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Why FOSS Development Is Crucial for Bitcoin’s Mainstream Acceptance
The Bitcoin and cryptocurrency ecosystems needs real investment in FOSS development to live up to their disruptive promise and potential.
How Bitcoin Optech Is Connecting the Open-Source and Corporate Worlds
Bitcoin Optech was founded in 2018 to bridge the worlds of open-source development and companies.
Microsoft’s ION Is an Open-Source Bet on Bitcoin
Project lead Daniel Buchner discusses ION, Microsoft’s open-source digital ID system built on Bitcoin.
At Bitrefill, Innovators Build a Circular Economy for Bitcoin
Sponsored: Bitrefill has a mission to revolutionize the way bitcoin functions as a true everyday currency worldwide.
Infographic: Who Has Funded Bitcoin Core Development?
This infographic indicates which organizations have supported some of the most prolific open-source Bitcoin Core contributors over the years.
AI-Managed Bitcoin Trading Accounts Show Significant ROI
Sponsored: Artificial intelligence enables the bot to learn about the bitcoin market and all of its history.
The Potential and the Reality of Bitcoin Charity
Bitcoin charities like BitGive recognize that blockchain technology can make charitable giving more efficient, while improving lives around the world.
Bitcoin and Entrepreneurial Philanthropy: A Q&A With Paxful CEO Ray Youssef
Through #BuiltWithBitcoin, Paxful is building schools around the world and proving bitcoin’s value as a medium for philanthropy.
When Disaster Strikes, Bitcoin Facilitates Organized Charity and Grassroots Giving
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For the Tony Hawk Foundation, Bitcoin Is Radical. And That’s the Point
Bitcoin and skateboarding are rooted in radical approaches to old ideas, so it’s no wonder that bitcoin was a perfect fit for the Tony Hawk Foundation.
Bitcoin100: How Some Early Bitcoiners Spread Bitcoin Adoption With Charity
In 2011, raising 100 BTC for charities as a way to promote bitcoin adoption was the easy part. Finding charities that would accept bitcoin donations? That was the challenge.
2020 Bitcoin Adoption: Why Nonprofits Will Lead the Way
The tax benefits of donating bitcoin to nonprofits could help push bitcoin adoption in 2020.
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Infographic: The Pineapple Fund’s Unparalleled Impact
Bitcoin100, BitGive, Helperbit and The Giving Block have all proven the power of Bitcoin giving. But the Pineapple Fund’s impact is unparalleled.
Paying Yourself? Self-Payments Could Be a Key to Lightning Privacy
Pseudonymous Lightning developer ZmnSCPxj has proposed self-payments as a way of adding more privacy to Lightning Network transactions.
Lightning Labs Announces $10 Million Raise As Lightning Loop Enters Beta
Lightning Labs announced a $10 million Series A funding round and released its Lightning Loop service in beta.
The Rise of SIM Swapping: How and Why Bitcoiners Need to Protect Themselves
As SIM swapping has become more prevalent, those holding bitcoin are increasingly susceptible to attack. So how should you protect yourself?
The 7 Safest Havens for Establishing Your Bitcoin Citadel
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Keep Your Bitcoin Safe by Making Security a Habit
In spite of our best efforts to keep our bitcoin safe, most failures can be chalked up to bad security habits and/or insecure configuration of accounts.
The Blockstream Satellite Network: Maintaining Bitcoin Sovereignty in Space
The Blockstream Satellite network lets Bitcoiners send messages and transactions into and back from space, bypassing censorship and technical limits.
With Strike, Zap Rethinks Its Olympus Fiat-to-Bitcoin Feature
Zap’s Olympus would have let users buy bitcoin with fiat on the Lightning Network. A new feature called Strike changes how this will be done.
