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Without Honor
Honor is a key part in the societal organization that is required for change in the world. The defining traits of most Bitcoiners can be measured along the following lines: trust, reputation and honor with integrity. I’ve personally examined and talked multiple times about trust and reputation within our social space, but have not arrived…
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US Senators Introduce Bill Requiring Treasury to Report on Cryptocurrencies and Their Use Globally
Two U.S. senators have introduced a bipartisan bill aimed at improving the oversight of cryptocurrency. The bill requires the Treasury Secretary to submit a report to Congress on cryptocurrencies and their competitiveness globally, including how other countries are using and mining them as well as their impacts on supply chains. New Bill Introduced to Improve…
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Bitcoin Is The Only Asset To Solve The Store Of Value Problem
Only Bitcoin successfully navigates the tricky issue of maintaining monetary energy over time. After digesting the piece entitled, “How Bitcoin Solves the Store of Value Problem” by @Mind/Matter published in Bitcoin Magazine on August 1, 2021, I found myself unsatiated. Although in firm agreement with the central premise of the piece, namely that bitcoin performs…
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Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin states “there’s a lot of subtleties involved” with addressing governance
Vitalik Buterin recently published his feedback on Nathan Schneider’s article, in which the Professor of Media Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder addressed potential limitations surrounding cryptoeconomic approaches to blockchain governance. Triggered by the article, in which Schneider outlined the major avenues for improving the governance systems’ usefulness, the Ethereum (ETH) co-founder wrote up…
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China’s Bitcoin “Ban” Creates A Massive Opportunity For The U.S.
With China banning Bitcoin activity in its borders, Americans have a chance to shape the future — as long as regulators don’t stop them. The below is a direct excerpt of Marty’s Bent Issue #1084: “Who is going to seize the opportunity?” Sign up for the newsletter here. The world is being presented with a…
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SEC Chair Gary Gensler Says Crypto Will ‘Not End Well’ if It Stays Outside Regulations
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, says that cryptocurrency “is not going to end well if it stays outside the regulatory space.” The SEC has been criticized for taking an enforcement-centric approach to regulating the crypto industry. SEC Chair Says Crypto Will Not End Well Staying Outside Regulations SEC…
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Bitcoin’s Private Property Rights
For the first time in history, bitcoin offers us a property option that does not rely on a local authority or legal system to protect it. The below is from a recent edition of the Deep Dive, Bitcoin Magazine’s premium markets newsletter. To be among the first to receive these insights and other on-chain bitcoin…
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U.S Senate candidate proposes Fort Nakamoto as a strategic Bitcoin reserve
The COO of VC firm Thiel Capital and U.S Senate candidate Blake Masters wants to set up “Fort Nakamoto” – a “strategic reserve of Bitcoin,” which he likened to Fort Knox and gold. This move was inspired by China’s renewed crackdown on cryptocurrency last week, which led to further downturns across the market. Masters intends…
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Building Institutional-Grade Products For Bitcoin’s Adoption
Philippe Bekhazi of XBTO Group discusses building a large, diversified Bitcoin company. Watch This Episode On YouTube Listen To This Episode: Apple Spotify Google Libsyn Overcast Philippe Bekhazi has combined his areas of expertise, finance and technology, to create XBTO Group, one of the world’s largest and most diversified participants in Bitcoin and across cryptocurrency-based…
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Verifone Enables Retailers to Accept Cryptocurrencies, Says Merchants’ Appetite for Crypto Payments ‘Has Exploded’
Verifone, a global payment system provider with 35 million devices in 150 countries, is rolling out crypto payment support in the U.S. in partnership with Bitpay. Verifone’s platform processes more than $440 billion annually. The company says, “the appetite for crypto payments has exploded this year.” Major Retailers Will Soon Be Able to Accept Cryptocurrency…