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Lessons From The Fall of Charlie Shrem: Bitcoin's First Felon

[May 31 10:01 AM] Charlie Shrem, once a rising star in the Bitcoin world, became the first prominent figure to face imprisonment due to his involvement in cryptocurrency. As the founder of BitInstant, one of the earliest and most influential Bitcoin exchanges, Shrem…

Bitcoin: A New Hope for Innovators in Corrupt Economies

[May 29 10:58 AM] In a world where "talent is everywhere, opportunity is not," the existing fiat monetary system perpetuates the divide between those with access and resources those without. Even in democratic societies, which have their own flaws, people generally…

The Wrong Lessons of Pizza Day

[May 22 1:02 PM] The following is an excerpt on Bitcoin Pizza Day from "Fiat Ruins Everything" by Jimmy Song. Visit the Bitcoin Magazine Store to order a print, digital or audio copy of the book. Pizza Day is often viewed with a sense of regret.The well-known story…

Happy Bitcoin Pizza Day

[May 22 9:30 AM] Laszlo Hanyecz is famous for spending 10,000 bitcoin on two pizzas. But his involvement with Bitcoin development goes much deeper than food purchases.

The State Is The Terrorist In The Case Against Samourai Wallet

[May 15 10:06 AM] "The State is any entity that can retrospectively pardon a crime. If you forgive a murder, you get an army. If you forgive an assault, you get police. If you forgive a theft, you get taxes. And this notion that there exists the sovereign ability to…

A Denial Of Service Attack On Bitcoin Consensus

[May 14 1:15 PM] Conservatism, in the literal and not political sense, has always been a core part of the Bitcoin ecosystem. Satoshi himself was very cautious and thorough in his original design attempts, and developers since have tried to be very cautious and…

Fiat Debases Marriage

[May 14 11:46 AM] The following is an excerpt on the debasement of marriage from "Fiat Ruins Everything" by Jimmy Song. Visit the Bitcoin Magazine Store to order a print, digital or audio copy of the book. LOVE HAS BEEN debased.In the past, love referred to the…

Bitcoin Asia: China Emerges As New Frontier For Bitcoin Innovation

[May 14 7:12 AM] Ah, the wild west. John Wayne, the Man with No Name, Billy the Kid and Jesse James. The frontier has a way of capturing everyone’s imagination – young and old. The cowboys, the outlaws, the gold prospectors. A land of opportunity and harsh cruelty…

Orange Pilling Has Stopped Working

[May 9 8:59 AM] Originally posted on Medium.In the context of bitcoin, “normie” means something like “don’t know, don’t care.” And “normie” comes from “normal.” In other words, normal people don’t care about bitcoin, at least not enough to use it.La

Ordinal Derangement Syndrome (ODS) Is a Real Phenomenon

[May 8 12:38 PM] Ordinal Derangement Syndrome (ODS) is a real phenomenon. As a neutral observer from Bitcoin Magazine, I aim to address the misconceptions and dismissive attitudes toward Ordinals in the Bitcoin community, revealing the overlooked complexities and…

Snore of Value: Bitcoin’s Sleepwalk Towards Stasis

[May 6 1:00 PM] You know how the dodo bird became extinct? It became too fat to fly. In fact, the name ‘dodo’ likely originated from the Portuguese word, ‘simpleton’. The dodo bird lived very comfortably for much of its existence on an isolated island that lacked

The Weekly Re-Org: Finishing Satoshi's Work

[May 6 11:06 AM] A little under a year ago, I announced on Twitter the idea of the Bitcoin Script Project. To say it was well received would be an understatement. Bitcoiners were craving something they could hang onto in the middle of the bear. Glimmers of hope…

The Weekly Re-Org: War Of Attrition

[Apr 30 12:26 PM] Remember that movie where Sandra Bullock crosses the entire country blindfolded because peaking outside means you’re basically facing a certain death? That must be how it feels to build anything in Bitcoin right now. Everyone is just moving blind…

The Weekly Reorg: This Time Is Different

[Apr 23 7:56 AM] My buddy Harry Sudock has a wager with Danny Knowles of What Bitcoin Did fame about the prospect of a 50 BTC block reward in this new epoch. Putting aside a couple of fat fingers, the last time this happened was over 4000 days ago. Late last Friday…

A Rant Against Ordinals

[Apr 22 8:08 AM] On Free SpeechPresident of Bitcoin Magazine, Mike Germano, has dared me to publish this rant with the following meme: Source: https://x.com/mikegermano/status/1773003239312503243?s=20 To all the haters, yes, even in Bitcoin Magazine can free debate…

WATCH: The 2024 Bitcoin Halving Livestream

[Apr 19 3:02 PM] The Final Countdown to the Bitcoin Halving Has BegunJoin Bitcoin Magazine and top voices in the industry as we countdown to block 840,000 and ring in a new era in Bitcoin. The Bitcoin Halving Livestream powered by Kraken will reveal the Top 21…

The Bitcoin Halving: From A Macro Event To Quasi-Holiday

[Apr 18 10:04 AM] SATOSHI’S THOUGHT PROCESSHave you ever wondered what it must have been like for Satoshi Nakamoto back in 2008 when he published the Bitcoin Whitepaper? Spending countless hours in solitude, meticulously writing the code that would bring the world…

The Weekly Reorg: Bitcoin Fashion Week

[Apr 16 1:13 PM] In case you missed it, Bitcoin Season 2 released part of its Spring/Summer collection last week. Amongst other things, Mezo, a “Bitcoin economic layer” came out of stealth with a $21 million fundraising round. Alpen Labs announced a $10.6 million…