If you invested your stimulus money into Bitcoin and held on without selling, you’d now be sitting on a sum worth roughly $21,617. It’s been over five years since the U.S. government issued its first $1,200 COVID-19 stimulus checks. For many Americans, the money was used for bills, groceries, or […]
Michael Saylor is no stranger to grand visions, but his latest trillion-dollar roadmap might be his boldest yet. Michael Saylor has never shied away from grand visions, but his latest roadmap Strategy’s Bitcoin strategy may be his boldest yet. In a wide-ranging conversation with Bitcoin Magazine, the Strategy co-founder sketched out an “endgame” […]
Templar Protocol has launched its mainnet, introducing the first “Cypher Lending” protocol that allows Bitcoin holders to borrow stablecoins against their native BTC without intermediaries or KYC requirements. In a significant development for Bitcoin holders, Templar Protocol has announced the launch of its mainnet, introducing the first “Cypher Lending” protocol that enables users to […]
Billionaire venture capitalist Tim Draper thinks that one day retailers will only accept bitcoin as a payment. Billionaire venture capitalist Tim Draper, a long-time Bitcoin advocate, believes that one day retailers will only accept bitcoin as a payment. “There will be a moment when all the retailers say ‘I accept […]
Being able to transmit value like information, as fast as a text message, has profound implications for society. Bitcoin unlocks that. You’d be forgiven for thinking that technological development was following a predetermined trajectory. In the past few decades, we’ve seen the rise of personal computers, the internet, mobile devices, […]
Fold is teaming up with Stripe and Visa in their launch of a Bitcoin-only credit card, offering up to 3.5% Bitcoin rewards on everyday purchases. Fold, a Bitcoin-first financial services company, announced today that it is tapping Stripe and Visa to power its forthcoming Fold Bitcoin Credit Card™, a product designed to make Bitcoin […]
Morgan Stanley is planning to add spot Bitcoin and crypto trading to its E*Trade platform in 2026, giving retail investors direct access through their brokerage accounts. Morgan Stanley is preparing to roll out crypto trading for retail clients on its E*Trade platform, marking a significant leap by a Wall Street […]
I disagree with Bitcoin and crypto industry leaders like Michael Saylor and Brian Armstrong, who are proposing building a new debt system on top of bitcoin, which was built to be a definancializing force. The purpose of Bitcoin is to definancialize the world, not refinancialize it. And so when I heard […]
Early Riders, a Bitcoin-focused venture fund, has launched The Stables, an accelerator program in Texas Hill Country to support Bitcoin start-ups worldwide. The program offers 2-5 BTC in funding, a four-week residency and access to Bitcoin developers and operators, targeting start-ups with market-ready solutions in financial services and technology. Michael Tanguma, […]
Is Paper Bitcoin Summer, and the associated extractable premium in price, coming to an end? As summer now turns to fall in the northern hemisphere, the stonkcoiner dream of bitcoinizing finance is rapidly becoming a nightmare. The bitcoin paper summer of issuing shares to clueless financial markets at (extreme) overvaluations to thereby buy bitcoin […]