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Peter Chawaga

Peter Chawaga
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Peter Chawaga is a senior editor with Bitcoin Magazine and has been covering Bitcoin's technology and culture since 2017. He has profiled prominent Bitcoiners, covered global adoption trends and was the first to report that El Salvador would make bitcoin a legal tender currency. He has more than 10 years of professional experience in writing, editing and publishing to the web. He holds a degree in English and journalism from Wake Forest University. When Chawaga isn't reading or writing, he's watching baseball with his daughters. He HODLs bitcoin.

Video Game Publisher Nexon Buys 1,717 Bitcoin For $100 Million

BUSINESS Peter Chawaga -
Video game publisher Nexon has purchased 1,717 bitcoin for about $100 million to hedge against potential currency debasement.

Report: Turkey To Establish Custodian Bank For Bitcoin Exchanges

MARKETS Peter Chawaga -
The Turkish government reportedly plans to serve as a custodian for local cryptocurrency exchanges, potentially holding bitcoin for users.

Meet The Tennessee Mayor Who’s Ready To Embrace Bitcoin

CULTURE Peter Chawaga -
“We can hold on to the way it’s always been done, or we can drive innovation. We have to be willing to embrace the future.”

Square Makes The Case For Clean Energy Bitcoin

BUSINESS Peter Chawaga -
In a new white paper, financial services company Square outlines the opportunity presented by Bitcoin to spur more use of renewable energy.

Binance Hires Legacy Bank Regulator Brian Brooks

BUSINESS Peter Chawaga -
Major bitcoin exchange Binance has hired former U.S. Treasury official Brian Brooks, who oversaw pro-Bitcoin regulation while in office.

$623 Million In Stolen Bitcoin From 2016 Bitfinex Hack Has Been Moved

MARKETS Peter Chawaga -
More than 10,000 BTC stolen from cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex in 2016 has been moved to a new address.

F2Pool Encodes Money-Printing Headline Into First Post-Coinbase Listing Block

CULTURE Peter Chawaga -
In an echo of the Bitcoin Genesis Block, F2Pool encoded a money-printing headline into the first block it mined after Coinbase went public.

Speedy Trial Has Been Merged Into Bitcoin Core, Potentially Setting Path To Taproot Activation

TECHNICAL Peter Chawaga -
Speedy Trial has been merged into Bitcoin Core, offering a path toward the Taproot protocol upgrade is miners signal their overwhelming support.

Paxful: Hacked User Data Offer Is “Fake”

BUSINESS Peter Chawaga -
A recent forum post offering the personal data of millions of Paxful users has been called “fake” by the exchange’s CEO.

MicroStrategy Is Paying Its Board Of Directors In Bitcoin

BUSINESS Peter Chawaga -
MicroStrategy has announced that it will pay its board of directors in bitcoin, furthering its remarkable journey toward hyperbitcoinization.
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