Why Bitcoin Is The Ultimate Wealth Preservation Technology

Bitcoin is the best store of value when compared to other asset classes that have historically been used by people wanting to protect their wealth.

The State Of The Bitcoin Union

Bitcoiners stand on the precipice of great change, built upon a distributed code that builds common values.

Speculative Bubbles, Technobabble And Bitcoin

Despite academics’ wishes, Bitcoin cannot be reduced down to a mysterious jargon-laden tulip mania.

Bitcoin Core 24.0 Released: Here’s What’s New

The latest version of Bitcoin’s original software client brings improvements on usability, privacy and security. Here’s all you need to know.

Fidelity Begins Opening Retail Bitcoin Trading Accounts

Certain users have received emails detailing their new access to purchase and sell bitcoin on the Fidelity platform.

Best Bitcoin-Only Exchanges

IntroductionBitcoin-only exchanges are platforms where people can buy or sell bitcoin using fiat currencies or stablecoins. You can refer to our guide on “How To Buy Bitcoin” for further information on joining an exchange. Still, you usually need to sign up with some basic personal data and ...

Goodbye Sats, It’s A ‘Bit’ Of A Bitcoin

It’s time to make bitcoin more approachable for newbies by naming the smallest units “bits” which are more familiar to people used to dollars and cents.

How Bitcoin And Artificial Intelligence Will Free Your Time

The use of technology will give humans more time to practice mindfulness and do the things they want to do, without having to worry about making ends meet.

Bitcoin’s Energy Revolution Could Happen Sooner Than We Think

Satoshi Nakamoto intended to create a monetary revolution with the invention of bitcoin, but his other unstated revolution may occur first in the energy sector.

Data Shows That Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Has Solved The Scalability Problem

A data-driven exploration proving that Lightning scales bitcoin payments beyond Visa and that second-layer innovation is the way.

Giving Thanks For Bitcoin And Bitcoiners

Bitcoiners have helped me store my money in a secure way that I know is decentralized and impossible to debase.

Trusted Third Parties Continue To Be Security Holes

The recent FTX collapse has demonstrated the shortfalls of third parties. Successful businesses in the future will incorporate multisig into their operations.

El Salvador Takes First Step To Issue Bitcoin Volcano Bonds

A digital securities bill has been presented to El Salvador’s Congress, paving the way for the issuance of bitcoin-backed bonds.

How I Talk To Family Members About Bitcoin This Thanksgiving

The best way to address your family members at this year’s Thanksgiving dinner when the orange coin comes up in conversation.

RGB Magic: Client-Side Contracts On Bitcoin

RGB is a method of ownership verification built on Bitcoin that allows for the continuation of Bitcoin’s properties.

Martin Luther’s Reformation Teaches Us How Bitcoin Can Be Successful

The Lutheran Reformation is a useful time period that can enlighten Bitcoiners with lessons that will help further the mission of hyperbitcoinization.

Proof Of Resilience: Financial Freedom Through Bitcoin In Africa

Bitcoin offers financial opportunities that have been explicitly taken from Africans in recent history.

How The FTX Collapse Could Leave Blockfolio Users Exposed

The data necessary to analyze previous Blockfolio entries is now mixed up into the massive cryptocurrency exchange’s collapse.

Should Full Replace-By-Fee Be Merged Into Bitcoin Core?

Weighing the pros and cons of the current debate in the Bitcoin community about whether to include full RBF into the next Bitcoin Core update.

Bitcoin Is Protection From Time Theft Of All Kinds

Bitcoin is the first line of defense for people when they have restricted access to their money or inflation is eating away at their savings.

Data Suggests Bitcoin Holders Remain Steadfast

Looking at metrics that give more weight to bitcoin held for the long term, the conviction of holders is stronger than ever and only growing.

Our Relationship To Money Helps Us Understand Bitcoin

Reflecting on our relationship to money can give us insight into the way that dollars have failed us and bitcoin can provide an alternative.

Regulations Will Lead To A Two-Tiered Bitcoin Society

FTX is the greatest excuse, whether planned or not, to further control bitcoin on-ramps and take away the possibility of self-custody and true ownership.

Crypto Lender Genesis Is On The Chopping Block As Contagion Continues

Genesis needs a $1 billion liquidity injection by Monday and Gemini sees significant bitcoin outflows as fears of insolvency spread throughout the industry.

Forget The Federal Reserve, The Market Is Pivoting Anyway

CPI numbers from the U.S.-led markets to rally, leaving bitcoin in the dust as FTX shocked the crypto world. The Federal Reserve tests out a CBDC.

Will Bitcoin Be Used By The Entire World?

Worldwide adoption of bitcoin could mean smoother, more equitable trade and more financial access for those currently excluded.

The State Will Stifle Innovation, Unless We Opt Out With Bitcoin

As governments around the world prepare for central bank digital currencies, it is imperative that we use bitcoin to solve challenges of the 21st century.

