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The BITCOIN Act of 2024

[Aug 2 4:46 PM] Following the announcement on July 27th at the Bitcoin conference in Nashville, the “Boosting Innovation, Technology, and Competitiveness through Optimized Investment Nationwide” or BITCOIN Act of 2024, introduced by Senator Cynthia Lummis of…

The Key to FROST: What is Distributed Key Generation?

[Aug 2 4:16 PM] Multisig is a familiar concept for most in Bitcoin: a multisig transaction requires approval from multiple parties before it can be executed. We distinguish between "n-of-n" multi-signatures, where the number of involved parties is n, and they all…

Bitcoin as a Strategic Reserve

[Aug 2 4:30 AM] Over the weekend, former U.S. President and current Republican nominee Donald Trump and a number of lawmakers spoke at the Bitcoin Nashville conference. The biggest piece of news everyone has been talking about was Trump and Sen. Cynthia Lummis'…

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…

The Anatomy of a Crypto Bull Market

[Jul 31 5:13 PM] Analyzing previous crypto market cycles helps us understand the current one, says Kelly Ye, head of research at Decentral Park Capital.

How Founders Can Revitalize VC Tokens

[Jul 31 3:59 PM] To get listed on major exchanges, many crypto projects are over-inflating their valuations at launch, scaring away investors. How do founders get exposure to VC funding without playing the inflation game? CoinDesk columnist Azeem Khan, a VC…

Women in Crypto Earn More Than Men

[Jul 30 5:20 PM] Pantera Capital’s compensation survey finds that, based on median base salaries, women earn 15% more than men. One possible explanation: they often have more experience than their male counterparts.

Why Did Trump Change His Mind on Bitcoin?

[Jul 26 7:00 AM] “I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, which are not money, and whose value is highly volatile and based on thin air. Unregulated cryptoassets can facilitate unlawful behaviour, including drug trade and other illegal…

Crypto for Advisors: Making Sense of Crypto

[Jul 25 9:00 AM] As the momentum of the crypto and blockchain industry continues to grow, securities advisors are undoubtedly facing a greater number of questions from clients about specific crypto assets and the projects which underlie them. Evaluating these…

The Evolving Efficiency of Bitcoin Markets

[Jul 24 11:30 AM] Low liquidity, regulatory uncertainty and speculative behavior contributes to inefficiency in crypto markets. But systematic approaches, including momentum indexes, can reduce risks to investors, says Gregory Mall, head of investment solutions at…

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…

Stablecoins Are Coming To Bitcoin's Lightning Network

[Jul 23 10:26 AM] The world of financial assets and alternative currencies has officially arrived to Bitcoin. If it wasn’t clear already following the slew of new protocols birthed by the Ordinals’ movement, the release of Lightning Labs’ Lightning-native Taproot…

ETH ETFs: What We’re Watching For

[Jul 23 9:28 AM] ETH ETFs finally make their debut in the U.S. this week. How will the market react and will Ethereum as a development ecosystem benefit? George Kaloudis raises the questions we’re looking forward to answering.

Compute Maximalism: The Symbiosis Between Bitcoin Mining and AI

[Jul 22 11:10 AM] The story of human progress can be simplified into the story of increasing energy utilization. We harness energy to create order, both in terms of biology and society. Energy surpluses allow for every form of wealth creation, which in turn produce…

Taking off: Rewarding Flight Trackers in the Age of Web3

[Jul 22 9:56 AM] Flight tracking enthusiasts provide crucial data to the aviation industry, receiving nothing in return. Wingbits plans to change this with an innovative DePIN-based approach, explains Alex Lungu, co-founder of Wingbits.

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…

Bitcoin Mining Is So Back (Except It's AI Now)

[Jul 18 1:17 PM] Hurting for revenue and profit, bitcoin miners are looking to activities outside mining bitcoin, such as hosting AI computers, to make up the difference. It's paying off, at least in their stock prices.