Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 5 months ago
Vanguard, a major player in the investment management industry with over $7 trillion in assets, has taken a surprising stance by blocking customer access to Spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), according to multiple reports. The move comes as a...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 5 months ago
We all have a journey to Bitcoin. Some started as sound money advocates who adored Austrian economics and gold. Others fell out of the TradFi world when they knew something wasn’t quite right. Most Bitcoiners have gone through trials and tribulations...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 5 months ago
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Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 5 months ago
Today,& Bitwise Asset Management unveiled a new initiative, confirming their pledge to allocate 10% of profits from the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) towards supporting Bitcoin open-source development, according to a press release sent to Bitcoin Ma...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 5 months ago
Today, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially approved the listing of the first-ever spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs). This move marks a historic milestone in the evolution of Bitcoin adoption within tradit...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 5 months ago
The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) has declared on their website that VanEck, Fidelity, and ARK 21Shares Spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) will officially commence trading starting tomorrow,& pending regulatory approval and effecti...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 5 months ago
After being inspired by a podcast with Preston Pysh and Will Casarin in January of 2023 I experienced my first interaction with ‘the nostr’ using a rather clunky interface. Since that time, nostr has gradually become more user friendly and an increas...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 5 months ago
PlebLab is hosting TopBuilder, a three month-long hackathon starting in January and ending in March. The application deadline is January 13th, so if you’re reading this now and wish to apply, get to it today. The hackathon will take place across thre...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 5 months ago
Based on the number of merchants that now accept bitcoin in Berlin you might think this article is about the German capital city. Instead, it’s about a small picturesque mountain town in El Salvador with a population of 20,000 people.How it came to h...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 5 months ago
Charles Gasparino,& FOX Business& Senior Correspondent,& has reported that the long-anticipated Spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) are indeed a "done deal," with trading slated to commence this Thursday.& This confirmation from...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 5 months ago
From an economic standpoint, Jevon’s Paradox is arguably the foundation of the scaling road we have started walking down for Bitcoin. Pushing things off-chain is attempting to make the use of the scarce resource that blockspace is much more efficient...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 5 months ago
What is the dollar amount where the Banking Cartel starts asking tough questions like “Who’s holding the bag?” and ”Who’s holding our coins?” As we are near the approval of the ETF, I can’t help but wonder to myself “Who’s carrying the bags?” And whi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 5 months ago
What is the dollar amount where the Banking Cartel starts asking tough questions like “Who’s holding the bag?” and ”Who’s holding our coins?” As we are near the approval of the ETF, I can’t help but wonder to myself “Who’s carrying the bags?” And whi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 5 months ago
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Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 5 months ago
CommerceBlock is releasing Mercury Layer today, an improved version of their variation of a statechain. You can read a longer form explanation of how their Mercury statechains work here. The upgrade to Mercury Layer represents a massive improvement a...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 5 months ago
Spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) could potentially commence live trading as early as Thursday or Friday, with approval happening this Wednesday, sources close to the matter told CNBC.& This news comes amid intense anticipation for the la...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 5 months ago
A bold statement has emerged from a former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Jay Clayton, suggesting that the approval of a Spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) is inevitable, stating that "there's nothing left to decide," in an...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 5 months ago
Today Breez announces FiatLink, an open API standard for the integration of on and off ramps directly inside of Lightning wallets and applications. Currently there are many issues with seamless integration of Bitcoin to fiat exchanges inside of appli...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 5 months ago
The Nasdaq has submitted an amendment for& BlackRock and& Valkyrie's& Spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)& 19b-4 filings,& inching closer to the looming approval deadline this coming Wednesday.& The amendment filing comes...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 5 months ago
In a significant stride towards the potential approval of Spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) in the United States, applicants have overcome a pivotal hurdle, marking a crucial milestone in their quest for regulatory approval from the U.S. Secu...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 5 months ago
I have a feeling that I am going to be writing a lot on this topic in general for the foreseeable future, but the philosophical and existential crisis currently confronting the Bitcoin space over what constitutes “spam” is starting to have massive se...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 5 months ago
In a significant move showcasing dedication to the broader Bitcoin ecosystem, VanEck, a notable investment management firm, has pledged to allocate 5% of profits generated from their Spot Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF), if approved by the SEC, towards su...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 5 months ago
The recent surge in Bitcoin's on-chain fees has reignited a familiar discussion within our community, bringing to the surface diverse perspectives on the implications and root causes of this trend. A faction within the community views these heightene...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 5 months ago
The creation of arbitrary tokens on top of the Bitcoin protocol is by no means new. In Bitcoin’s now 15-year history, there have been many attempts to create compatible protocols that leverage the data storage provided by Bitcoin nodes in an attempt...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 5 months ago
The SEC has been busy, meeting with all of the potential issuers of spot Bitcoin ETFs with active applications in December. These meetings have resulted in the universal adoption of a cash creation methodology by those issuers instead of “in kind” tr...
