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The Key to FROST: What is Distributed Key Generation?

Multisig is a familiar concept for most in Bitcoin: a multisig transaction requires approval from multiple parties before it can be executed. We distinguish between “n-of-n” multi-signatures, where the number of involved parties is n, and they all need to…

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Bitcoin’s Anticipated Retail Resurgence

Bitcoin’s recent price action has been a rollercoaster of highs and lows. However, even though bitcoin has set a new all-time high and had two years of a near-constant positive trajectory, we’re yet to see a consistent influx of retail…

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Occupy Bitcoin: Bitcoin Is Not Just Libertarian

Bitcoin has experienced enormous growth in the past fifteen years since its inception, and with that has come numerous monumental shifts in the culture of the overall ecosystem, as well as the smaller individual communities that make it up. This…

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Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy Bought 169 Bitcoin For $11.4 Million In July

MicroStrategy Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR) reported its financial results for Q2 2024, revealing an increase in its Bitcoin holdings. The company acquired 12,222 bitcoins since the beginning of the quarter, at an average price of $65,882 per bitcoin, bringing its total…

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Hong Kong’s Largest Online Broker Launched Bitcoin Trading

Futu Securities, Hong Kong’s biggest online brokerage with over 3.5 million customers, has launched retail Bitcoin trading on its platform. As per South China Morning Post, users can now directly buy and sell Bitcoin and ether using Hong Kong or…

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Lightning Network In A Class Of Its Own At Bitcoin 2024 Conference

I was asked repeatedly throughout this year’s Bitcoin 2024 conference what my highlight of the moment was — what the signal was amongst the noise. As I returned from Nashville, it occurred to me that, each time, I could never…

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Holding Bitcoin Has Been Profitable for 98.5% of Its Existence, Data Shows

According to Bitcoin Magazine Pro data, holding Bitcoin has been profitable for 98.5% of its existence. The data reveals that out of the last 5,096 days since Bitcoin trading began, holding BTC has been profitable for 5,020 days relative to the…

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Post Nashville Event Recap – A Bitcoin VC Perspective The Good, The Bad, and the Bullish

Macro – Crossing the Rubicon 1. Donald J. Trump and the point of no return. 3 words, “Strategic Bitcoin Stockpile”. It was theorized by many Bitcoiners for years, some would even say dreamed of, and it happened just last week.…

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Senator Cynthia Lummis Announces Bill for US To Buy 1 Million Bitcoin

Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) has announced plans to introduce legislation directing the U.S. government to accumulate 1 million Bitcoin, which would be worth over $68 billion at current prices. Speaking at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Lummis said the…

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Russia Legalizes Bitcoin And Crypto for International Trade To Bypass Sanctions

In a significant legislative move, Russian lawmakers have passed a bill permitting businesses to use Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in international trade, according to a report by Retuers. This development is part of Russia’s strategy to circumvent Western sanctions imposed…

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Donald Trump Pledges Strategic Bitcoin Reserve at Bitcoin Conference in Nashville

Speaking at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville on Saturday, former President Donald Trump made several pledges to the Bitcoin community if elected in 2024. Most notably, Trump said he would create a strategic national reserve of Bitcoin as an…

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RFK Jr. To Buy 4 Million Bitcoin If Elected US President

Independent US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made headlines at the Bitcoin 2024 conference by pledging to purchase 4 million Bitcoins for the U.S. government if elected president. Speaking to a cheering crowd, Kennedy outlined his bold plan to…

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Trump Embraces the “Bitcoin-Dollar”, Stablecoins to Entrench US Financial Hegemony

This past Saturday, former president Donald Trump addressed the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, expounding upon the crypto and bitcoin policies likely to be implemented as part of a likely future Trump administration. Speaking in front of a banner…

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WATCH: Donald Trump, Vivek Ramaswamy to Speak at Largest Bitcoin Conference in Nashville

The Bitcoin 2024 conference, the largest Bitcoin event in the world, is taking place this week in Nashville with several big-name speakers, including Donald Trump, Vivek Ramaswamy, Cathie Wood, Michael Saylor and more. 2024 Nashville General Day 2 —…

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University of Wyoming Launches First Bitcoin Research Institute

The University of Wyoming (UW) has established the UW Bitcoin Research Institute, marking the first academic institute dedicated to Bitcoin studies. Dr. Bradley Rettler, an Associate Professor of Philosophy and author of Resistance Money: A Philosophical Case for Bitcoin, has…

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Introducing LEDGER FLEX: Announced Live at B24

PARIS & NASHVILLE, Tennessee | Ledger, the world leader in Digital Asset security for consumers and enterprises, today launched for sale Ledger Flex, its second new product launch in 2024. Released during Ledger’s tenth anniversary, Ledger Flex and the previously…

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Secure Your Bitcoin Vault with a YubiKey: Casa

Casa, a leading provider of Bitcoin self-custody services, has announced an integration with YubiKeys, enabling users to secure their Bitcoin vaults with Yubikeys. YubiKeys are small physical devices that provide multi-factor authentication and securely store sensitive data like passwords and…

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MicroBT Unveils New WhatsMiner M6XS+ Series at Bitcoin 2024 Conference

MicroBT, a leading innovator in the Bitcoin mining industry, unveiled its latest WhatsMiner M6XS+ series during the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, TN. The new series, featuring air-cooling, hydro-cooling, and immersion-cooling models, represents a leap forward in renewable mining technology.…

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WATCH: The World’s Largest Bitcoin Conference Is Happening in Nashville

The biggest names in Bitcoin are converging in Nashville this week for the Bitcoin 2024 conference, the largest Bitcoin event in the world. Speakers include Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Cathie Wood, Michael Saylor, and more. Kicking off today…

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Metaplanet Acquires Exclusive License to Launch Bitcoin Magazine Japan

TOKYO, JAPAN – July 26, 2024 – In a significant move to broaden its international reach, Bitcoin Magazine, in collaboration with Metaplanet (TYO), announced the opening of its new office in Tokyo, Japan, on July 26, 2024, at The Bitcoin…