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Ross Ulbricht Is Free: A Victory for Bitcoin and Freedom

In a landmark decision that sent waves through the Bitcoin community, President Donald Trump has granted a full and unconditional pardon to Ross Ulbricht,...

Trump Did Not Free Ross On Day One Because Of Course He Didn’t

I’m not here to say “I told you so.” In my Take from October 4, I did write that Donald Trump does not give a damn about...

Bitcoin Missed A $54 Billion Opportunity By Neglecting Runes

There is no shortage of opinions when it comes to the stunning launch of President Donald Trump’s Solana memecoin. The news and staggering performance...

President Trump Has Got A Bold Vision For Bitcoin In America

With his return to the presidency, Donald Trump has positioned himself as a key figure in the Bitcoin conversation. His keynote at Bitcoin 2024 laid out ambitious...

Treat Bitcoin As A Tool, Not A Cult

I was recently a guest on the Mr. M podcast, where the host, Maurizio (Mr. M), and I discussed many of the realities of...

California Is Working Towards Embracing Bitcoin

According to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine, an Office of California Assembly Member, Republican Phillip Chen, has appointed Proof of Workforce, a Santa Monica-based...

Coinbase’s Bitcoin Loans Are Not What They Seem

Earlier today, Coinbase announced the launch of “Bitcoin-Backed Loans” using Base, its native blockchain. But there’s one problem. (Actually, two.) These loans are not backed by Bitcoin,...

Bitcoin Miners, Economic Irrationality Can Be Fatal

Some miners at OCEAN have started making use of the Coin Age Priority algorithm during block template construction using DATUM. Originally, Bitcoin Core originally...

US Government To Release Half Its Bitcoin Intended for Trump’s Strategic Reserve

Earlier this morning, the U.S. government announced via a court document that stolen bitcoin from the Bitfinex hack in 2016 should be returned to...

X Is Fiat

In his Take from yesterday, Frank invited bitcoiners to join Nostr: “The world’s biggest bitcoin circular economy.” I endorse this invitation; Nostr aligns much better with...

You Should Not Wear This Bitcoin Shirt — Here’s Why

Everyone has their own unique sense of style, but if you are wearing Bitcoin merch like the shirt in the X post below out...

Bitcoin DeFi Is Finding Product-market Fit With Runes

Over the past year, the Bitcoin Renaissance has brought significant attention to BTCfi, or “Bitcoin DeFi” applications. Despite the hype, very few of these...

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