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First Mover: As Bitcoiners Eye Inflation Boost, Wall Street Sees Barely Any for Five Years
8.6.2020
Wall Street doesn't think rising inflation is likely right now – does that remove one of the reasons to invest in bitcoin?
Bitcoiners Sprint to Improve Lightning Network in 2-Day Virtual Hackathon
2.6.2020
Unable to meet in person, developers around the world collaborated by videoconference for a 48-hour stretch to refine Bitcoin’s Lightning Network
Goldbugs Better Buying Mining Stocks, Bitcoiners Can Stick to Bitcoin
27.5.2020
Over the past year, stock in four major gold mining companies have averaged triple the returns of physical gold, whereas Bitcoin mining companies have tended to underperform Bitcoin
First Mover: As Fed Swats Down Negative Rates, Bitcoiners Wonder What If
14.5.2020
Even as Fed Chair Jerome Powell says negative interest rates are not on the cards, the remaining possibility might be rekindling traders' spirits – or at least refocusing attention on bitcoin as a hedge against inflation
Bitcoin Transaction Costs Soar 400% Amid Halving Hyperbole
11.5.2020
The average transaction cost for Bitcoin (BTC) soared 414% in the days before the halving, peaking at $3.19 on May 8, from as low as $0.62 on April 26. This is the highest price bitcoiners have paid for a transaction on the network in ten months, according to data from Bitinfocharts. Fees are paid...
Data Shows the US Economy Was Collapsing 5 Months Before the Coronavirus Outbreak
3.5.2020
During the last two months, the global economy has shuddered and a great number of people still attribute the financial meltdown to the Covid-19 outbreak. However, during the last two weeks, the blame has shifted, as many citizens are now blaming the government lockdowns, overly-predictive models...
Americans Purchase $1,200 Worth of Bitcoin, While 7 Banks Fumble With Stimulus Payments
20.4.2020
For years now, bitcoiners and cryptocurrency proponents have said the antiquated banking system will not continue to survive for very long and the financial system is showing massive cracks these days. The recent stimulus check fiasco is a prime example of the issue, as customers from PNC, JPMorgan...
First Mover: Coronavirus Trillions Get Bitcoiners Wondering if Halving Still Matters
16.4.2020
The much talked about halving looks to have been replaced by the coronavirus easing measures as crypto investors' top concern
Bitcoin Approaches Halving With Bitcoiners Still Divided Over Its Effects
9.4.2020
As Bitcoin (BTC) is approaching its third mining reward halving, opinions still remain largely divided on how this event will affect BTC price.
A small poll of 750 Bitcoiners on March 17 showed that half of the respondents believed that the price of bitcoin would increase over the next 1 to...
Hyperbitcoinization: Visions of Bitcoin Fueling the Post Covid-19 Shadow Economy
7.4.2020
With the recent coronavirus spread and its overall effect on the global economy, some people believe the powers that be are preparing a financial reset. During these times, a number of bitcoiners think a bitcoin-induced form of fiat currency demonetization will take place, otherwise known...
Dear Bitcoiners: An Optimistic Letter To Friends And Foes Around The Globe
5.4.2020
Original artwork “Citadel of Exile” by Sam Keiser
Below is an article by Gigi, a well-known Bitcoiner, developer, and independent writer.
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The madness of this world became obvious in an instant. Everything is changing way faster than most of us ever imagined — but I’m not worried. To...
How Bitcoiners Can Protect Their Mental Health During the Coronavirus Crisis
21.3.2020
CoinDesk reporter Leigh Cuen is joined by cognitive economist Leigh Caldwell, author of “The Psychology of Price,” to talk about mental health and cryptocurrency in a time of coronavirus crisis
Israeli Bitcoiners See Surveillance as Unavoidable During Coronavirus Crisis
19.3.2020
Tracking mobile-phone data may save lives during the pandemic, but will it become a permanent feature of the surveillance state?
Bitcoiners Are Biohacking a DIY Coronavirus Vaccine
12.3.2020
Anonymous bitcoiners are taking the search for a coronavirus vaccine into their own hands, bypassing academia, pharmaceutical firms and U.S. regulators
The 35 Most Influential Bitcoiners Dominating Crypto Twitter by Follower Count
10.3.2020
Twitter has become home to cryptocurrency influencers who use it for evangelism, spreading news, shilling coins, and shaming certain projects. Of course, the more followers a crypto thought leader has on Twitter, the greater their reach and influence. The following is a look at the top crypto...
Bitcoiners in Europe Reflect on Economic Shocks as Coronavirus Spreads
10.3.2020
With assets from oil barrels to bitcoin being pulverized by the coronavirus slowdown, people worldwide are reevaluating their plans for crypto gatherings, especially in geographies where anti-COVID-19 measures are increasingly serious. In Milan, Italy, which was officially placed in lockdown...
US Department of Justice Is Criminalizing Onchain Privacy, Starting With Mixers
14.2.2020
The American government’s long-running war on privacy escalated this week following the arrest of Coin Ninja’s Larry Harmon on money laundering charges. A Department of Justice statement that “seeking to obscure virtual currency transactions in this way [using mixers] is...
Jack Dorsey Unreachable as Bitcoiners Deal With Lightning Torch Confusion
5.2.2020
Jack Dorsey. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, WIRED
Twitter founder and CEO Jack Dorsey still has not confirmed that he was awarded the second Lightning Torch on Tuesday, and does not respond to multiple requests by bitcoiners.
Exactly a year ago, Dorsey received the first iteration of...
Scotland’s Bitcoiners Share Canny Tales of ‘Buying the Dip’
31.1.2020
A meetup in Scotland afforded a forensic examination of bitcoin's rollercoaster cycle – with plenty of examples of the emotional trauma that accompanied the ride
Peter Schiff Forgets Bitcoin Wallet Password, Blames Bitcoin
19.1.2020
Peter Schiff hates Bitcoin almost as much as bitcoiners hate Schiff. The gold bug makes a point of dissing the cryptocurrency whenever he can, despite the hypocrisy of accepting BCT on his own website. Today, the eccentric entrepreneur found a new reason to rip on bitcoin after forgetting...