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Bitcoin ETF: A Decade Of Struggle For Legitimacy

[Feb 8 11:00 AM] The crypto revolution was finally taken to new heights when the SEC approved 11 Bitcoin spot ETFs in January 2024. Global investors flooded in like never seen before, adding almost $5 billion of inflows on the first day of trading. As a result, the…

Crypto for Advisors: Bitcoin as a Building Block for Portfolios

[Feb 8 10:45 AM] A practical, unbiased, and proven approach could classify bitcoin as another building block in institutional investors' portfolios.

The EIA Emergency Information Collection Is Alarming

[Feb 8 10:33 AM] In mid-January, a massive winter storm swept across the United States, dropping temperatures in Central Texas into the low 20s and causing Texans to huddle indoors with their heaters running full blast. The Texas power grid creaks and groans when…

Nostr Wallet Connect: A Bitcoin Application Collaboration Layer

[Feb 8 9:30 AM] Going into the future of Bitcoin adoption and development there is one issue of software interacting that is coming to the forefront of roadblocks developers must deal with: compatibility. As applications and protocols in this space become more…

DeFi Shouldn't Have to Worry About the SEC’s Expanded Broker Rule

[Feb 7 2:59 PM]

'Absolute Essentials of Ethereum' by Paul Dylan-Ennis: An Excerpt

[Feb 7 12:49 PM]

Are Airdrops Effective Marketing?

[Feb 7 11:39 AM] Everyone likes getting something for nothing, but distributing tokens is only worthwhile if it also attracts longterm builders and users rather than just momentary buzz.

Forget ETFs, Let’s Work on Tokenizing the Whole Value Chain

[Feb 7 11:01 AM] “Tokenization” — the biggest buzzword in crypto markets currently — means not just bringing new digital assets on-chains, but, in the future, originating and settling them on-chain as well.

Diversifying Stability: Stablecoins Finding Home Beyond the Greenback

[Feb 7 11:01 AM] Following the success of Tether and USDC, a generation of stablecoins are offering new features for investors and holders, says Scott Sunshine, Managing Partner of Blue Dot Advisors.

Rubin's Reubens And The Push For CTV

[Feb 7 9:34 AM] You may have noticed a new trend on bitcoin twitter lately, people changing their profile pictures to some form of a Reuben sandwich. I am going to explain what this means, why you should care and why you should consider also becoming a Reuben…

Can We All Stop Pretending That Solana Is in Beta?

[Feb 6 2:24 PM] The phrase is only rolled out when things break on the popular blockchain.

The Big Misunderstanding: What MiCA Really Means for Stablecoins in Europe

[Feb 6 12:32 PM] The EU's comprehensive crypto guidance does not introduce entirely new regulations for fiat backed stablecoins, former central banker Jón Egilsson writes. Instead it affirms existing rules that many current issuers are not yet following.

Bankruptcy Was Crypto Winter’s Circuit Breaker

[Feb 6 12:02 PM] Societies have often frowned on bankruptcy, viewing it in moral terms as a breach of trust. But, in the wake of 2022's scandals, the process helped relaunch the crypto industry, says Michael Casey.

Bitcoin Mining And ERCOT - The Data Tells The Story

[Feb 6 11:06 AM] Several headlines recently described a 25% drop in bitcoin network difficulty during Winter Storm Finn in January. Most attributed this drop to curtailment activity in Texas. While Texas does represent 17% of the global bitcoin hashrate, ERCOT data…

A Quick Look at Last Month's U.S. Crypto Crime Log

[Feb 6 8:30 AM] While our attention was focused on exchange-traded funds earlier this month, federal regulators in the U.S. announced charges or sentences for various crypto parties.

China Never Completely Banned Crypto

[Feb 5 5:28 PM] Despite government crackdowns and widespread reports that crypto is outlawed in China, crypto trade is still very much alive. How is that possible?

Nayib Bukele’s Landslide Win In Bitcoin Country Fraught With New And Old Challenges

[Feb 5 4:00 PM] Having solidified his political legacy by effectively addressing the issue of gang violence in El Salvador, Nayib Bukele has not only secured an extraordinary second presidential mandate but has also propelled his New Idea Party to a resounding…

Why Crypto’s Most Altruistic Project Is Going (Kinda) Corporate

[Feb 5 3:37 PM] Gitcoin, which rewards developers for working on open-source projects, is embracing money-making initiatives to increase its capacity for good.

Bitcoin: A New Regulatory Attack Vector

[Feb 5 2:24 PM] The Bitcoin miner survey launched by the U.S. Energy Information Administration is not an innocuous information-gathering exercise. And, it could end up hurting much more than just the crypto ecosystem.

Ryan Koopmans - An Interview Regarding "The Origin" Inscription Artwork

[Feb 5 8:04 AM] In the evolving landscape of contemporary art, few artists capture the essence of change and permanence as powerfully as Ryan Koopmans and Alice Wexell. Their artwork bridges the gap between the natural world and urban decay. They delve into the…

Real World Asset Tokenization Is Fake News

[Feb 2 3:43 PM]

The U.S. Government Seems to Be Closing in on Bitcoin Mining

[Feb 2 2:44 PM]

Instant Settlement Series: Real Time Streaming Payments

[Feb 2 12:00 PM] With the previous articles, we found the disconnect between paid-for work and paid-for time. We also understood that if you want to get paid you have to provide work that is valuable for others. So when the person consumes the benefit of your work…

A Bitcoin ETF Will Never Be Your Bitcoin

[Feb 2 11:38 AM] Bitcoin ETFs give investors exposure to price movements but not to the financial ownership and sovereignty that makes crypto different from other financial assets, says Pascal Gauthier, Chairman and CEO at Ledger.

LN Markets Upgrades Bitcoin Trading With DLCs

[Feb 2 10:13 AM] Bitcoin is fixing money. Thanks to Bitcoin, anyone in the world is free to transfer money over a peer-to-peer network without having to go through a financial institution. Money that cannot be censored by authorities, devalued by governments…

Blast From the Future: Can You Plagiarize Something Meant to Be Copied?

[Feb 1 3:19 PM] Devs for the Blast L2 are accused of stealing open-source code that’s available to all. Is that cheating, or a sincere form of flattery?

I Moved to El Salvador; Ask Me Anything

[Feb 1 12:31 PM] Last year, I planned a hike through El Boquerón, a national park atop the San Salvador Volcano that features a scenic crater, as well as a tiny crater within that crater called Boqueroncito (”Little Boquerón”), which I find adorable. In true…

Crypto for Advisors: AI Tools for Advisors

[Feb 1 10:45 AM] Content creation and productivity are the main benefits of advisors utilizing AI tools.There are some helpful things that AI can do to help financial advisors.

To Dust You Shall Return

[Feb 1 9:48 AM] Consider a doomsday scenario. You spend the past couple years diligently dollar cost averaging and withdrawing to your wallet. You have a ton of small UTXO1‘s and bitcoin transaction fees rise so much that your bitcoin turns into dust2. You’re now…

30 Reasons to Love Vitalik Buterin, on His 30th Birthday

[Jan 31 4:25 PM] The co-founder and spiritual leader of Ethereum has achieved more than most in his relatively short lifetime.