On a 100°F evening in Phoenix, crypto enthusiasts from Arizona came out with gusto for the first night of the America Loves Crypto tour. The tour, organized by the Stand With Crypto Alliance, a non-profit on a mission to get…
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Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado Calls Bitcoin a “Lifeline” in Exclusive Interview
In an exclusive interview with Alex Gladstein, Chief Strategy Officer of the Human Rights Foundation (HRF), Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado discussed Bitcoin’s vital role in combating Venezuela’s economic collapse and authoritarianism. The interview, first published on Bitcoin Magazine, highlights the catastrophic…
Blockstream Opens New Funding Round For Its Second Bitcoin Mining Security Token
Today, Blockstream opens the series 3 round for its second Mining Note — the BMN2. The note will be available to eligible non-US investors and has been repriced from the series 1 and 2 rounds, which occurred on July 18.…
Mastercard Launches Euro Denominated Non-Custodial Bitcoin Debit Card
Mastercard has partnered with Bitcoin and crypto payments provider Mercury to launch a euro-denominated debit card allowing users to spend Bitcoin and crypto directly from non-custodial wallets, as per Cointelegraph. The card enables European Bitcoin holders to spend from their…
Choose Privacy
This article is featured in Bitcoin Magazine’s “The Privacy Issue”. Subscribe to receive your copy. Privacy is a fundamental issue in using a public blockchain system like Bitcoin. Numerous projects and proposals have been made over the years to either…
Coinbase CFO Says Kamala Harris Campaign Accepts Crypto Donations: Fortune
According to Fortune, Coinbase’s Chief Financial Officer, Alesia Haas, said that U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is using the company’s Commerce platform to accept cryptocurrency donations for her campaign. The statement was made during a conversation…
Switzerland’s Fourth Largest Bank ZKB Launches Bitcoin Trading
Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB), Switzerland’s fourth-largest bank, has begun offering its clients Bitcoin and crypto trading and custody services. With over $290 billion in assets under management, ZKB provides services to retail, corporate, and institutional clients. JUST IN: 🇨🇭$290 billion Zurich…
UTXO Research Report: State Of The Bridges
As we enter a new era of development on Bitcoin, it has become very hard for most people to understand the nuances of the L2 debate, and ever harder to follow some of the technical jargon associated with it. Sidechains,…
Privacy and Pain: Craig Raw, Creator Of Sparrow Wallet, On Self-Custody
This article is featured in Bitcoin Magazine’s “The Privacy Issue”. Subscribe to receive your copy. When Craig Raw talks, you listen. His deep voice has a gravity to it, bolstering the urgency of the points he makes. It’s like that…
FBI Warns of North Korean Hackers Targeting U.S. Bitcoin And Crypto ETFs
Today, the FBI issued an alert warning that North Korean hackers are targeting U.S. cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in a bid to steal digital assets. The hackers are using advanced social engineering techniques to breach the security of companies associated…