The mechanics behind crypto yield farming are eerily simple, but that simplicity should act as a warning label rather than an advertisement.
Lighting Payments Come to Mobile Games, Fueling Bitcoin Adoption
THNDR CEO Des Dickerson sees gaming as fertile ground for layer 2 payments and a big avenue for bringing new Bitcoiners into the fold. This piece is part of CoinDesk’s Payments Week.
But Exchanges, What Low Volumes You Have!
Even though bitcoin’s price is range-bound and crypto exchange volumes are at yearly lows, there is no reason to worry … yet.
¿Es bitcoin un activo de riesgo o seguro? Tal vez no sea ni uno ni el otro
Subió la inflación, todos quisieron adquirir bitcoin y su precio se disparó, ¿verdad? No exactamente…
Is Bitcoin a Risk-On or a Risk-Off Asset? Maybe It’s Neither
So, we have high inflation and everyone piled into bitcoin and its price shot up, right? Not quite…
Beyond the Bitcoin Conference Hype: Pleb.Fi Builds Inclusivity
The intensive inclusivity-meets-tech hackathon is one Bitcoin developer’s “love letter to the community.”
While You Were Out Partying, I Studied Bitcoin Development
Open-source software discussions were the best-kept secret at Bitcoin 2022 in Miami.
Cash App Rolls Out Service to Automate Getting Paid in Bitcoin
Block’s mobile payment service also announced a feature to round up payments to buy bitcoin with the difference, and the ability to send bitcoin using the Lightning Network.
Lightning Labs Raises $70M to Bring Stablecoins to Bitcoin
The Taproot-powered “Taro” protocol aims to bring low-fee stablecoin and asset transfers to the Bitcoin Lightning Network.
Now That Q1 Is Over, Is the Bull Market Back?
Most of Q1 was uninspiring, but bitcoin’s price ticked up as we closed out the quarter potentially signaling renewed strength in the crypto market.
Tracking Luna Foundation Guard’s Bitcoin Purchases
Thanks to the transparency of Bitcoin, we can watch along as LFG moves UST towards a bitcoin-backed existence.
Just as Hal Finney Predicted, Bitcoin Is Being Purchased to Act as a Reserve Currency
With a plan to buy up $10 billion of bitcoin, Do Kwon’s UST stablecoin project may be fulfilling a prophecy by the late recipient of the first BTC transaction.
Why Some Bitcoin Devs Say Lasers Can Cut Mining’s Energy Costs
A proposed change to Bitcoin called ‘Optical proof-of-work’ would improve geographic distribution of hashrate and quell fears of climate-related pushback, proponents argue.
Revisiting Bitcoin’s Energy ‘Problem’ in the Face of ESG Investment Mandates
Critics of Bitcoin’s energy use should consider its relative carbon density rather than the absolute amount of energy used.
Bitcoin: Gold 2.0? Try Reserve Asset 3.0
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is beginning to send ripples through the global economy that could lead to a new monetary system.
Why Did Bitcoin Surge So Much Against the Ruble?
Oligarchs dodging sanctions? Doubtful. Regular Russians trying to preserve their wealth? Maybe. There’s also a third, less exciting possibility.
Forget Data – Privacy Is the New ‘New Oil’
When even Mark Zuckerberg says there’s a “clear trend” away from data collection, you know the pendulum is swinging.
A Healthy US Bitcoin Mining Industry Could Generate Significant Tax Revenue
Tax revenue inflows from bitcoin mining companies could represent a meaningful windfall for the United States government.