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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...

This Bitcoin Explainer Video Is Going Insanely Viral

I’ve been in Bitcoin for eight years now, and one of the hardest things I’ve faced is explaining Bitcoin to someone new. Whenever someone...

Nostr Is The World’s Biggest Bitcoin Circular Economy: Join Us

While many of you may have heard of bitcoin circular economies like El Salvador’s Bitcoin Beach or South Africa’s Bitcoin Ekasi but haven’t been able to go and...

In One Week, Donald Trump Will Decide Ross Ulbricht’s Fate

Last year on May 25, Donald Trump vowed to commute the sentence of early Bitcoin pioneer and Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht to time...

Why You May Want To Redeem Your Bitcoin From THORChain’s Lending Service

Two days ago, the atebites X account pointed out that THORChain’s lending service currently has nowhere near enough bitcoin to repay its creditors. As of the time...

Privacy Shouldn’t Be A Product, Stop Treating It Like One

Privacy is a very important issue. It can be how you manage keeping parts of your life separate. It can be how you maintain...

Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval Was The Most Important Moment In 2024

One year ago today, Gary Gensler and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finally capitulated and approved the trading of spot bitcoin exchange traded...

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