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TOKYO, JAPAN – July 26, 2024 – In a significant move to broaden its international reach, Bitcoin Magazine, in collaboration with Metaplanet (TYO), announced the opening of its new office in Tokyo, Japan, on July 26, 2024, at The Bitcoin…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MicroStrategy and Bitcoin Magazine Launch “Bitcoin for Corporations” at The Bitcoin Conference Nashville, Tennessee – July 25, 2024 – In a significant move to further drive corporate Bitcoin adoption, Bitcoin Magazine and MicroStrategy have announced the launch…

Bitcoin is much more than a typical online payment system. After all, we have plenty of those: PayPal, Venmo, and the like. Bitcoin and other privately used cryptocurrencies are cash for the internet. Paper cash is an almost perfect way…

Alby is officially launching the waitlist for their new product, Alby Hub. The Hub is a one-click install Lightning Node application that aims to make self-custodial Lightning use as painless as possible. Users can sign up to join the waitlist…

Company Name: Alby Founders: Michael Bumann, Moritz Kaminski and René Aaron Date Founded: Open-source project founded in December 2020 / Company founded in March 2022 Location of Headquarters: Fully remote Amount of Bitcoin Held in Treasury: N/A Number of Employees:…

SunnySide Digital (SunnySide) and Cryptech Solutions (Cryptech), two wholesale distributors and service providers for digital asset mining and HPC data center equipment, have joined forces to launch Synteq Digital (Synteq). Synteq Digital aims to meet the needs of the digital…

The world of financial assets and alternative currencies has officially arrived to Bitcoin. If it wasn’t clear already following the slew of new protocols birthed by the Ordinals’ movement, the release of Lightning Labs’ Lightning-native Taproot Assets protocol feels like…

The Breez SDK is launching integration of the Liquid Network in addition to their support for the Lightning Network. Breez SDK has been a great success in making integration of Lightning support easier for developers. Used by Relai, Cake Wallet,…

The story of human progress can be simplified into the story of increasing energy utilization. We harness energy to create order, both in terms of biology and society. Energy surpluses allow for every form of wealth creation, which in turn…

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has become a vocal supporter of Bitcoin, a stark reversal from his previous scepticism of Bitcoin and crypto. In a recent interview with Bloomberg Businessweek, Trump asserted that Bitcoin is “not going away” and wants…

“Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated; it satisfies the soul and frustrates the intellect. It is at the same time rewarding and maddening – and it is without a doubt the greatest game mankind has ever invented.” – Arnold…

The original article this piece is responding to: Reflections on Bitcoin Culture.  Bitcoin changes our lives. It’s an almost spiritual observation that we’ve all seen within ourselves. After acquiring some, learning how it works, and to various degrees delving into…

Caught up in the storm of price action and US politics, it’s easy to forget the Bitcoin technology landscape had its own breakout earlier this year. Now that things have cooled off over the summer, next week’s Open-Source Stage at…

I like to eat. What I mean by that is I like to make money. I’ve had my share of being hungry and eating two-minute noodles because I couldn’t afford anything else. That’s no fun, but it’s the reality for…

Earlier this year, Weikeng Chen and his partners at venture firm L2 Iterative decided to shift their attention to the bubbling Bitcoin ecosystem. Chen, a Chinese native, had taken notice of the growing interest in Bitcoin development from several large…

Leading Latin American crypto exchange Bitso has partnered with Lightspark to integrate the Bitcoin Lightning Network onto its platform. This will introduce faster, cheaper Bitcoin transactions to Bitso’s user base of over 8 million retail clients and 1,700 institutional customers.…

I logged back on to social media after a week offline in the countryside, only to see my timeline filled with news of an assassination attempt on Trump. My first thought, after noting my impeccable timing, was: “Let me see…