The FTX Failure Shows Why I Hate Trading And Investing

Trading risky assets on centralized exchanges is the opposite of the saving Bitcoin incentivizes.

Bitcoin Songsheet: How Fiat Money Ruins Civilization

Fiat money leads to a degradation of incentives, creating a society motivated only by the consumption of resources and zero value production.

FTX Exchange Release Day One Bankruptcy Filing: “Complete Failure”

The newly appointed CEO of FTX provides initial bankruptcy filing calling previous management a “complete failure” and details misuse of corporate funds.

El Salvador To Buy One Bitcoin Every Day: President Bukele

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele yesterday announced the country would begin purchasing one bitcoin every day, starting today.

Scarce City Launches Bitcoin ECommerce Platform SatsCrap

The marketplace lets users buy and list any legal products in return for bitcoin and is running a holiday promotion until November 28.

The Crypto Contagion Intensifies With More Dominoes To Fall

A look into the next potential dominoes in the crypto native contagion, along with a comparison of the recent historic levels of withdrawals.

FTX’s Collapse Reveals Deeper Questions About Bitcoin Adoption Versus Speculation

The exchange’s collapse will change the motivations for bitcoin adoption and re-orient educational routes.

FTX And Bitcoin: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

The collapse of FTX teaches valuable lessons, alongside the certainly negative aspects of contagion spreading in the industry.

Built On Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, BLIP Wants To Make Your Chats Unstoppable

The new BLIP app promises secure and private communication leveraging Bitcoin’s Lightning Network and a novel encryption method, Hexum.

Michael Saylor Is The Bitcoin Twitter Personality Of The Year: Survey

Bitcoin Magazine’s first annual survey also found that Bitcoiners value BTC-related policy over party in politics.

Genesis Global Capital Halts Bitcoin, Crypto Withdrawals

Following the implosion of FTX and the locking up of over $175 million, Genesis’s lending arm faces a liquidity crisis and is actively seeking new capital.

Decentralizing Defection: How Bitcoin Circumvents Tyranny

Bitcoin allows everyone who wants to defect out of government-controlled money into sovereign, non-inflatable wealth.

The Path For Bitcoin To Be True Digital Cash

The original intent for bitcoin involved regular usage — and that needs to be encouraged in order to see full adoption.

European Countries That Want To Boost Their Revenue Need Bitcoiners

Bitcoiners are incredible members of the community that contribute greatly to the countries they reside in.

DC-Based Coffee Company Launches Bitcoin Blend In Honor Of El Salvadoran Farmers

The limited-edition run will donate a portion of tin sales to empower the growing coffee industry of El Salvador.

The Chaffening

Aristophanes wants people who think resisting the regime is "moving too slowly" to realize how much has changed in the last twenty-five years thanks to the internet.

The Warning Signs Were There: The Collapse Of FTX Was Inevitable

The reality of the situation in “crypto” is people have discovered a way to recreate the corruption that exists in the incumbent financial system.

Bitcoin Helps Users Avoid The Downfall Of FTX

An open letter to friends and family who are worried about the future of bitcoin due to the fiat business practices and subsequent collapse of FTX.

How The FTX Collapse Spiked Fees On Popular Bitcoin Exchanges

The collapse of an industry titan exposes how various bitcoin brokerages could experience massive differences in the cost of bitcoin.

After FTX Implosion, It’s Time To End Bitcoin’s Dysfunctional Relationship With Crypto

Michael Saylor’s recent dysfunctional relationship comment perfectly summarizes the disconnect between bitcoin and crypto.

The Bitcoin Maxis Warned You About FTX

What the FTX failure means for Bitcoin, and why it may be the best thing to happen in 2022 as well as the catalyst for the next bull market.

Failure Of FTX: The Evil Results Of ‘Altruistic’ Intentions

We must learn from the historic collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX cryptocurrency exchange before the world economy suffers a similar fate.

Failure Of FTX: The Evil Results Of ‘Altruistic’ Intentions

We must learn from the historic collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX cryptocurrency exchange before the world economy suffers a similar fate.

Crypto Exchanges Need Proof Of Reserves: Bitcoin Policy Institute Report

A new report from the Bitcoin Policy Institute discusses why the industry needs to adopt proof of reserves following the bankruptcy of FTX exchange.

Crypto Exchanges Need Proof Of Reserves: Bitcoin Policy Institute Report

A new report from the Bitcoin Policy Institute discusses why the industry needs to adopt proof of reserves following the bankruptcy of FTX exchange.

Is The Bitcoin Price Being Suppressed By Central Planners?

With the continual rejection of a bitcoin spot ETF but approval of a futures ETF, the SEC is tipping the scale in favor of controlling the market.

