Rep. Jason Powell (D-Nashville) proposed the Tennessee House Bill 2644 on February 2nd, 2022 where a county, municipality, or the state is permitted to invest in cryptocurrency, blockchains, and non-fungible tokens.  The progress for allowing the use and recognition of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has been gaining more momentum recently

On February 8th, OpenNode announced the end of their Series A funding round which was led by Kingsway Capital with additional investments from Twitter, Tim Draper, and Avon Ventures, a subsidiary of Fidelity Investments. Following the investment, OpenNode will focus on building Bitcoin and Lightning Network payments. “OpenNode has believed

On Tuesday, February 8th, a document appeared on the Russian government’s official website that laid the basic principles for regulating cryptocurrencies. Earlier this year Russia’s central bank proposed a blanket ban on cryptocurrency use and mining on Russian territory, citing risks related to speculative trading and energy usage

On Wednesday’s episode of The What Bitcoin Did Podcast with Peter McCormack, Strike CEO Jack Mallers discussed Bitcoin, Lightning, and how he orange-pilled the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Their conversation centered largely on how the Bitcoin and Lightning networks serve as superior methods for escrowing and settling value, both

The ticker WGMI (internet slang for “We're gonna make it”) invests in publicly traded bitcoin mining companies focused on using renewable energy. The ETF began trading on Tuesday February 8 and after the first day of trading had a volume of 151,917. For reference, the highest volume

Five months after their initial announcement, U.S. Figure Skating is now able to accept bitcoin and cryptocurrency donations with the help of Engiven. The organization’s goal is to expand their patron base by incorporating bitcoin and cryptocurrency donations that can be accepted from around the world.  Engiven is

Marathon Digital January Highlights * 3.6 EH/s with 32,710 active miners * 462.1 BTC mined * 8,595 total BTC on hand as of 1/31 Marathon Digital Holdings just released their bitcoin mining production numbers, noting several large year-over-year increases. The first noted improvement was the production of

On Monday, banking giant Wells Fargo released a report titled  "Cryptocurrencies — Too early or too late?" The goal of the report was to address a “common point of confusion regarding the future of cryptocurrencies as investments” - namely, whether it is either too early or too late to