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 aContinue Reading
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. JUSTContinue Reading
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 –Continue Reading
Mircea Popescu 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 heContinue Reading
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. (For those who aren’tContinue Reading
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-sourceContinue Reading
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, BenContinue Reading
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. JUST IN: 🇺🇸 $4.5 billion Bitwise CIO says, “the most powerful people in finance” are allocating to #Bitcoin and crypto. Are you paying attention?Continue Reading
Since its inception in 2009, Bitcoin has undergone several forks, or splits, that have given rise to new cryptocurrencies and variations of the original protocol. As of May 2024, there are over 100 Bitcoin forks in existence, with varying degrees of adoption and success. These forks have sparked intense debatesContinue Reading
Donald Trump has increasingly embraced Bitcoin and crypto during his 2024 presidential campaign. Recently, when asked about the future of crypto, Trump responded that he thinks “crypto has got a great future” and floated using it to pay off the $35 trillion U.S. national debt. BREAKING: 🇺🇸 Donald Trump says,Continue Reading
