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Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 2 months ago

To Meme, Or Not To Meme: The CAT

Is it really surprising, given that cats have essentially dominated the internet for the last two decades, that cat memes have finally taken over the Bitcoin space as well in the last few weeks? Cats are the most viral meme on the internet, so it's n...

Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 2 months ago

A Bitcoin Standard Unleashed

IntroductionThe transition from Fiat Standards to the Bitcoin Standard, though highly desirable, is not inevitable or necessarily imminent. The timing and occurrence of these changes hinge on the adoption choices made by individuals, organizations, a...

Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 2 months ago

Bitcoin ETF Inflows In Context

The below is an excerpt from a recent edition of Bitcoin Magazine Pro, Bitcoin Magazine's premium markets newsletter. To be among the first to receive these insights and other on-chain bitcoin market analysis straight to your inbox, subscribe now....

Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 2 months ago

Why Is Bitcoin Censorship Resistant?

One of the central value propositions of Bitcoin is that no matter what happens, if you pay a high enough fee some miner out there in the world will confirm your transaction. In other words, Bitcoin is censorship resistant. There is a very good reaso...

Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 2 months ago

Don't Break Userspace!

“Mauro, SHUT THE FUCK UP!It's a bug alright - in the kernel. How long have you been a maintainer? And you *still* haven't learnt the first rule of kernel maintenance?If a change results in user programs breaking, it's a bug in the kernel. We never EV...

Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 2 months ago

Pricing Out Inscriptions

The battle for the future of Bitcoin is raging in real time on twitter as we are on the cusp of global economic contraction, thanks to 50+ years of the USD fiat regime, and are eagerly waiting for the approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF by the SEC. Yet, i...

Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 2 months ago

The Environmental Cost of Gold Mining

King Ferdinand of Spain, sponsor of Christopher Columbus, had only one command for the conquistadors: “Get Gold! Humanely, if possible, but at all hazards!” 500 years later this sentiment still seems to be the same, with the addition of new hazards....

Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 2 months ago

How CTV Can Help Scale Bitcoin

OP_CHECKTEMPLATEVERIFY has once again become a focal point in the conversation about improvements to scale Bitcoin. This time around there are many more alternative designs for covenants being proposed, and actual concrete designs that make use of CT...