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Shamir Backups, developed by Trezor’s SatoshiLabs, lets users split up their hardware wallet backup seeds.
Business

Trezor Introduces Direct-To-Self-Custody Bitcoin Buys

By Peter ChawagaApr 8, 2022
News
At Bitcoin 2022, Constitutional lawyer Neal Katyal argued that Bitcoiners should be open to some regulation to ultimately protect the technology.
Culture

Neal Katyal Argues For Bitcoin Regulation

By Peter ChawagaApr 8, 2022
News
Digital assets - Blockstream Releases First Enterprise-Grade Product on Liquid
Business

Blockstream, Block To Leverage Tesla Equipment For Renewable Bitcoin Mining Operation

By Peter ChawagaApr 8, 2022
News
Bitcoin infrastructure developer Samson Mow announced progress on favorable Bitcoin legislation in three locales around the world.
Culture

Samson Mow Announces Pro Bitcoin Legislation In Three Countries

By Peter ChawagaApr 7, 2022
News
On stage at Bitcoin 2022, Serena Williams, Odell Beckham, Jr. and Aaron Rodgers explained why they invest and choose to be paid in bitcoin.
Culture

Serena Williams, Odell Beckham Jr. And Aaron Rodgers On Why They Believe In Bitcoin

By Peter ChawagaApr 7, 2022
News
Cash App, which is operated by payments company Square, offers Bitcoin investments to users.
Business

Cash App Announces New Lightning Integration, ‘Pay Me In Bitcoin’ Feature

By Peter ChawagaApr 7, 2022
News
Mining machines, also called mining rigs or ASICs, are used by bitcoin miners to mine bitcoin.
Business

MicroBT Announces More Efficient M50 Series Of Whatsminer Rigs

By Peter ChawagaApr 6, 2022
News
The cryptocurrency payment facilitator is adding a user-experience upgrade and requirement identification for high-value transactions.
Business

Bitcoin Payment Processor BitPay Announces Support For Lightning Payments

By Peter ChawagaApr 6, 2022
News
Ross Ulbricht, founder of darknet bitcoin marketplace Silk Road, is auctioning a series of art created while serving his life sentence.
Culture

Bitcoin Pioneer Ross Ulbricht Auctioning Original Artwork, NFT Created In Prison

By Peter ChawagaApr 6, 2022
News
The biggest Bitcoin event in history welcomed more than 12,000 enthusiasts to celebrate together in real life, proving that this decentralized, open-source software project is a cultural force to be reckoned with.
Culture

How Bitcoin 2021 Redefined The Importance Of In-Person Celebration

By Peter ChawagaJan 11, 2022
Feature
Bitcoin is going to the moon, many in the community say, meaning its price will reach space like an astronaut.
Markets

New Twitter Integration Will Drive The Bitcoin Price Above $300,000

By Peter ChawagaSep 25, 2021
With the international attention on El Salvador’s historic adoption of Bitcoin, some critical myths have emerged that are in need of busting.
Culture

Inside El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law Implementation

By Peter ChawagaSep 23, 2021
Now Bitcoin Core’s most prolific developer, Marco Falke’s work is the daily maintenance and testing of an open-source project that must reject error.
Culture

How Marco Falke Maintains The Bitcoin Network

By Peter ChawagaSep 1, 2021
Bitcoin is going to the moon because it is global and all over the world.
Industry Events

Oslo Freedom Forum Set To Host Bitcoin Academy

By Peter ChawagaAug 30, 2021
In 2014, Bitcoin pioneer Hal Finney passed away from complications of ALS. He’ll always be remembered for “running bitcoin.”
Culture

Remembering Bitcoin Pioneer Hal Finney (May 4, 1956 – August 28, 2014)

By Peter ChawagaAug 28, 2021
With media careers spanning decades and utterly maximalist outlooks, Stacy Herbert and Max Keiser are defining the Bitcoin lifestyle.
Culture

