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A Bloviating Nocoiner Emits More Carbon Per Day Than Half a Dozen Bitcoin Transactions: CoinCorner Research
A Bloviating Nocoiner Emits More Carbon Per Day Than Half a Dozen Bitcoin Transactions: CoinCorner Research
News  •  Politics  •  Jul 25, 2021 by Joshua Chretien

A transaction on the Lightning Network produces less carbon emissions than posting on social media or even breathing for a few hours, according to Bitcoin exchange CoinCorner’s latest research. Citing public data from the U.K. Parliament, U.S. Energy Information Administration and Our World In Data, the article

Non-Custodial Exchange TDEX Launches Mobile App
Non-Custodial Exchange TDEX Launches Mobile App
News  •  Technology  •  Jul 24, 2021 by Thomas M

Non-custodial exchange protocol TDEX is now available on mobile, allowing users to trade peer-to-peer using their phones. Built by development and consulting firm SevenLabs, TDEX enables atomic swaps — a specialized smart contract for transfers without counterparty risk — to instantly settle trades without an intermediary. The service uses the Liquid Network

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Obi Nwosu is the CEO and co-founder of Coinfloor, the UK's longest-running Bitcoin exchange. He has over 20 years’ experience building online marketplaces and bringing virtual currencies to tens of millions of people. Obi writes The Road to Bitcoin Hegemony, a weekly recap of some of the most

Opinion  •  Bitcoin  •  Jul 26, 2021
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Obi Nwosu is the CEO and co-founder of Coinfloor, the UK's longest-running Bitcoin exchange. He has over 20 years’ experience building online marketplaces and bringing virtual currencies to tens of millions of people. Obi writes The Road to Bitcoin Hegemony, a weekly recap of some of the most

Opinion  •  Bitcoin  •  Jul 26, 2021
A Bloviating Nocoiner Emits More Carbon Per Day Than Half a Dozen Bitcoin Transactions: CoinCorner Research
A Bloviating Nocoiner Emits More Carbon Per Day Than Half a Dozen Bitcoin Transactions: CoinCorner Research

A transaction on the Lightning Network produces less carbon emissions than posting on social media or even breathing for a few hours, according to Bitcoin exchange CoinCorner’s latest research. Citing public data from the U.K. Parliament, U.S. Energy Information Administration and Our World In Data, the article

News  •  Politics  •  Jul 25, 2021
Non-Custodial Exchange TDEX Launches Mobile App
Non-Custodial Exchange TDEX Launches Mobile App

Non-custodial exchange protocol TDEX is now available on mobile, allowing users to trade peer-to-peer using their phones. Built by development and consulting firm SevenLabs, TDEX enables atomic swaps — a specialized smart contract for transfers without counterparty risk — to instantly settle trades without an intermediary. The service uses the Liquid Network

News  •  Technology  •  Jul 24, 2021
Salvadoran Group Takes to the Streets to Protest Bitcoin Law
Salvadoran Group Takes to the Streets to Protest Bitcoin Law

A group of protesters took to the streets of San Salvador this week to demand the "Ley Bitcoin" (Bitcoin law) passed in June be repealed. Videos of the protest show a small group of people carrying banners that read, "we don't want Bitcoin" and

News  •  Politics  •  Jul 23, 2021
Elon Musk Says Tesla Likely to Accept Bitcoin Again in the Future
Elon Musk Says Tesla Likely to Accept Bitcoin Again in the Future

Long-awaited by some members of the Bitcoin space, Elon Musk joined Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood on Wednesday for "the talk" at Square's Bitcoin conference 'The B Word.' The Tesla and SpaceX CEO's discussion with Dorsey and

News  •  Bitcoin  •  Jul 20, 2021
Blockstream Launches On-Demand Lightning Node Service
Blockstream Launches On-Demand Lightning Node Service

Bitcoin infrastructure firm Blockstream is launching an on-demand Lightning node service to support users looking to set up a node with little effort. The company announced the new all-in-one service on Wednesday via a press release shared with the BTC Times. Called Greenlight, the service is built on top of

News  •  Business  •  Jul 20, 2021
EU Commission Seeks to Ban Anonymous Crypto Wallets
EU Commission Seeks to Ban Anonymous Crypto Wallets

The EU Commission has released an extensive set of proposals to tighten its anti-money laundering legislation. The package includes a number of measures, all of which are looking to further increase monetary surveillance in the EU. Aside from an EU-wide ban on cash payments exceeding €10,000, what may interest

News  •  Politics  •  Jul 19, 2021
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Obi Nwosu is the CEO and co-founder of Coinfloor, the UK's longest-running Bitcoin exchange. He has over 20 years’ experience building online marketplaces and bringing virtual currencies to tens of millions of people. Obi writes The Road to Bitcoin Hegemony, a weekly recap of some of the most

Opinion  •  Bitcoin  •  Jul 19, 2021
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