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Why Bitcoin is the Most Islamic Money

The Islamic conceptualisation of finance is built around a set of core principles which give primacy to honesty, fairness and accountability in trade and transactions. As such, Islamic finance seeks…

Admin December 10, 2024

2024 Election Bitcoin Crypto Currency,

Bitcoin is Neither Racist, Xenophobic, nor Misogynistic: A Response to Ideological Stereotyping

Just hours after the U.S. election results were announced, I received messages from friends filled with striking assumptions. Some congratulated me, mockingly saying, “Congrats, your side won for Bitcoin.” Others…

Admin November 27, 2024

Bitcoin Onboarding Crypto Currency, Culture

JIPPI IS POKÉMON GO FOR BITCOIN

Today’s modern Bitcoin exchanges have drastically improved access to Bitcoin ownership in 2024. Gone are the days of janky peer-to-peer (P2P) trade forums and questionably secure early exchanges like Mt…

Admin November 20, 2024

Art Bitcoin MENA Crypto Currency,

How To Paint a Sandwich: A Solo Presentation On Memes And Digital Culture By Nardo At Bitcoin MENA

In anticipation of a solo exhibition by artist Nardo at Bitcoin Mena, in collaboration with AOTM Gallery, I sat down with him to explore the intersections of memes, mythologies, and…

Admin November 18, 2024

Bitcoin core Consensus Consensus Changes

The Consensus Conundrum

A lot of consensus-change proposals for bitcoin are on the table at the moment. All of them have good motivations, whether it's scaling UTXO ownership or making self-custody more tractable.…

Admin November 15, 2024

Crypto Currency, Culture

A Nation of Individuals?

It is the prospect of the sovereign individual that seems to most trouble the nation-state today. This odd threat perception has been the outgrowth of a political genealogy that, in…

Admin November 14, 2024

Crypto Currency, Crypto Wars Culture

Will the Second Crypto President Be Like the First?

This is the dawning of the Age of Crypto. Again.Number 47. The Bitcoin President. The Crypto President. The Cryptocurrency President.But not: The Cryptography President.Back when the word “crypto” meant “cryptography”,…

Admin November 13, 2024

Crypto Currency, Culture Opinion

I Bought Bitcoin Today – And Felt Nothing

I looked at my wallet and saw a sad six digits. It used to be seven, or such was the case after I rolled over the balance of my monthly expenses,…

Admin November 13, 2024

Addiction Crypto Currency, Culture

The Digit Addiction Pandemic

The Dystopian Present – Fiat Has Made Us All Digit AddictsEveryone wants to make you an addict. Some people sell illicit drugs on the black market and want you to…

Admin November 12, 2024

Art Crypto Currency, Culture

Art Under Surveillance: Ripcache’s Radical Take at Bitcoin Amsterdam

Ripcache, a pseudonymous artist, explores themes of surveillance and privacy through a 1-bit pixelated aesthetic. By examining the impact of modern surveillance in centralized and decentralized systems, Ripcache’s work examines…

Admin November 1, 2024