The Bitcoin Lifestyle Of Stacy Herbert And Max Keiser

By Peter ChawagaAug 23, 2021
Lightning nodes connect the lightning network together, in a decentralized technology.
Business

Zion Wants To Free Social Media From Big Tech Through The Lightning Network

By Peter ChawagaAug 18, 2021
Architects of Paraguay’s Bitcoin legislation argue that its regulatory framework is the best way to foster a mining industry in the country.
Culture

Sticking To The Regulated Path For Bitcoin In Paraguay

By Peter ChawagaAug 5, 2021
Bitcoin is ultimately an open-source software code run by nodes and computers.
Industry Events

Elon Musk Discusses Merits Of Bitcoin, Reveals SpaceX Holds BTC

By Peter ChawagaJul 21, 2021
Pro Bowl NFL left tackle Russell Okung wants to be paid in bitcoin, seeing the cryptocurrency as not just money but the future.
Business

NFL Running Back Saquon Barkley To Receive All Marketing Revenue In Bitcoin Through Strike

By Peter ChawagaJul 14, 2021
Bitcoin mining is an industry that secures the network and yields newly-created bitcoin for miners.
Business

Compass Partners With Oklo For Fission-Powered Bitcoin Mining

By Peter ChawagaJul 14, 2021
Bitcoin obelisk for hyperbitcoinization.
Culture

As Hollywood’s Latest Bitcoin Promoter, Spike Lee Highlights Sovereign Potential Of BTC

By Peter ChawagaJul 12, 2021
Jack Mallers is the founder of Strike, a Lightning Network based payments platform for Bitcoin.
Business

Strike Adds Bitcoin Buying Tab In App

By Peter ChawagaJul 1, 2021
Law, regulation, gavel, court.
Business

Founder Behind Alleged $2.3 Billion Bitcoin Scam Pushes Against Victims’ Claims

By Peter ChawagaJun 29, 2021
Giving the gift of bitcoin, as an investment or donation.
Business

OpenNode, BigCommerce Partner To Bring Bitcoin Payments To 60,000 Merchants

By Peter ChawagaJun 29, 2021
A Russian law firm claims it can recover funds for victims of the 2014 Mt. Gox hack. But critics see some flaws in the outlined plan.
Business

Judge Rejects Class Certification In Lawsuit Over Mt. Gox Hack

By Peter ChawagaJun 24, 2021
Scams - A Group of Major Crypto Traders Reportedly Considers Scammer Blacklist
Business

Report: Founders Of South African Investment Platform Abscond With $2.3 Billion In Bitcoin

By Peter ChawagaJun 24, 2021
Orange pills or "orange piling" are terms used for onboarding others into a Bitcoin standard.
Industry Events

Max Keiser And Stacy Herbert To Host “F*ck Elon” Bitcoin Maximalist Event On July 8

By Peter ChawagaJun 21, 2021
As more institutional investors from the legacy financial system divert to Bitcoin, it is becoming more accepted.
Business

Banking Giant BBVA Launches Bitcoin Trading, Custody Services In Switzerland

By Peter ChawagaJun 18, 2021
Goldman Sachs is a legacy financial institution and investment bank that does offer some bitcoin products
Markets

Goldman Sachs Now Trading Bitcoin Futures With Galaxy Digital

By Peter ChawagaJun 18, 2021
Bitcoin mining company Bitfarms is taking advantage of Québec’s hydropower and new Chinese mining equipment to expand operations.
Business

Bitcoin Mining Firm Bitfarms To Be Traded On Nasdaq

By Peter ChawagaJun 17, 2021
Adoption - Sats Back: How the Ebates of Bitcoin Plans to Convert Holders to Spenders
Business

Lolli Bitcoin Rewards App Available On iOS

By Peter ChawagaJun 17, 2021
Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance has opened fiat deposits for Nigerians, using the naira in the exchange’s first-ever listed fiat trading pair.
Business

FastBitcoins Expanding Bitcoin Buying Services To Australia

By Peter ChawagaJun 17, 2021
Satoshi Nakamoto, pseudonymous (not anonymous) founder of Bitcoin and its Genesis Block, is often depicting with a Guy Fawkes mask.
Culture

