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El Salvador Volcano Mining Takes Shape
El Salvador Volcano Mining Takes Shape

A pioneering nation state in all things Bitcoin, El Salvador is making moves to get into bitcoin mining — using geothermal energy from one of its 11 volcanos. An idea born on a Twitter Spaces session on the day El Salvador's parliament passed the "Ley Bitcoin" (Bitcoin

News  •  Economy  •  Sep 28, 2021
Bitcoin.org Displays Giveaway Scam
Bitcoin.org Displays Giveaway Scam

Bitcoin.org appears to have been taken over to promote a giveaway scam. The website, which has been a popular destination for those seeking information on Bitcoin — not least thanks to its domain name — now displays a pop-up asking visitors to send money to a Bitcoin address, which it says

News  •  Bitcoin  •  Sep 22, 2021
Bitcoin Has a FUD Problem, Not an E-Waste Problem
Bitcoin Has a FUD Problem, Not an E-Waste Problem

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Never argue with a Nocoiner. Nature abhors a vacuum, and debunking the latest Bitcoin FUD will just create a void to be filled with even dumber FUD. Our latest example comes from an employee of the Dutch

Opinion  •  Technology  •  Sep 20, 2021
“Turning It Off and On Again” Has No Place in Decentralized Systems
“Turning It Off and On Again” Has No Place in Decentralized Systems

The classic IT panacea of “turning it off and on again,” popularized by the 2006 show The IT Crowd, was recently tried on Solana, a supposedly decentralized smart contract platform. To be fair, Solana validators didn’t turn the network off per se, it halted on its own. The halting

Opinion  •  Altcoins  •  Sep 20, 2021
El Salvador Buys the Dip Again
El Salvador Buys the Dip Again

The first country to make Bitcoin legal tender, El Salvador has also become the first nation state to routinely buy the Bitcoin dips. When on "Bitcoin Day," the day the Central American nation's Bitcoin Law went into effect, Bitcoin dropped from $52,000 to to the

News  •  Economy  •  Sep 19, 2021
El Salvador Volcano Mining Takes Shape
El Salvador Volcano Mining Takes Shape

A pioneering nation state in all things Bitcoin, El Salvador is making moves to get into bitcoin mining — using geothermal energy from one of its 11 volcanos. An idea born on a Twitter Spaces session on the day El Salvador's parliament passed the "Ley Bitcoin" (Bitcoin

News  •  Economy  •  Sep 28, 2021
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Blockstream Researcher Introduces SHRIMPS as New Step Toward Quantum-Resistant Bitcoin
Blockstream Researcher Introduces SHRIMPS as New Step Toward Quantum-Resistant Bitcoin

Jonas Nick introduced SHRIMPS, a multi-device post-quantum signature scheme with ~2.5 KB signatures for Bitcoin security.

Capital B Converts Bonds and Secures €2.8 Million To Expand Treasury Strategy
Capital B Converts Bonds and Secures €2.8 Million To Expand Treasury Strategy

Capital B converted bonds and raised €2.8 million with backing from Adam Back to expand its Bitcoin treasury.

B HODL Expands Treasury to 164.487 Bitcoin Following ATM-Funded Purchase
B HODL Expands Treasury to 164.487 Bitcoin Following ATM-Funded Purchase

B HODL increased its holdings to 164.487 Bitcoin after purchasing one Bitcoin using funds from ATM share sales and capital allocation.

Coinbase and Fannie Mae-Approved Lender Better Launch Bitcoin-Backed Mortgages
Coinbase and Fannie Mae-Approved Lender Better Launch Bitcoin-Backed Mortgages

Coinbase and Better launched Bitcoin-backed mortgages using Fannie Mae-conforming loans.

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SEC Issues Guidance Clarifying Status of Digital Assets and Bitcoin Mining
SEC Issues Guidance Clarifying Status of Digital Assets and Bitcoin Mining

SEC says Bitcoin mining does not meet the definition of a security and classifies Bitcoin as a digital commodity.

Kazakhstan Central Bank Plans up to $350 Million Allocation to Bitcoin and Digital Assets
Kazakhstan Central Bank Plans up to $350 Million Allocation to Bitcoin and Digital Assets

Kazakhstan’s central bank plans to allocate up to $350 million from its reserves to Bitcoin and digital asset–related investments.

Bitcoiners Push Back on Quantum Computing Risk Claims
Bitcoiners Push Back on Quantum Computing Risk Claims

Bitcoiners say quantum computing does not pose an immediate threat and that the network has time to prepare for potential long-term risks.

CFTC Clears Path for Federally Regulated Spot Bitcoin and Crypto Trading
CFTC Clears Path for Federally Regulated Spot Bitcoin and Crypto Trading

The CFTC will allow federally regulated spot Bitcoin and crypto trading for the first time as Bitnomial prepares to launch its new exchange.

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