Exploiting The Lightning Bug Was The Ethical Choice

By publicly exploiting a bug on Lightning that could have put users’ funds at risk, the developer was acting in the best interests of Bitcoin node runners.

The Bitcoin User Experience Is Still In Its Infancy

Bitcoin is a nascent technology and like the days of flip phones, it has a ways to go until it reaches a similar stage like where we are today with smartphones.

Samuel Adams’ Vision For Revolution Fits Into A Bitcoin Economy

The framing of the American Revolution can be adapted to Bitcoin for helping people understand the values of community support and mutual aid.

Is It Dangerous To Have Multiple Implementations Of Bitcoin?

What are the implications for having multiple implementations of the Bitcoin protocol? Do the positives outweigh the potential bugs and other issues?

Could Medical Debt Be The Black Swan Event That Takes Down The US Economy?

While inflation runs hot and rising interest rates don’t seem to help, health care and medical debt may be the thing that takes the country by surprise.

Bitcoin’s Economy Is Already Is Circular

When viewed through the lens of necessity, we can better understand Bitcoin’s progression toward a broader, circular economy.

As The FTX Collapse Shows, Time, Money And People May Change But Liquidity Crises Don’t

FTX's collapse mirrors that of most liquidity crises over the last 100 years, but Bitcoin offers a break in the cycle.

Crypto Exchange FTX Files For Bankruptcy, CEO Resigns

FTX Group, which includes FTX U.S., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy following an intense liquidity crisis; CEO Sam Bankman-Fried stepped down.

Veterans Are An Incredible Asset For Bitcoin

The Bitcoin community reflects the mission of freedom that Veterans committed themselves to.

Why Veterans Find Bitcoin So Compelling

The Constitution was the code which enabled the protocol of America, Land of the Free — and Bitcoin builds upon this freedom.

The Unending Desire To Talk About Bitcoin With Others

Bitcoin stokes an inner curiosity about the nature of money and other seemingly topics. Once it clicks, it’s hard to refrain from telling everyone.

Bitcoin Mining Removes Methane From The Atmosphere

Bitcoin mining can use organic materials, such as methane, which contributes to climate change, therefore reducing the environmental impact from the gas.

Forget Politics, Stop Asking For Permission And Lean Into Bitcoin’s Utility Instead

When one considers the state of the Union today, it doesn’t really seem like there is a viable path to affect change via the political process.

Bitcoin Is The Solution To The World’s Trade Problems

Global trade needs to be built on an incorruptible standard that has no political or nationalistic affiliation.

Revisiting El Salvador A Year After Its Bitcoin Adoption

Two bitcoin explorers return to El Salvador to see what the country looks like after a year of Ley Bitcoin.

Why Bitcoin Is Not Like PayPal Or Venmo

Bitcoin is an entirely new paradigm of money, not a simple secondary payments layer built to increase ease of access like PayPal or Venmo.

Orange Pill: A New App To Meet Bitcoiners

A new app geared towards connecting local bitcoiners in real life called Orange Pill just launched at Pacific Bitcoin.

Bitcoin Hardware Wallet Trezor Enables P2P Trading With Hodl Hodl

Trezor users can now buy and sell non-KYC bitcoin directly from their hardware wallets thanks to an integration with P2P platform Hodl Hodl.

Oil And Gas Giant Shell Signs Two-Year Sponsorship With Bitcoin Magazine

The company will speak on stage at the next Bitcoin Conference showcasing its new cooling solutions meant to improve the bitcoin mining industry.

Honor Veterans Day By Adopting Bitcoin And Ending Forever War Funding

Adopting bitcoin on Veterans Day can help put an end to forever wars that unnecessarily risk the lives of U.S. soldiers.

Using Systems Thinking To Learn From FTX’s Mistakes

Matthew Pines lays out China’s plan for world domination while reflecting on Bitcoin and the mistakes FTX made when building their inferior system.

The RBF Debate Is A Matter Of Incentives And Individual Choice

Full RBF, while contentious, is essentially a matter of time, either through incentivized miners or through individual nodes.

Binance Walks Away From FTX Acquisition

The world’s largest exchange said on Wednesday that it will not pursue the potential acquisition of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX.

Bitcoin Baseball Team Perth Heat Fans Can Now ‘Boost’ Players With Bitcoin

Perth Heat players can now get bitcoin ‘boosts’ through a new Lightning-powered fan engagement feature launched in partnership with IBEX.

US Investigating FTX Empire Over Handling Of Customer Funds: Report

US regulators are investigating whether Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX properly handled client funds following the exchange’s liquidity crunch, Binance acquisition.

The Political

Politics in today’s world no longer has anything political about it, and how Bitcoin revives The Political.

What Was The Reaction Of The Bitcoin White Paper Upon Its Release?

Pete Rizzo and Dan Held discuss the release of the Bitcoin white paper and how the cypherpunk community responded to Satoshi Nakamoto’s idea.