Category Cryptocurrency

Yesterday, Nostr users from around the US came together at New York City’s premiere Bitcoin bar PubKey for Nostr Village, a mini-conference focused on the open protocol that enables global, censorship-resistant social media and more. Who’s coming to #NostrVillage tomorrow?…

What’s MEV? For the uninitiated, Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) involves various techniques used by market actors to capture additional value by exploiting price inefficiencies in blockchain transactions. One naive form of MEV is called “transaction sniping.” Most recently, manifestations of…

Founders: Will Reeves and Matt Luongo Date Founded: 2014; Most recent iteration of company: 2019 Location of Headquarters: Remote Amount of Bitcoin Held in Treasury: “Stacking since the founding of Fold” Number of Employees: 22 Website: Public or Private?…

Mastercard has launched its Mastercard Crypto Credential, enabling its “first peer-to-peer (P2P) pilot transactions” using aliases instead of long and complex blockchain addresses. This new system aims to simplify cryptocurrency transactions for exchange users, offering a more user-friendly approach. Mastercard Crypto…

In a world where “talent is everywhere, opportunity is not,” the existing fiat monetary system perpetuates the divide between those with access and resources those without. Even in democratic societies, which have their own flaws, people generally enjoy stable currencies,…

Semler Scientific, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMLR), known for its healthcare solutions to combat chronic diseases, has announced a significant shift in its treasury strategy. The company’s board of directors has adopted Bitcoin as its primary treasury reserve asset, alongside a substantial…

Metaplanet Inc. (TSE Standard: 3350), a Japanese publicly traded company, has announced a significant enhancement to its Bitcoin holdings. In a recent board of directors meeting, the company resolved to purchase an additional ¥250 million, currently worth $1.6 million USD, worth…

At the recent MicroStrategy World: Bitcoin for Corporations conference, Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Digital, provided valuable insights into the evolving landscape of Bitcoin adoption by Wall Street and corporations. In an interview with Bitcoin Magazine, Thorn explored…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has just approved the first batch of spot Ethereum (ETH) ETFs. These ETFs could have huge implications across financial markets, given the popularity of the asset and acknowledging how spot Bitcoin ETFs were the…

Today, the Executive Office of the United States President Joe Biden issued a Statement of Administration Policy on legislation H.R. 4763 – Financial Innovation and Technology Act 21 (FIT 21), which aims to create clear guidelines for digital assets. JUST…

In a recent interview with Bitcoin Magazine, Shinobi sat down with Andrew Poelstra from Blockstream to discuss his colleague Rusty Russell’s ambitious proposal. Rusty plans to restore several abandoned features from Bitcoin’s code, a bold move that could significantly enhance…