Thomas M
Thomas is a journalist at the BTC Times. He enjoys writing about Bitcoin, learning about Bitcoin, and HODLing bitcoin.
By banning its customers from buying and holding MicroStrategy and Coinbase stock due to their indirect connection to "virtual currency products," HSBC made clear last week that it has no interest in participating in the accelerated demand for Bitcoin — and by extension, neither can the customers of Europe&
News • Business • Apr 25, 2021The three open-source developers Jesse Posner, Alekos Filini, and Hennadii Stepanov are receiving a grant from independent organization Brink, according to a press release shared with the BTC Times. Founded by Bitcoin Core contributor John Newbery and Bitcoin Optech contributor Mike Schmidt last year, Brink focuses on supporting Bitcoin developers
News • Technology • Mar 30, 2021Open-source Bitcoin payment processor BTCPay Server released a patch today which covered a few low-impact vulnerabilities and one critical vulnerability. The service's developers recommend that users who use Docker Deployment, have configured an email server, and have enabled registration for their users update their client as soon as
News • Business • Mar 29, 2021After allowing its users to buy bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in their account, PayPal is now going to launch a checkout service that will enable its customers to convert cryptocurrencies to fiat currencies and use them for payments at PayPal's millions of online merchants. As reported by Reuters,
News • Business • Mar 29, 2021While the wider ecosystem is honing in on NFTs, bitcoiners are now making their own tokens. Bitcoin infrastructure company Blockstream is gearing up to raise funds via a security token offering (STO), according to a press release shared with the BTC Times. The token is called Blockstream Mining Note, or
News • Business • Mar 29, 2021Legend has it that there cannot be a Bitcoin bull market without an episode of vocal concerns about the state of the world’s largest stablecoin Tether (USDt). Earlier this year, accusations resurfaced that USDt was not fully backed, meaning that its issuer Tether allegedly did not hold the equivalent
News • Business • Mar 29, 2021After hinting at it in February, Tesla has now added Bitcoin as a payment option to its online store. When the firm revealed early last month that it had purchased $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin to provide "more flexibility to further diversify and maximize returns on our cash,
News • Business • Mar 23, 2021