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Deniz Saat

Deniz Saat is an IT services specialist, technical writer and editor for BTC Times. His mission is to onboard as many people as possible into Bitcoin.

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North Carolina House Approves Legislation to Ban CBDC Payments to State
North Carolina House Approves Legislation to Ban CBDC Payments to State

North Carolina's House of Representatives has given its unanimous approval to House Bill 690, which bans the use of CBDCs for making payments to the state, and bars any state involvement in Federal Reserve branch trials of CBDCs. The bill is now set to be passed by the

News  -  Bitcoin  -  May 04, 2023
Bitcoin Non-Profit OpenSats Receives $10 Million in Funding From Jack Dorsey’s #startsmall Initiative
Bitcoin Non-Profit OpenSats Receives $10 Million in Funding From Jack Dorsey’s #startsmall Initiative

Jack Dorsey's philanthropic endeavor, #startsmall, has donated $10 million in funding for OpenSats, a non-profit organization that supports the development of free and open-source software and projects related to Bitcoin, Nostr, and other related technologies. The donation will be used for developing a self-sufficient ecosystem and ensure a

News  -  Bitcoin  -  May 04, 2023
Bitdeer Teams up With Druk Holding and Investments To Establish Bitcoin Mining Venture in Bhutan
Bitdeer Teams up With Druk Holding and Investments To Establish Bitcoin Mining Venture in Bhutan

Bitdeer Technologies Group and Druk Holding and Investments have joined forces to create a Bitcoin and digital asset mining venture in the Kingdom of Bhutan that will operate entirely on renewable energy.  This collaboration aims to advance Bhutan's digital transformation and economic growth, as well as broaden Bitdeer&

News  -  Bitcoin  -  May 04, 2023
Biden Administration Proposes 30% Tax on Energy Consumption by Bitcoin Miners
Biden Administration Proposes 30% Tax on Energy Consumption by Bitcoin Miners

In the Fiscal Year 2024 budget proposal, the President has included the Digital Asset Mining Energy (DAME) excise tax, which would require mining companies to pay a 30% tax on the electricity used for mining Bitcoin or other digital assets.  The White House aims to tackle claimed economic and environmental

News  -  Bitcoin  -  May 03, 2023
Bhutan Has Been Secretly Mining Bitcoin for Years
Bhutan Has Been Secretly Mining Bitcoin for Years

Druk Holding and Investments (DHI), Bhutan's sole government-owned holding company, has confirmed that they have been mining Bitcoin for multiple years as a component of its diversified investment portfolio. The company stated that it began devoting resources to Bitcoin mining when the price was around $5,000. DHI

News  -  Bitcoin  -  May 01, 2023
CoinFlip Launches New Olliv Self-Custody Platform for Bitcoin ATMs
CoinFlip Launches New Olliv Self-Custody Platform for Bitcoin ATMs

A self-custody Bitcoin platform named Olliv has been launched by CoinFlip, a leading Bitcoin ATM provider. The objective of Olliv is to offer consumers a seamless method to securely buy, sell, send, receive, and withdraw Bitcoin into a self-custodial wallet. By acting as a beginner's platform, the company

News  -  Bitcoin  -  Apr 28, 2023
Samara Asset Group Contributes $150,000 To Support Bitcoin Development via Brink
Samara Asset Group Contributes $150,000 To Support Bitcoin Development via Brink

The charitable Bitcoin development community, Brink, received a generous donation of $150,000 from Samara Asset Group, an alternative asset manager that prioritizes Bitcoin.  The donation will be used for funding the annual salary of a developer who will contribute to the growth and development of the Bitcoin network. Samara

News  -  Bitcoin  -  Apr 28, 2023
Venmo To Introduce Bitcoin Withdrawals To External Wallets in May
Venmo To Introduce Bitcoin Withdrawals To External Wallets in May

PayPal-owned mobile payment platform, Venmo, will enable its customers to transfer Bitcoin to other Venmo users, PayPal accounts, external wallets, and exchanges in May.  The company cites rising customer demand for digital asset management options as the reason for this move. According to the announcement, over 50% of Venmo'

News  -  Bitcoin  -  Apr 28, 2023
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