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The Words We Use In Bitcoin: Words, Language, Terminology, and Linguistic Attacks
3.7.2022
Gigi is a Bitcoin educator, author of '21 Lessons', and software engineer.
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It can’t be said often enough: Bitcoin is confusing. However, it’s not complicated like a Rube Goldberg machine is complicated. It’s just very foreign and thus very misunderstood—it is a completely new thing....
Bitcoin Lightning Network developer updates node software with Taproot support
29.6.2022
The latest software release, named lnd 0.15 beta (v0.15-beta), aims to empower developers to create solutions for more use cases by leveraging the Bitcoin network’s capabilities
Why the crypto market crash may play in Bitcoin's favour
20.6.2022
Podcaster and Bitcoin educator, Natalie Brunell, believes the current market turmoil could lead to regulation favouring Bitcoin over alts
The BTC origin story: Who designed the Bitcoin logo?
18.6.2022
Enthusiasts continue releasing new logos for Bitcoin to date, but the BTC community has yet to come across a symbol that comes close to the beloved orange ₿
'Buy Bitcoin, plant a tree, lower your time preference': a Sequoia story
16.6.2022
“I'm trying to get people to plant trees," says Fangorn, a green-fingered Bitcoiner, "as an avenue for low-time preference.”
Bitcoin miners' exchange flow reaches 7-month high as BTC price tanks below $21K
15.6.2022
Bitcoin mining profitability has dropped by over 75% from the market top and is currently at its lowest since October 2020
Bitcoin at the WEF: What did the world's elite think of crypto?
10.6.2022
In a Cointelegraph video, the world's elite and some crypto believers rub shoulders to share their views on crypto
Cybersecurity firm supports Bitcoin ‘mission,’ converts balance sheet to BTC
7.6.2022
Octagon Networks, a global cybersecurity company, announced it would adopt a Bitcoin standard, offering half-price discounts for Bitcoin payments
Bitcoin Pizza Day rewind: A homage to weird and wonderful BTC purchases
22.5.2022
In recognition of Bitcoin pizza day, the first-ever real-world transaction using Bitcoin, Cointelegraph speaks with the crypto community about their historic BTC purchases
Central bankers bellow Bitcoin on El Salvador's Bitcoin Beach
20.5.2022
On day three of El Salvador’s financial inclusion and funding for SMEs conference, Bitcoin has stolen the show
Madeira ‘embraces’ Bitcoin and how the president met Michael Saylor
17.5.2022
Why and how the island of Madeira is “adopting” Bitcoin and how the president fell down the Bitcoin rabbit hole
Conspiracy Theories Abound as Terra Tries to Save UST
10.5.2022
TerraUSD (UST), an algorithmic stablecoin hosted by the Terra network and created by South Korea's Terraform Labs, has once again lost its dollar peg after a wave of sell-offs hit the crypto market.
The stablecoin, which is supposed to maintain a value of USD 1 by creating and destroying supply...
Happy birthday Hal Finney: Crypto community honors world's first known Bitcoiner
4.5.2022
Hal Finney, a computer scientist and the world’s first publicly known Bitcoiner, would have celebrated his 66th birthday today
‘PoS Fanatics Attacking PoW are Actual Supervillains’, Kraken’s Powell Says as US Politicians Charge
22.4.2022
A letter by a group of Democratic members of the US Congress attacking proof-of-work (PoW) mining and praising proof-of-stake (PoS) is causing an uproar in the Bitcoin (BTC) community, with crypto exchange Kraken CEO Jesse Powell claiming that “PoS fanatics attacking PoW are actual...
EU officials considered Bitcoin trading ban to enforce proposed mining ban
22.4.2022
Previously unseen documents detailing the EU’s conversations around banning Bitcoin have come to light following a freedom of information request
Grassroots initiatives are bringing Bitcoin education to communities across America
11.4.2022
Members of America’s crypto community aim to teach financial literacy by discussing Bitcoin at local meetups and neighborhood “corner classes.”
Seven times Bitcoin miners made the world a better place
9.4.2022
BTC mining and the miners, themselves, seem to be doing more than just securing the Bitcoin network
Bitcoin 2022: Thiel calls Buffett 'sociopathic', Mexican billionaire has 60% in BTC
8.4.2022
The Bitcoin 2022 conference was packed with new announcements, however Peter Thiel stole the show by throwing $100 bills into the crowd and calling Warren Buffet a “sociopathic grandpa.”
Building businesses in the ‘spirit of Bitcoin’: The Bitcoin Hostel
6.4.2022
A Bitcoin hostel under construction in Portugal reflects a growing trend of business built with more than just a digital currency in mind
Just 2 million Bitcoin left: Bitcoin hits the 19 million milestone
1.4.2022
The 19 millionth Bitcoin was mined, leaving just 2 million BTC to be mined over the next 100 years