Included in this article are timestamped links for all mentioned streams. Last week the city of Oslo in Norway was host to the Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF). The OFF is an annual gathering of activists from around the world who are united in the fight against tyranny. The conference is
News • Bitcoin • May 30, 2022Samson Mow has announced that he is leaving his post as Chief Strategy Officer at Bitcoin infrastructure company blockstream. Mow joined Blockstream in April 2017 shortly after it had appointed Dr. Adam Back as CEO and raised $55 million Series A funding. The block size debate was reaching its crescendo
News • Business • Mar 01, 2022A GoFoundMe fundraiser that was collecting funds for Canadian truckers protesting against covid-19 restrictions has been suspended by the platform. Over $10 million in funds had been donated to the campaign before it was suspended. The platform attached an “Under Review” disclaimer stating: “This fundraiser is currently paused and under
News • Bitcoin • Feb 04, 2022Another solo miner with a hashrate 116 TH/s has solved a block earning approximately 6.26810839 BTC ($275,000) in the process. This comes less than 48 hours after another solo miner achieved the same feat with 126 TH/s. Both miners were mining on solo mining pool ckpool.
News • Bitcoin • Jan 12, 2022The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.5% month-to-month in December. This is a decrease in growth from November’s 0.8% figure. Year-on-year, the index rose by 7%, the largest 12-month increase since June 1982. The monthly changes for each sub-index are as follows: * Food:
News • Politics • Jan 11, 2022Strike announced today that it was launching in Argentina which, as CEO and Founder Jack Mallers put it “faces hyperinflation, predatory payment networks, and unusable cross-border transactions.” The announcement was made from Founder and CEO Jack Maller’s personal Twitter account in keeping with the company’s more personal approach
News • Bitcoin • Jan 11, 2022While Ricardo Salinas Pliego is well-known in his native Mexico for his ownership of several large conglomerates, this year has seen him gain notoriety amongst bitcoiners worldwide for his vocal support of bitcoin. In a message posted to his Twitter account on Christmas eve, the billionaire gave his followers three
News • Bitcoin • Dec 26, 2021President Bukele’s appearance at the closing event of El Salvador’s Bitcoin Week 2021 brought about not one, but two surprises. Following his announcement of Bitcoin City, the President invited Samson Mow on stage to introduce the El Salvador Bitcoin Bond aka “EBB1” or “Volcano Bond.” Bitcoin Bond Specifications
Feature • Bitcoin • Dec 22, 2021