The outcome of this hearing could have profound effects on the cryptocurrency world. A ruling in favor of COPA [Crypto Open Patent Alliance] would not only curtail Wright’s ability to claim he is Satoshi Nakamoto but also set a strong precedent for handling similar cases in the future. It would reinforce the notion that...
In China, the Communist Party is using a central bank digital currency to track the spending habits of its citizens. The data is being used to create a social credit system that rewards or punishes people based on their behavior.
The first major presidential candidate to accept bitcoin (and crypto) donations? Still a shitty candidate, like Biden, but at least the Donald is more innovative than su abuelo Biden....
I’m sorry the other Hexbear users have been brigading this comm with their nonsense. The issue is that many people don’t understand Bitcoin and just hate it to be trendy. I’ve bought a couple of Bitcoins and all I’ve seen is profit. It’s like I’m Harry Potter stumbling into Gringotts bank and discovering there’s...
Good video about how bitcoin can bring banking and financial services to the poorest on this planet. Peer to peer transactions are real, and people who change to a bitcoin standard can see the benefits. Short term volatility, long term prosperity....
I just found it really funny that the Bitcoin haters at /r/Buttcoin are talking up how banks are avoiding Bitcoin but the top comment confirming this admits there is massive client side demand from institutions and family offices…...
Energy is indispensable for societal progress and well-being, yet many regions, particularly in the Global South, lack reliable electricity access. Traditional approaches to electrification, often reliant on charity or government aid, have struggled to address these issues effectively.
A surprisingly neutral take from IMF researchers on Bitcoin in a recent paper. A 43-page paper, A Primer on Bitcoin Cross-Border Flows: Measurement and Drivers...
I’ve been in bitcoin for a long time and I’ve only ever bought more. I am not at all against you buying bitcoin, I am still a buyer at the current prices, in fact I just bought more to celebrate the ATH....
The computers used to create valuable new Bitcoin tokens and validate transactions consume around the same amount of energy as a medium-sized country such as Sweden would generate. Hence the stinging critique of how this cryptocurrency wastes the planet’s precious resources. This initiative flips that narrative by using...