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Cornell University’s College Scholar Program Approves First Bitcoin Focused Degree

Cornell University’s College of Arts & Sciences’ College Scholar Program has officially approved the first independent Bitcoin-focused study on January 11th. The pioneer behind this academic milestone is Ella Hough, a student at Cornell University, who is set to embark…

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Why Is Bitcoin Censorship Resistant?

One of the central value propositions of Bitcoin is that no matter what happens, if you pay a high enough fee some miner out there in the world will confirm your transaction. In other words, Bitcoin is censorship resistant. There…

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Bitcoin’s Future Is Fractional Reserve: Unless We Do Something About It

What started as a single transaction from Satoshi to Hal Finney, has evolved into a complex system of industrial scale miners, evolving meta-protocols like the Lightning Network and Fedimint, and a full embrace of institutional investors with the record breaking…

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Instant Settlement Series: The Publishing Industry

The challenges associated with physical work and delayed payments, as discussed in the construction and logistics industries articles, might not be as directly applicable to industries with less physical movement. However, the principles of instant settlement and the removal of…

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Don’t Break Userspace!

“Mauro, SHUT THE FUCK UP!It’s a bug alright – in the kernel. How long have you been a maintainer? And you *still* haven’t learnt the first rule of kernel maintenance?If a change results in user programs breaking, it’s a bug…

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Bitcoin Surpasses Silver To Become Second Largest ETF Commodity In The US

Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have surpassed silver ETFs in the United States, securing their position as the second-largest ETF commodity, in terms of assets under management (AUM). The surge in popularity of Bitcoin ETFs signals a growing acceptance of BTC as…

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The Environmental Cost of Gold Mining

King Ferdinand of Spain, sponsor of Christopher Columbus, had only one command for the conquistadors: “Get Gold! Humanely, if possible, but at all hazards!” 500 years later this sentiment still seems to be the same, with the addition of new…

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Pricing Out Inscriptions

The battle for the future of Bitcoin is raging in real time on twitter as we are on the cusp of global economic contraction, thanks to 50+ years of the USD fiat regime, and are eagerly waiting for the approval…

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The Bitcoin Halving: Why This Time Could Be Different

The fourth Bitcoin halving is almost upon us, and this one has the potential for some very interesting surprises. This halving marks the reduction of the Bitcoin supply subsidy from 6.25 BTC every block to 3.125 BTC per block. These…

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Ego Death Capital To Raise $100 Million To Invest In The Bitcoin Ecosystem

In a move to catalyze the growth within the Bitcoin ecosystem, Ego Death Capital announces the launch of a new funding round, Fund II, aiming to raise $100 million. Founded in 2021, the venture capital firm, led by Jeff Booth,…

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Miner Extractable Value (MEV) and Programmable Money: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

The core of Bitcoin’s security model relies on this basic game theory—miners, armed with their digital pickaxes, are in a relentless chase for profit. And it’s this pursuit that keeps the network secure. Basic vanilla mining involves producing blocks to…

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Navigating the Uncharted Waters: Challenges Of Managing A Bitcoin Fund

After FTX collapsed, scornful critics widely ridiculed Caroline Ellison’s approach to stop losses. ‘I just don’t don’t think they’re an effective risk management tool,’ she infamously told an audience during FTX’s heyday. But did she have a point? Venturing into…

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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink says Bitcoin “Is An Asset Class That Protects You”

In a notable statement, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has expressed a positive perspective on Bitcoin during an interview today with CNBC, affirming that it “is an asset that protects you.” “I believe it goes up if the world is frightened,…

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Energy And Bitcoin: An Integrated Analogy

Have you ever looked at the stars and noticed how everything in the universe seems connected? Famous inventor and engineer, Nikola Tesla, thought that this connection is all about energy, how often things vibrate, and the way they move. I…

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How CTV Can Help Scale Bitcoin

OP_CHECKTEMPLATEVERIFY has once again become a focal point in the conversation about improvements to scale Bitcoin. This time around there are many more alternative designs for covenants being proposed, and actual concrete designs that make use of CTV as scaling…

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Bitcoin Is A Database

Get ready, brace yourself. Reading this might enrage and confound you, it might confuse you, you might even get mad enough to punch your screen (don’t do that.) Consider this a trigger warning. Bitcoin is a database. Period. That is…

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Surviving The Bull Run

We all have a journey to Bitcoin. Some started as sound money advocates who adored Austrian economics and gold. Others fell out of the TradFi world when they knew something wasn’t quite right. Most Bitcoiners have gone through trials and…

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Vanguard Reportedly Restricts Customer Access to Spot Bitcoin ETFs

Vanguard, a major player in the investment management industry with over $7 trillion in assets, has taken a surprising stance by blocking customer access to Spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), according to multiple reports. The move comes as a notable…

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Spot Bitcoin ETF Issuer Bitwise Pledges 10% of Profits To Fund Open-Source BTC Development

Today, Bitwise Asset Management unveiled a new initiative, confirming their pledge to allocate 10% of profits from the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) towards supporting Bitcoin open-source development, according to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine. The donations will benefit three…

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Spot Bitcoin ETFs “Will Begin Trading” Tomorrow: CBOE

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) has declared on their website that VanEck, Fidelity, and ARK 21Shares Spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) will officially commence trading starting tomorrow, pending regulatory approval and effectiveness. The CBOE’s announcement signifies a major milestone in…