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In what can only be read as a veiled message to El Salvador and any country looking to follow in its footsteps, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday published a blog post advising against adopting Bitcoin as legal tender. Authored by Tobias Adrian, Director of the IMF’s Monetary
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
A member of Tonga’s parliament has expressed interest in helping connect the tiny Polynesian nation to Blockstream’s Bitcoin satellite network. Lord Fusitu’a Tweeted Friday that he had received a satellite kit from Blockstream CSO Samson Mow and was looking forward to setting it up, adding that it
News • Economy • Jul 31, 2021
A member of Tonga’s parliament has expressed interest in helping connect the tiny Polynesian nation to Blockstream’s Bitcoin satellite network. Lord Fusitu’a Tweeted Friday that he had received a satellite kit from Blockstream CSO Samson Mow and was looking forward to setting it up, adding that it
News • Economy • Jul 31, 2021
In what can only be read as a veiled message to El Salvador and any country looking to follow in its footsteps, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday published a blog post advising against adopting Bitcoin as legal tender. Authored by Tobias Adrian, Director of the IMF’s Monetary
News • Politics • Jul 26, 2021
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
Following a report by Bloomberg on Monday about an alleged investigation into whether Tether has committed bank fraud in its early days of operation, the firm has released a statement. According to the report, which cites three unknown sources, the Department of Justice (DOJ) is looking into whether years ago,
News • Business • Jul 25, 2021
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
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