Adoption

The Lightning Network is one of the most exciting and innovative technologies built on Bitcoin, but it’s also one of the most misunderstood... Not everyone will run a Lightning node, and that’s okay. Custodians feels like a compromise, and in a way, it is: Running Lightning infrastructure isn’t meant for everyone.

An extract from the newly released book "Bitcoin Circular Economies," the Costa Rica chapter discusses Bitcoin Jungle, a circular economy in Uvita, Costa Rica, and Bitcoin as a spiritual path. Like all the stories in this book, it’s a story of hope built on the sovereign money of the future.

To anyone stuck thinking bitcoin is only for speculators or tech bros: come to Peru. The real Bitcoin story isn’t only written in conference halls — it’s unfolding in circular economies forgotten by the banks, but now remembered by Bitcoin.

The Prologue from Bitcoin Circular Economies explores how Bitcoin empowers local communities to connect with global value chains in the digital age.

Bitcoin art and Bitcoin corporations don't seem to mix. But for decades — indeed centuries — companies have collected art to express their role...

As billions in bitcoin flow through iGaming platforms, the sector may offer unexpected insight into adoption trends - and even price momentum.

In this Letter From the Editor, Shinobi explores the hard truth that Bitcoin doesn’t scale on-chain - and why the Lightning Network is Bitcoin’s most promising solution for scaling trustlessly and globally.

I recently sat down with Preston Pysh to discuss bitcoin and all these companies with bitcoin treasuries popping up. I had no idea he would completely change my mind on what they do.

Bitcoin mining isn’t just about machines and megawatts — it’s about people. The physical labor behind mining could be the most undervalued part of the network — and why it’s time more Bitcoiners plug in.

The Tennessee Bitcoin Alliance, TNBTC, aims to coordinate public-education programs with a legislative agenda for improving Bitcoin conditions and commercial activity in the state.