Bitcoin Officially Hits $100,000 For The First Time Ever
Follow Nikolaus On 𝕏 Here For Daily Posts When Bitcoin was first launched by Satoshi Nakamoto, there was no price. It was literally worth $0.The price of bitcoin first broke…
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Bitcoin Developers Move to Gauge Consensus on Covenants Soft Forks
A small, but significant development in Bitcoin’s much-debated decentralized consensus process is taking place, with some developers moving to publicly gauge sentiment of warring soft fork proposals that would augment…
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Want Another Bitcoin Country? Do Something About It.
Follow Frank on X. Bitcoin is its own network state, to borrow a term from Balaji Srinivasan. That is, while Bitcoin proponents aren’t bound to one geographical region (quite the…
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Is Bitcoin Self-Custody Under Threat in Europe?
For centuries, self-custody has symbolized financial autonomy, enabling individuals to secure their wealth—from gold to cash—without intermediaries. Bitcoin extends this principle into the digital realm, offering a censorship-resistant, decentralized way…
Debanked: The Financial Suppression of Bitcoin Businesses Must End
We can't live in a world where somebody starts a company that's a completely legal thing, and then they literally [] get sanctioned [] and embargoed by the United States…
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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…
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Here’s How To Talk About Bitcoin At The Thanksgiving Table
Follow Frank on X. It’s that time again — time to sit around the Thanksgiving table and catch up with loved ones while you have Bitcoin on the mind thanks…
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No, Michael Saylor Doesn't Control Bitcoin
I have to call BS on this claim that Michael Saylor is now Bitcoin's overlord and can single-handedly decide its fate. That's just ridiculous.During some drama about whether MicroStrategy's valuation…
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Safegcd’s Implementation Formally Verified
IntroductionThe security of Bitcoin, and other blockchains, such as Liquid, hinges on the use of digital signatures algorithms such as ECDSA and Schnorr signatures. A C library called libsecp256k1, named…
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Microsoft Should Buy $78 Billion Worth of Bitcoin
As someone who has used Microsoft products my whole life, it pains me to see they are fumbling the bag on Bitcoin. The company's $78 billion in cash reserves are losing…