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Don’t Lose Sight Of The Bitcoin Mission

[yesterday 5:32 PM] Follow Frank on X. Now that Trump has been elected, Bitcoin enthusiasts and companies alike are more optimistic about the future of Bitcoin in the United States. We can clearly see this reflected in the price of bitcoin, which continues to reach…

Trump Is Not Bitcoin's Savior

[yesterday 2:00 PM] The election is over, and Trump is now going to be President again. He pulled off something that hasn’t been done since Grover Cleveland in the 1800s, a successful re-election following a loss after his first term. People all of this space are…

Bitcoin’s Time Has Come With The US Election Results

[yesterday 11:32 AM] It finally happened. Trump won the 2024 election and became the 47th President of the United States of America. Simply put, this presidential victory changes everything for Bitcoin.As a non-U.S. bitcoiner, I usually don't care much about the US…

Trump’s Coin Is About As Revolutionary As OneCoin

[Nov 5 12:41 PM] Follow Aaron on Nostr or X. After these classy gold sneakers and his God Bless the USA Bible, Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency World Liberty Financial (WLFI) immediately appeared to me like yet another way to squeeze some more money out of his…

The US Should Establish A Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

[Nov 4 8:08 PM] This morning, the Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI) released a 53-page report on the pros of the United States establishing a strategic bitcoin reserve (SBR).In July, @CynthiaMLummis announced the BITCOIN Act, the first bill in US Congress to propose…

I’m Grateful for Trump’s Embrace of Bitcoin

[Nov 4 3:30 PM] Co-founder of BTC Media eleven years ago, I am passionate about the future of Bitcoin – and in the spirit of free speech and democracy on this election eve – I feel compelled to share my first Bitcoin Magazine opinion article. Weeks ago our…

Coinbase Is Embarrassing Itself By Not Buying Bitcoin

[Nov 1 10:25 PM] Really, at this point, Coinbase is just embarrassing itself by not buying Bitcoin and doing silly buybacks. Coinbase just had a bad quarter. After reporting disappointing Q3 earnings, its stock plunged over 10%. To instill confidence, Coinbase…

Bitcoin All Time High Has Been Postponed — Please HODL

[Nov 1 5:59 PM] Follow Nikolaus On X Here This is your captain speaking: Due to regulatory uncertainties regarding who will win the U.S. presidential election on Tuesday, Bitcoin’s price has fallen back to $70,000 under further notice — please HODL.Okay now past…

Bitcoin's Price Does Matter — A Lot

[Nov 1 4:50 PM] Follow Frank on X. Some in the Bitcoin space claim to only be in it for the tech, maintaining that bitcoin’s price doesn’t matter much to them. Whether they’re just posturing or whether they really mean it, they’re overlooking a major factor that

I Did Basically Nothing And Got $500 in Bitcoin

[Nov 1 2:47 PM] Follow Nikolaus On X Here A couple of summers ago, I used to order lunch via Grubhub while working long days in the office. When ordering, I always made sure I was logged into Lolli, a bitcoin rewards platform with a browser extension, so that I…

The Whitepaper: The Simplest Ideas Are The Most Profound

[Oct 31 5:14 PM] It has now been sixteen years since the original publication of the Bitcoin whitepaper on the cryptography mailing list. Satoshi went and dropped the paper in the place it would be best received, where all of the cypherpunks and cryptography nerds…

No, Today Is Not Bitcoin’s Birthday

[Oct 31 10:26 AM] Follow Aaron on Nostr or X. Some things in Bitcoin are just not up for debate.The plural of bitcoin is also bitcoin— not bitcoins. (One bitcoin, two bitcoin, three bitcoin…) Bits is a better sub-denomination than sats. (100 sats is actually one…

Bitcoin Is Having Its Best Year Ever

[Oct 30 10:18 AM] I know, it’s a big statement, but really, the more I think about it, the more I’m convinced – looking back, 2024 will be remembered as the defining year for Bitcoin, the year Bitcoin transformed from magic internet money into a real institutional…

Money Electric: Being Distracted By Nonsense

[Oct 28 6:07 PM] Follow Aaron on Nostr or X. This weekend I finally got around to watching Money Electric, the HBO documentary that “reveals” Bitcoin Core contributor Peter Todd as the true identity behind Satoshi Nakamoto. It’s three weeks old by now and already…

What Ark Could Potentially Learn From Lightning

[Oct 28 4:55 PM] Ark is the third major Layer 2 protocol with some form of unilateral exit or enforcement mechanism on the base layer to approach the point of launching on Bitcoin. Lightning came first when C-Lightning went live in the Reckless campaign in 2018…

Satoshi Nakamoto Statue In Lugano Is Inspiring

[Oct 25 6:26 PM] Today, the city of Lugano in Switzerland unveiled an incredible statue honouring Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin's anonymous founder. I found this tribute incredibly inspiring and beautiful.The statue was revealed at Lugano's Plan B conference, turning…

Does Jack Dorsey Influence Bitcoin?

[Oct 24 1:01 PM] Follow Vivek on X. I recently stumbled upon a fantastic report from 1A1z on "Funding Bitcoin." I was surprised to learn that Jack Dorsey funds over 60% of Bitcoin Core's development via different organizations: over $5 million annually, out of a…

Bitcoin Is No Fait Accompli

[Oct 23 8:39 AM] Follow Aaron on Nostr or X. Perhaps the biggest cultural shift in my eleven years in Bitcoin has been the transition from tinkering techies emphasizing “don’t invest more than you are willing to lose”, to the Michael Saylors of this world telling…

Bitcoin Yield On Dollars? Yes, Please.

[Oct 22 3:19 PM] Follow Frank on X. This morning, River announced its Bitcoin Interest on Cash feature through which it will offer a 3.8% interest rate — paid out in bitcoin — on the dollars you leave in the custody of the platform, which is FDIC insured up to…

World's Largest Prediction Market Polymarket Is Trump Biased

[Oct 22 2:35 PM] Seeing Bitcoin's price rally as Donald Trump takes the lead on the world’s largest prediction market, Polymarket, made me do some research on what Polymarket is and who uses it. And now I have to say — I believe that Polymarket leans pro-Trump. We…

Upside Down World: Spooks are Heroes, Heroes are Spooks

[Oct 21 4:45 PM] This space is suffering from a problem of inverted perceptions. What makes Bitcoin valuable in the first place is its decentralized nature. The fact that it is a distributed system, with no central point of control, no central point of influence…

What The ECB Gets Wrong About Bitcoin

[Oct 21 4:37 PM] Follow Frank on X. Last week, Ulrich Bindseil and Jürgen Schaaf of the European Central Bank (ECB) published a paper entitled “The distributional consequences of Bitcoin” in which they made a host of dubious claims about Bitcoin.The notions that…

El Salvador Survey Shows Bitcoin’s Lindy Effect in Action

[Oct 18 6:50 PM] Follow Nikolaus On X Here El Salvador’s misguided critics got some new ammunition this week. A recent survey revealed just 7.5% of Salvadorans use Bitcoin for transactions, and that 92% of Salvadorans do not. But while some (cue: Steve Hanke) may…