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Silent Payments Are Coming To Better Protect Bitcoin Users

[Aug 14 7:12 PM] Bitcoin continues to provide a massive breakthrough in the digital age by allowing people to transact between each other without third parties. Bitcoin Magazine covered Silent Payments over two years ago to shed light on one of Bitcoin's…

The Coming Financialization of Hashrate Markets

[Aug 14 5:34 PM] Bitcoin hashrate, the computational power securing the Bitcoin network, is emerging as a unique commodity with intriguing investment potential, say Sadiq Jaffer, Senior Manager, Financial Services, KPMG UK, and Kunal Bhasin, partner for Digital…

The Anatomy of a Meltdown (and Just BTFD)

[Aug 14 5:11 PM] GSR’s Brian Rudick discusses the recent market meltdown, how towering bull tenets and fading risks could propel Bitcoin to $1m, and why the recent dip is a gift, all combining to make cryptocurrency’s risk-reward its most compelling in years.

Assessing the Lightning Network's Last-Mile Solutions

[Aug 13 3:37 PM] Custodial Lightning has clearly achieved product market fit. Users benefit from instant Bitcoin payments and minimal fees, while custodians manage the complexities of channel and liquidity management. Major platforms like Coinbase, Cash App…

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…

Careers in Crypto: 5 Insights for 2024

[Aug 8 9:22 PM] In an overwhelming job market, leaning into personal networks and connections are more important than ever. Emily Landon, CEO of The Crypto Recruiters, outlines what is happening in the crypto job market and how you can position yourself or your…

Crypto for Advisors: Bitcoin and Lending

[Aug 8 3:00 PM] Bitcoin’s emergence in collateral structures has the potential to revolutionize the lending landscape. Its ability to mitigate credit risk amid escalating uncertainties highlights its transformative power.

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…

Did Sanctioning Tornado Cash Work?

[Aug 8 4:31 AM] Sanctions are an effort to throw the weight of the U.S. dollar around to tamp down on activities the U.S. government thinks may be harmful – like money laundering to fund terror groups or rogue nations. The New York Federal Reserve thinks they had…

The Mortgage Industry Meets Digital Asset Capital Markets

[Aug 7 4:20 PM] Tokenized private funds primed for adoption as the industry has seen with short-term liquidity products, says Peter Gaffney, vice president, business development & strategy at Blue Water Financial Technologies Services LLC.

How DePIN Can Modernize Car Insurance

[Aug 7 4:16 PM] Auto insurers take a blanket approach to setting premium prices, disadvantaging drivers with better records. DePINs can help individualize policies while keeping data secure, writes Hugo Feiler, CEO of Minima.

The Leap of Generosity: Hopping into Bitcoin Donor-Advised Funds

[Aug 7 1:50 PM] This article was originally published on Sound Advisory here. What is a Donor-Advised Fund?A donor-advised fund (DAF) is a highly flexible charitable giving tool that allows you to make a charitable contribution, receive an immediate tax deduction…

Blockchains Against Corruption

[Aug 6 5:03 PM] From currency risk to judicial risk, companies face all sorts of unforeseen macro threats, particularly in an election year. Decentralized tech can ease the burden, writes Paul Brody, head of blockchain at EY.

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)…

Is Bitcoin Still a Store of Value?

[Aug 5 6:57 PM] It depends on what you're trying to protect that value from. Day-to-day market volatility, no. Confiscation or monetary inflation, maybe.

DePIN and Machine Data Can Change Web3

[Aug 5 5:09 PM] DePIN enables the tokenization of machines, opening up RWA investments and spreading benefits to owners and users, says Leroy Hofer, CEO and co-founder of Teneo Protocol.

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…

On-Device Proofs Solve DePIN Verification Challenges

[Aug 2 9:27 PM] Zero-knowledge proofs generated on DePIN devices are the best way to provide robust verification for service, performance, and location data while maintaining decentralization and privacy, argue NovaNet cofounders Wyatt Benno and Houman Shadab.

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…