Video Showing Media Bias Around Bitcoin And Black Audiences Prompts Questions About Culture

By Peter ChawagaJun 16, 2021
When Bitcoin projects, businesses and platforms raise money (fundraise), they receive large amounts of capital in fiat.
Business

Swiss Bitcoin Investment App Relai Raises $2.7 Million

By Peter ChawagaJun 16, 2021
As more institutional investors from the legacy financial system divert to Bitcoin, it is becoming more accepted.
Business

Following $500 Million Sale To Buy Bitcoin, MicroStrategy Exploring A $1 Billion One

By Peter ChawagaJun 15, 2021
Layer 2 protocols like the Lightning Network and the Liquid sidechain can make it easier for those who leverage bitcoin for remittances.
Culture

Small Bitcoin Transfers In El Salvador Have Surged

By Peter ChawagaJun 14, 2021
Renowned muralist Greg Mike discussed the inspiration for his iconic graffiti wall at the Bitcoin 2021 event.
Culture

With Bitcoin 2021’s Iconic Art Wall, Muralist Greg Mike Captured The Community

By Peter ChawagaJun 14, 2021
Jerome Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve or Fed, is seen by many as a clown for fiat money inflation.
Markets

U.S. Inflation Hits Highest Rate Since 2008, Outlining Case For Bitcoin

By Peter ChawagaJun 11, 2021
Salt Bae is famous for sprinkling salt, those in the Bitcoin space are famous for sprinkling orange pills
Business

Square Allocates $5 Million Bitcoin Endowment, Selects Black Bitcoin Billionaire As First Recipient

By Peter ChawagaJun 10, 2021
Mining machines, also called mining rigs or ASICs, are used by bitcoin miners to mine bitcoin.
Business

Bitcoin Mining Firm Luxor Raises $5 Million In Round Led By NYDIG

By Peter ChawagaJun 9, 2021
Law, regulation, gavel, court.
Business

El Salvador Approves Law Making Bitcoin Legal Tender

By Peter ChawagaJun 9, 2021
The bitcoin price has risen significantly since first discovered, resulting in many green candles.
Markets

U.S. Investors Netted $4.1 Billion From Bitcoin Gains In 2020

By Peter ChawagaJun 8, 2021
Business intelligence firm MicroStrategy has invested $250 million dollars into bitcoin, accumulating about 0.1 percent of the total supply.
Business

MicroStrategy Offering $400 Million Notes For More Bitcoin, Announces “MacroStrategy” Bitcoin Subsidiary

By Peter ChawagaJun 7, 2021
Bitcoin is often rendered as a gold coin or casascius coin
Business

El Salvador To Declare Bitcoin As Legal Tender

By Peter ChawagaJun 5, 2021
Privacy & security - Neutrino: A Privacy-Preserving Light Wallet Protocol
Business

SatoshiLabs Announces Trezor Suite UI Platform At Bitcoin 2021

By Peter ChawagaJun 5, 2021
Tony Hawk On Bitcoin Culture
Culture

Tony Hawk On Bitcoin And Taking Countercultures Mainstream

By Peter ChawagaJun 5, 2021
Mining machines, also called mining rigs or ASICs, are used by bitcoin miners to mine bitcoin.
Business

Blockstream, Square To Build Solar-Powered Bitcoin Mining Facility

By Peter ChawagaJun 5, 2021
Ross Ulbricht, founder of infamous bitcoin-based darknet marketplace Silk Road, called Bitcoin Magazine from prison to appeal for freedom
Culture

In First Interview Since Arrest, Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht Appeals To Bitcoin Users

By Peter ChawagaJun 4, 2021
During an on-stage discussion at the Bitcoin 2021 event, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey discussed Bitcoin, censorship and banking the unbanked.
Culture

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Discusses Censorship And How Bitcoin Can Bank The Unbanked

By Peter ChawagaJun 4, 2021