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Colin Harper

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Colin heads content and research at Luxor Texhnology's Hasharate Index. Previously he wrote for Bitcoin Magazine and CoinDesk.

Zero Interest, Limitless Repo and QE4: The Federal Reserve’s Market Operations Explained

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“Gradually and then suddenly.” –Ernest Hemingway “Your ATMs are safe, your cash is safe. There’s enough cash in the financial system and there is an...

From ISP to P2P: How Mesh Networks Take Bitcoin off the Grid

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Blockstream’s Grubles and Locha Mesh’s Randy Brito weigh in on the promise of mesh networks to keep Bitcoin alive without the internet.

How the Lighting Network Could Improve Encrypted Messaging

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Lightning-native messaging protocols could offer more private and foolproof encrypted communications. But will users make the switch?

Beanie Babies and Black Markets: Where Mainstream Media Gets Bitcoin Wrong

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Bitcoin Magazine first covered common misconceptions about Bitcoin as a guide for journalists in 2013. But some myths persist, so here we go again.

Microsoft’s ION Is an Open-Source Bet on Bitcoin

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Project lead Daniel Buchner discusses ION, Microsoft’s open-source digital ID system built on Bitcoin.

For Square Crypto, the Way to Bitcoin Mass Adoption Is Open Source

CULTURE Colin Harper -
Building “Bitcoin for all”

When Disaster Strikes, Bitcoin Facilitates Organized Charity and Grassroots Giving

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Doing the most with your BTC

For the Tony Hawk Foundation, Bitcoin Is Radical. And That’s the Point

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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.

The 7 Safest Havens for Establishing Your Bitcoin Citadel

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Building the ultimate sovereignty

With Strike, Zap Rethinks Its Olympus Fiat-to-Bitcoin Feature

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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.
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