Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 2 months ago
In the ever-evolving landscape of financial innovation, the recent approval of Bitcoin ETFs stands as a watershed moment, not just for digital asset enthusiasts, but for the broader financial markets and the political arena. As we edge closer to the...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 2 months ago
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
Today, BTC-only exchange Swan Bitcoin unveiled its new mining division, Swan Mining, which was previously operating in stealth mode, according to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine. The division is now positioned under Swan Institutional, with...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 2 months ago
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
Today, Dr Craig S Wright, who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto despite providing no concrete evidence, has issued a settlement offer to members of the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) and all other parties involved. The letter, published on Wright's p...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 2 months ago
Bitwise, a leading cryptocurrency asset management firm, has set a new precedent by becoming the first U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) to publicly disclose its Bitcoin address holdings.Announcement: Today the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) b...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 2 months ago
On October 23, 2023 we asked our attorney, Rafael Yakobi of The Crypto Lawyers to assemble an expert legal team to respond to the U.S. Department of the Treasury and FinCEN’s proposed rules that would seriously harm your privacy by effectively outlaw...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 2 months ago
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
Hundreds of millions of Africans face two problems holding them back from progress: 600 million lack electricity, while virtually all 1.4 billion people on the continent lack high-quality currency. Compare this to the US, Northern Europe, or Japan, w...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 2 months ago
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
Cornell University's College of Arts & Sciences' College Scholar Program has officially approved the first independent Bitcoin-focused study on January 11th. The pioneer behind this academic milestone is Ella Hough, a student at Cornell Universit...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 2 months ago
Cornell University's College of Arts & Sciences'& Robert S. Harrison College Scholar Program& has officially approved the first independent Bitcoin-focused study on January 11th. The pioneer behind this academic milestone is Ella Hough, a...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 2 months ago
Pakistan is one of the emerging markets in Southeast Asia with a population of approximately 250 million, and a country where the majority of the population lives below the poverty line. The people of Pakistan are hopeful; many believe that good time...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 2 months ago
What started as a single transaction from Satoshi to Hal Finney, has evolved into a complex system of industrial scale miners, evolving meta-protocols like the Lightning Network and Fedimint, and a full embrace of institutional investors with the rec...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 2 months ago
The challenges associated with physical work and delayed payments, as discussed in the construction and logistics industries articles, might not be as directly applicable to industries with less physical movement. However, the principles of instant s...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 2 months ago
“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
Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have surpassed silver ETFs in the United States, securing their position as the second-largest ETF commodity,& in terms of assets under management (AUM). The surge in popularity of Bitcoin ETFs signals a growi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 2 months ago
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
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
In a move to catalyze the growth within the Bitcoin ecosystem, Ego Death Capital announces the launch of a new funding round, Fund II, aiming to raise $100 million. Founded in 2021, the venture capital firm, led by Jeff Booth, Andi Pitt, Nico Lechuga...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 2 months ago
The fourth Bitcoin halving is almost upon us, and this one has the potential for some very interesting surprises. This halving marks the reduction of the Bitcoin supply subsidy from 6.25 BTC every block to 3.125 BTC per block. These supply reductions...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 2 months ago
The core of Bitcoin’s security model relies on this basic game theory—miners, armed with their digital pickaxes, are in a relentless chase for profit. And it’s this pursuit that keeps the network secure. Basic vanilla mining involves producing blocks...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 2 months ago
& After FTX collapsed, scornful critics widely ridiculed Caroline Ellison's approach to stop losses. 'I just don't don't think they're an effective risk management tool,' she infamously told an audience during FTX's heyday. But did she have a poi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 2 months ago
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...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Magazine - 2 months ago
Have you ever looked at the stars and noticed how everything in the universe seems connected? Famous inventor and engineer, Nikola Tesla, thought that this connection is all about energy, how often things vibrate, and the way they move. I believe tha...