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If we claim to be an improvement on traditional finance, we had better start playing the part. It’s clear how Bitcoin fixes rampant monetary discretion. It’s clear, too, how Bitcoin changes your relationship with money—both financially because you’re more inclined to save an appreciating asset—as well as physically because you can do novel things like

Today, Boltz announced the launch of the Boltz BTCPay Plugin, the first feature of its kind, in open beta. The plugin lets merchants who use BTCPay Server easily accept bitcoin over Lightning before having it automatically swapped and stored non-custodially on the Liquid Network. The “Nodeless” mode for the Boltz BTCPay Plugin utilizes Liquid Swaps

Maelstrom, the family office of former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes, has awarded Jon Atack a one-year Bitcoin developer grant. He is the second recipient of Maelstrom's grant program supporting open-source Bitcoin developers. Jon is an experienced contributor to Bitcoin Core, having started in 2019. He was also recently made a maintainer of Bitcoin Improvement Proposals

Today, Alby announced the release of Alby Go, a mobile application available for iOS and Android that allows users to make self-custodial payments via their Lightning node. "ALBY MOBILE WEN?" 🙄"guys, when will you release an app?" 🙄"i want wallet from Alby on myPhone" 🙄 You can stop asking - Alby mobile is here ❗️---------------Please

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) has enabled its U.S. business account holders to buy, hold, and sell cryptocurrency supported on its platform, such as Bitcoin, directly from their PayPal accounts. While this service is available nationwide, it will not be available in New York State at launch, PayPal stated. "Since we launched the ability for

Mircea Popsecu is a mostly forgotten figure in this space, but he was once a very impactful cultural figure early on before he slowly faded out of the wider public sphere to eventually “accidentally” drown off the coast of Costa Rica. He was quite an insane and eccentric, but he has left a lasting impact

A few days ago, a new initiative promoted by Prime Minister Netanyahu was announced - removing 200 shekel bills from circulation, as a first step to abolish cash altogether within a few years. The official excuse? fighting financial crimes and black money in the Arab society. As expected, this move - identical to India’s move

Brink, a non-profit focused on funding open source Bitcoin development published its annual report detailing over $1 million in donations to Bitcoin developers in 2023. It was founded in 2020 by renowned Bitcoin developers John Newbery and Mike Schmidt, aims to provide financial support and mentorship to promising developers working on open-source Bitcoin development. In the report

Company Name: LNbits Founders: Ben Arc Date Founded: Project: 2019 | Company: 2022 Location of Headquarters: Fully remote (most developers based in Europe) Amount of Bitcoin Held in Treasury: N/A Number of Employees: 6 (+ “a couple dozen other developers”) Website: https://lnbits.com/ Public or Private? Private Five years ago, Ben Arc first had the vision

Matt Hougan, chief investment officer of Bitcoin and crypto asset manager Bitwise Investments, claims the "most powerful people in finance" are allocating to Bitcoin and crypto. In a memo, Hougan described a telling moment at a recent financial advisor summit hosted by Barron's magazine. When asked, nearly every attendee said they owned Bitcoin and crypto