World Bank denies support to El Salvador for making BTC legal tender
A spokesperson for the World Bank reportedly said there are too many ‘shortcomings’ in BTC for this to be something they would be willing to assist with in implementation.
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A response to Nassim Nicholas Taleb
After speaking at CoinGeek Zurich, Nassim Nicholas Taleb released a draft copy of his own thoughts about blockchain-based systems of money, and requested feedback from the Twitterverse.
El Salvador lawmakers vote to make BTC legal tender
Lawmakers in El Salvador voted—with 62 out of 84 votes—in favor of President Nayib Bukele's proposal to create a law that will pave the way towards adopting BTC.
Donald Trump calls BTC ‘scam’ in latest tirade on Fox Business
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is back to publicly disseminating disinformation, this time fatuously claiming that the BTC token is a workable currency.
BSV proves that Bitcoin scaling works; surpasses BTC blockchain in accumulated data size
The continued data growth of the BSV blockchain can be attributed to its decision to follow Bitcoin creator’s Satoshi Nakamoto’s vision to scale unbounded.
Taproot upgrade: Centralized protocol devs appear victorious
BTC's Taproot update, billed as the most significant "upgrade" to the protocol since SegWit activation in 2017, is set to gain miner support after all.
BTC’s pacification of liberty
In the name of bullishness, BTC has joined the mainstream, and not on Bitcoin’s terms, but completely on the terms of the centralized systems of power that have kept economies planned, stratified and polarized since the beginning of the central bank era.
If Bitcoin was a family plan
The BSV carrier is effectively offering an unlimited data package. A package likely familiar to actual phone plan shoppers in 2021.
Fateful days in Bitcoin
If you’re willing to look past all the investment hype, Twitter noise and ignore all of the professional concern-trolls that dominate the space, you will start to notice patterns and symbols that are truly meaningful.
Cøbra misses deadline to respond to Craig Wright’s IP lawsuit
The deadline for Cøbra to respond to Dr. Craig Wright’s white paper lawsuit has officially passed, with Cøbra apparently deciding to take no action.
Matthew Zietzke: Fundamental errors of BTC and Lightning Network
In this interview with Dr. Michael Wehrmann, educator and consultant Matthew Zietzke explains the fundamental errors in BTC and Lightning Network.
BTC Taproot plan stumbles as miners fail to show support—who holds the power?
With just two weeks to go in a signaling period where miners show support for the change in the blocks they mine, only around 62% are in favor—well short of the 90% needed to implement it.