with Bitcoin Magazine’s…

The Degrowth of Bitcoin

[Aug 8 12:58 PM] Austrian economics dominates the discourse on bitcoin, but it is not the only heterodox economic theory that describes the importance of a type of money that sounds strikingly like bitcoin. Aspects of degrowth and ecological economics promote an…

Opportunities For Bitcoin Remittance in West Africa

[Aug 6 1:57 PM] Africa stands at the cusp of a financial revolution as Ecowas region financial ministers and central bank governors advanced plans to launch the single currency initiative, known as the ECO. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)…

Trump and the Future of Bitcoin

[Aug 5 12:52 PM] If you weren’t there in person, it would be hard to accurately describe how long and winding the line was to see Donald Trump speak at the Bitcoin conference. The wait to even pass through security and find a seat in the auditorium was hours long…

Occupy Bitcoin: Bitcoin Is Not Just Libertarian

[Aug 1 4:41 PM] Bitcoin has experienced enormous growth in the past fifteen years since its inception, and with that has come numerous monumental shifts in the culture of the overall ecosystem, as well as the smaller individual communities that make it up. This is…

Bitcoin Is Cash For The Internet

[Jul 24 7:00 AM] Bitcoin is much more than a typical online payment system. After all, we have plenty of those: PayPal, Venmo, and the like. Bitcoin and other privately used cryptocurrencies are cash for the internet. Paper cash is an almost perfect way to pay…

Golf and Bitcoin: The Greatest Games

[Jul 19 9:57 AM] "Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated; it satisfies the soul and frustrates the intellect. It is at the same time rewarding and maddening - and it is without a doubt the greatest game mankind has ever invented." - Arnold PalmerThis…

In Defense of Bitcoin Culture

[Jul 18 10:46 AM] The original article this piece is responding to: Reflections on Bitcoin Culture. Bitcoin changes our lives.It’s an almost spiritual observation that we’ve all seen within ourselves. After acquiring some, learning how it works, and to various…

NoOnes Bitcoin Philosophy: Everyone Eats

[Jul 17 10:09 AM] I like to eat. What I mean by that is I like to make money. I’ve had my share of being hungry and eating two-minute noodles because I couldn’t afford anything else. That’s no fun, but it’s the reality for a lot of people in the Global South. It’

Reflections on Bitcoin Culture

[Jul 15 9:43 AM] I admit I'm nostalgic for Noam Chomsky. Chomsky is a controversial figure, but he's also a hero for his writings on consent and conformity, and he was perhaps the most articulate in calling out the development of the deep state. Now 95 years old…

A Bitcoin Node Behind Every Blade of Grass

[Jul 8 10:16 AM] The debate of 2024 has been about scaling bitcoin self-custody versus ossification, with the presupposition that an ossified bitcoin protocol as it is today is imperfect - but its sound monetary properties alone are enough to change the world for…

Liberty Doesn't Ask For Permission

[Jul 4 12:42 PM] Today is America’s Independence Day, a celebration of our freedom from the British Empire and the tyranny of a bureaucracy removed by thousands of miles of ocean ruling over our lives. The Revolutionary War that won us that freedom is not something…

Palestinian Taxi Driver Uses Bitcoin To Save Civilians In Gaza

[Jun 26 10:29 AM] Countless lives were changed on October 7th, 2023, and Yusef Mahmoud’s was no different. Even before the war, the Palestinian taxi driver couldn’t stand being a passive observer of unemployment and hunger, both prevalent in Gaza’s everyday life. In

Bitcoin's Trump Card: Dividing Is The Wrong Move

[Jun 25 9:41 AM] Courtesy of Bitcoin magazine, Trump (left) with Bitcoin Magazine CEO David Bailey (right) Ever since Donald Trump became more vocal in support of Bitcoin heading into this year’s Presidential campaign, I’ve been sitting with a wide range of…

Give Me Self-Custody Or Give Me Death

[Jun 24 12:14 PM] It feels like this year is going by at the speed of light, doesn’t it? I can hardly believe that it's already June. Everyone is in vacation mode and ready to relax by the pool and forget the daily grind of work and taking care of a family.I…

Bitcoin Now Accepted At South London's Tooting Market

[Jun 19 10:48 AM] Established in 1930, Tooting Market in South London is an iconic indoor market and the UK's first food market.It has garnered accolades such as Best Small Indoor Market at the 2017 Great British Market Awards and Tooting is listed among Lonely…

Marketing Bitcoin to Gen-Z

[Jun 18 8:30 AM] Gen-Z is, without a doubt, the most tech-savvy generation. Growing up with technology from day one, they possess an innate understanding of digital platforms and navigate the online world with ease. This generation's familiarity with technology…

The Politics of Bitcoin Development

[Jun 12 9:12 AM] In a recent conversation with Christian Decker from Blockstream, Bitcoin Magazine's Shinobi delved into the intricate politics of Bitcoin development. Decker, a lead Lightning developer, provided a candid look at the current competitive atmosphere…

Orange Man Good: Selling Out On The Campaign Trail

[Jun 12 8:35 AM] After 20 years of forever wars, growing social decline and exacerbating economic demise, it seems that we are still immune to learning that politicians lie. Practically, the US is still in the same place it was in 2004, fueling raging conflicts…

In Good Hands: Bitcoin Builds A Better Future

[Jun 11 10:00 AM] Bitcoin is still a young protocol by every measure. These adolescent years are arguably more formative than any other period in its short history because the stakes are already quite high for a groundbreaking project with less than two decades of…

Trump Is The Best Choice For Bitcoin

[Jun 10 11:52 AM] One in four Americans own Bitcoin.That’s more Americans than are over the age of 65, but how often do you hear candidates talk about senior concerns compared to concerns of crypto owners? President Donald Trump has been making a concerted effort in…

Why Donald Trump Loves Bitcoin

[Jun 7 6:08 AM] President Donald Trump has made a calculated pivot to embrace Bitcoin and crypto, sensing a strategic advantage against incumbent Joe Biden in the 2024 election. While Biden has projected hostility toward Bitcoin, Trump directly appeals to the…

What is Bitcoin? You don’t know and you can’t explain it!

[Jun 5 10:01 AM] Bitcoin is digital gold.Bitcoin is an inflation hedge.Bitcoin is money.Bitcoin is a technology.Bitcoin is software.Bitcoin is hope.Bitcoin is an electrical system.Bitcoin is a heating system.The reality is that all of them are wrong, in the sense…

Bitcoin's 5th Epoch: Prophecies Of What To Come

[Jun 3 10:31 AM] Death and taxes and 21 million Bitcoin. That is what we know to be certain. The rest is conjecture. Today I wanted to share my big bets on the next halving. I am sure I will cringe in 4 years at some of these “prophecies” but some of them will come…

Nostriches Flock To NYC-Based Bitcoin Bar PubKey For Nostr Village

[May 31 11:21 AM] Yesterday, Nostr users from around the US came together at New York City’s premiere Bitcoin bar PubKey for Nostr Village, a mini-conference focused on the open protocol that enables global, censorship-resistant social media and more.Who’s coming to…