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Issue #872: Which way, humankind?

Free markets or totalitarian control.

November 20, 2020Updated March 1, 20242 min read

Issue #872: Which way, humankind?

Issue #870: The institutions are scooping up a lot of corn

Tradfi is loving Bitcoin

November 19, 2020Updated February 29, 20242 min read

Issue #870: The institutions are scooping up a lot of corn

Issue #871: Is negative yielding debt driving bitcoin?

Let's discuss.

November 18, 2020Updated March 1, 20241 min read

Issue #871: Is negative yielding debt driving bitcoin?

Issue #869: Bitcoin in the Senate

Cynthia Lummis gets it.

November 17, 2020Updated February 29, 20242 min read

Issue #869: Bitcoin in the Senate

Issue #868: Light clients, Taproot activation, and a break away from gold

A lot is happening in the Bitcoin community.

November 16, 2020Updated February 29, 20243 min read

Issue #868: Light clients, Taproot activation, and a break away from gold

Issue #867: Extreme ownership brings extreme motivation

There are many Bitcoiners highly motivated to defend the network.

November 13, 2020Updated February 29, 20243 min read

Issue #867: Extreme ownership brings extreme motivation

Issue #866: Bitcoin's Hero's Journey

Bitcoin is not going to zero.

November 12, 2020Updated February 29, 20243 min read

Issue #866: Bitcoin's Hero's Journey

Issue #865: A sign of things to come?

Hong Kong is in a crisis.

November 11, 2020Updated February 29, 20242 min read

Issue #865: A sign of things to come?

Issue #864: Negative yielding debt surges behind the scenes

Something is not right...

November 10, 2020Updated February 29, 20242 min read

Issue #864: Negative yielding debt surges behind the scenes

Issue #863: Can the Lightning Network help keep podcasting decentralized?

Bitcoin is more than just "number go up"

November 9, 2020Updated February 29, 20243 min read

Issue #863: Can the Lightning Network help keep podcasting decentralized?

Issue #862: Square sold a lot of bitcoin again

What this all means is...

November 6, 2020Updated February 29, 20242 min read

Issue #862: Square sold a lot of bitcoin again

Issue #861: Dollar dumping, bitcoin pumping

What is going on in the world?

November 5, 2020Updated February 29, 20242 min read

Issue #861: Dollar dumping, bitcoin pumping

Issue #860: Bitcoin is climbing the ranks

Can you get much higher?

November 4, 2020Updated February 29, 20242 min read

Issue #860: Bitcoin is climbing the ranks

Issue #859: Lightning Pool has entered the room

This is a big deal for Lightning development.

November 3, 2020Updated February 29, 20242 min read

Issue #859: *Lightning Pool has entered the room*

Issue #858: Bitcoin: timestamping history

This will help with censorship.

November 2, 2020Updated February 29, 20243 min read

Issue #858: Bitcoin: timestamping history

Issue #857: Bitcoin and the Fourth Turning

HERE WE GO

October 30, 2020Updated February 29, 20242 min read

Issue #857: Bitcoin and the Fourth Turning

Issue #856: The Iranian Central Bank may start accumulating bitcoins

This is big.

October 29, 2020Updated February 29, 20242 min read

Issue #856: The Iranian Central Bank may start accumulating bitcoins

Issue #855: Bitcoin: a market response to the inflation tax

Income tax and inflation go hand in hand.

October 28, 2020Updated February 29, 20243 min read

Issue #855: Bitcoin: a market response to the inflation tax

Issue #854: Miners unplug, a Singapore bank opens an on ramp, and more gold is discovered

Let's do a Bitcoin world roundup.

October 27, 2020Updated February 29, 20243 min read

Issue #854: Miners unplug, a Singapore bank opens an on ramp, and more gold is discovered

Issue #853: A statechain implementation in the wild

Statechains are here.

October 26, 2020Updated February 29, 20242 min read

Issue #853: A statechain implementation in the wild