Jeannie Bennett
Dr. Jeannie Bennett is a post-academic and technical communicator with over 13 years of experience. She is a freelance writer and editor with a passion for information visualization.
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A new Bitcoin movie has hit the screens. This Machine Greens, a documentary by award-winning filmmaker Jamie King (“Steal This Film”), premiered this week on YouTube. The crowd-funded documentary, produced by Enrique Posner, explores the relationship of Bitcoin to energy and examines critics’ claims that bitcoin mining is “dirty.” The
by Jeannie Bennett![Foreign Bitcoin Investors to Be Tax-Exempt in El Salvador](https://btctimes.s3.amazonaws.com/6589ff038da547ba939c0cc9a83185f4.jpg)
El Salvador made history on Tuesday, September 7th as the first country to make Bitcoin legal tender. 72 hours later, a government advisor for the Central American country revealed it will exempt foreign investors from paying taxes on Bitcoin profits, both on capital gains and income in bitcoin. With this
by Jeannie Bennett![Starbucks, McDonald's, Pizza Hut: El Salvador Merchants Now Accept Bitcoin](https://btctimes.s3.amazonaws.com/3afc716777804a9995310a610755b541.jpg)
As El Salvador became the first country to accept bitcoin as a legal currency, many merchants in the country of 6.5 million began accepting bitcoin. From McDonald's to Pizza Hut, Salvadorans can now make their purchases with bitcoin. Since September 7th, dubbed "Bitcoin Day" by
by Jeannie Bennett![It's Bitcoin Day: El Salvador Buys 400 Bitcoin as Bitcoin Law Goes Into Effect](https://btctimes.s3.amazonaws.com/cf905a6ef64c4e7ca27c7497c4422d3a.jpg)
It's Bitcoin Day — the "Ley Bitcoin" (Bitcoin Law) has gone into effect in El Salvador, officially making the country the first in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. To kick off the historic day, El Salvador's president Nayib Bukele took to Twitter
by Jeannie Bennett![Bitcoin ATM Adoption Is on the Rise](https://btctimes.s3.amazonaws.com/49166630d5f64c78ad6ff32f93e10886.jpg)
Good news for your Bitcoin wallet: strange things are afoot at the Circle K. The deployment of Bitcoin ATMs is on the rise and may be coming to a gas station or bodega near you. Circle K has announced plans to install Bitcoin ATMs in their stores. This move comes
by Jeannie Bennett![Bitcoin Hash Rate Recovers As Miners Leave China Behind](https://btctimes.s3.amazonaws.com/5e16af38d6064cbf981770208144ba2b.jpg)
Bitcoin's hash rate is on a steady upward trajectory as miners switch their machines back on — outside of China. Since its June low around the 84 exahashes per second (EH/s) mark, the hash rate has grown around 50%. China’s crackdown on bitcoin mining has contributed to
by Jeannie Bennett