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The newest issue of Bitcoin Magazine is now available for purchase. Called “The Withdrawal Issue,” this limited edition print collectible finds some of the world’s best Bitcoin journalists exploring the current issues in the U.S. banking system, including the most…

Chainalysis’ head of investigations doesn’t seem to have a great understanding of whether her company’s flagship software even works. Elizabeth Bisbee, head of investigations at Chainalysis Government Solutions, testified she was “unaware” of scientific evidence for the accuracy of Chainalysis’…

This is an opinion editorial by Spencer Nichols, Product Marketing Associate at Bitcoin Magazine and host of The Cosmic Bitcoin Podcast. Folk music artist Oliver Anthony took the internet by storm with a video of his song “Rich Men North…

This is an opinion editorial by Joël Kai Lenz, a professional content writer focused on Bitcoin and the Lightning Network, and host of the “Rabbit Hole Stories” podcast. In my previous life, as a professional in the legacy digital media…

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have jointly announced a set of proposed regulations focusing on the sale and exchange of digital assets by brokers. The is part of the broader strategy set…

In the newest episode of Bitcoin Magazine’s “Bitcoin, Explained,” hosts Aaron van Wirdum and Sjors Provoost discuss the ramifications of a newly discovered exploit dubbed “Milk Sad,” affecting Bitcoin users attempting to run the alternative Bitcoin implementation Libbitcoin when connecting…

Blockstream has introduced the ‘Splicing’ feature in its Core Lightning implementation, enabling liquidity changes to Lightning channels, according to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine. This comes on the heels of ACINQ’s implementation of Splicing last month, where users of ‘Eclair’ experienced a 60% decrease in…

CoinCorner, a global leader in Bitcoin and Lightning Network services, and Lolly, the hospitality software house, have joined forces to bring Bitcoin payment functionality to the LollyPoS platform, according to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine.  This partnership aims to transform…

In August 2023, during the “Barbie” media tour, actor Margot Robbie commented on how two of the movie’s producers, David Heyman and Tom Ackerley, gave off “big Ken energy” while talking about Bitcoin. It seems likely that the comment was,…

This is an opinion editorial by Dave Birnbaum, the product director at bitcoin investing platform Coinbits. Bitcoin is becoming increasingly relevant to everyday people as financial crises prompt discussion about how to improve our systems of finance, banking and government…

Unchained, a leader in financial services tailored for bitcoin holders, has seen a 170% upsurge in loans backed by bitcoin from the first quarter to the second quarter of 2023, according to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine. The…

This is an opinion editorial by Trey Walsh, host of “The Progressive Bitcoiner.” A dangerous trend has emerged in the United States that is seeing terms like “free speech,” “censorship resistant,” “privacy” and more become co-opted by those on the…

Genesis Digital Assets (GDA), one of the worlds largest Bitcoin miners in terms of hash rate, has announced the inauguration of its new mining facility situated in the northern reaches of Sweden, according to a press release sent to Bitcoin…