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I’m old enough to remember when the Lightning Network was supposed to solve Bitcoin’s transaction limitations. Instead of being slow and traceable, Lightning payments would be quick and private. Nocoiners would finally be forced to eat their FUD. It’s been five years since its initial launch, but
Wasabi announced that it will bar certain Bitcoin transactions from its service using CoinJoins. Wasabi’s Bitcoin Wallet is known for its mechanism that helps users coordinate CoinJoins. CoinJoining is a method of mixing coins to protect users’ privacy on the public ledger by essentially conducting multiple transactions into a
On March 29th, 2022 MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor announced that MacroStrategy, a subsidiary of MicroStrategy, will use all proceeds from a Silvergate Bank loan to acquire more Bitcoin. At a current Bitcoin price of $47,500, MacroStrategy would be able to acquire around 4,315 BTC for their company balance
News - Bitcoin - Mar 29, 2022On March 29th, 2022 MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor announced that MacroStrategy, a subsidiary of MicroStrategy, will use all proceeds from a Silvergate Bank loan to acquire more Bitcoin. At a current Bitcoin price of $47,500, MacroStrategy would be able to acquire around 4,315 BTC for their company balance
News - Bitcoin - Mar 29, 2022I’m old enough to remember when the Lightning Network was supposed to solve Bitcoin’s transaction limitations. Instead of being slow and traceable, Lightning payments would be quick and private. Nocoiners would finally be forced to eat their FUD. It’s been five years since its initial launch, but
News - Bitcoin - Mar 24, 2022Wasabi announced that it will bar certain Bitcoin transactions from its service using CoinJoins. Wasabi’s Bitcoin Wallet is known for its mechanism that helps users coordinate CoinJoins. CoinJoining is a method of mixing coins to protect users’ privacy on the public ledger by essentially conducting multiple transactions into a
News - Business - Mar 16, 2022When Bitcoin was announced as legal tender in El Salvador, thousands of Salvadorians eagerly downloaded the Chivo wallet furnished by the countries government. However, many users experienced challenges and the hyperbitcoinization dream was slowed. After several user complaints about the Chivo wallet, El Salvador reached out to Alpha Point, which
News - Bitcoin - Mar 15, 2022As fiat sanctions against Russia have frozen most financial options for Russian citizens and oligarchs alike, many people were turning to Bitcoin and crypto to protect their financial assets. However, many governments, including Ukraine's have called for the freezing of crypto accounts on exchanges. The initial response from
News - Bitcoin - Mar 05, 2022A group of thirty-five former employees of the blockchain company ConsenSys AG (CAG) requested for a special audit to investigate serious irregularities at CAG. These former employees represent 50% of all known ConsenSys AG claims that the board breaches fiduciary duties. In the official complaint, Kavita Gupta a former general
News - Altcoins - Mar 03, 2022Ryan Petersen, CEO of global logistics platform Flexport, posted to Twitter on Monday that the company holds a non-zero amount of Bitcoin on their $1.6B balance sheet. The post was in response to a comment on an earlier thread asking what percentage of the portfolio was “hard money (aka
News - Bitcoin - Mar 01, 2022Samson Mow has announced that he is leaving his post as Chief Strategy Officer at Bitcoin infrastructure company blockstream. Mow joined Blockstream in April 2017 shortly after it had appointed Dr. Adam Back as CEO and raised $55 million Series A funding. The block size debate was reaching its crescendo
News - Business - Mar 01, 2022