Bold predictions: Nayib Bukele expects two more countries to adopt Bitcoin

Jan 04, 2022

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele became maybe the most famous Bitcoiner in 2021 when he announced that his country is adopting Bitcoin as legal tender. It was only a few months later when Bukele made his next move by introducing the world to the idea of “Bitcoin City” and his plans to finance the construction with so-called volcano bonds. Only two days ago Bukele was again creating a mic-drop-moment on Twitter by making a couple of bold predictions for this year.

Happy Birthday, Bitcoin!

Jan 03, 2022

Bitcoin is the world’s first cryptocurrency and the biggest decentralized monetary network up until this day. Many people already celebrated the anniversary of the Bitcoin whitepaper and it is true that the idea of Bitcoin was born with its publication. But the Bitcoin blockchain was started later on January 3, 2009. How did Bitcoin start and why is it important to remember this historic day aside from celebrating it?

How Bitcoin mining can subsidize green energy projects

Dec 27, 2021

Among environmentally conscious people, Bitcoin has a somewhat poor reputation. Understandable, because surely the high energy consumption of the network is a problem if we want to reduce CO2 emissions? This story is a bit more nuanced than you might think: the bitcoin network is increasingly becoming a "garbage collector of the energy market”. In fact, Bitcoin is already acting as a subsidy mechanism for green energy projects.

New in Canada: buying a house with Bitcoin as collateral

Dec 17, 2021

Ledn, the Canadian centralized lending platform, has opened registration for a new product in the crypto market: mortgages with Bitcoin as collateral. Initially, only Canadian customers can enroll. Next year, residents of the United States as well.

Bitcoin for businesses: How does it work and what opportunities do you get? 

Dec 17, 2021

In today’s article, we are going to explore the benefits of accepting Bitcoin as a business and what you have to keep in mind when offering the option to your customers.   

Scarcity kicks in: 90 % of all Bitcoin have been mined

Dec 16, 2021

Why is this important and how many coins are available on the market? Today we are going to dive a little bit deeper into the rabbit hole and discover Bitcoin’s scarcity.

Bitcoin hash rate at an all-time high – Why is this important?

Dec 16, 2021

The market has taken a hit at the beginning of December. Many analysts were cheerful and thought that BTC would rally at the end of the year and enter six-figures-territory. It turns out that this was not the case and while the price is consolidating up to a certain level in the last couple of days, Bitcoin is printing a new all-time high when it comes down to the hash rate.

The growth of Bitcoins Lightning Network

Dec 16, 2021

Thanks to Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, it is now possible to buy a cup of coffee with Bitcoin by scanning a QR code. It comes pretty close to Satoshi's vision from 2008: after all, in his whitepaper, he called Bitcoin A peer-to-peer electronic cash system. The Lightning Network is on the rise in 2021. What has happened and what does it mean for Bitcoin?

Grayscale research: Bitcoin becomes mainstream

Dec 09, 2021

In their third annual survey of Bitcoin investors, Grayscale notes that Bitcoin has become more mainstream over the past year. It is seen as a store of value by more and more investors, and larger and larger groups view Bitcoin in a positive light.

North American Bitcoin miners become hodlers

Dec 07, 2021

One of the market developments of 2021 is that North American Bitcoin miners no longer sell their Bitcoin. Instead, they are holding on to the Bitcoin they mine. Hut 8 mining came out with a statement in early December explaining this strategy. As of November 30, the Canadian company has over 5,200 Bitcoin on its books.

Putting the dip in perspective

Dec 06, 2021

On the morning of Saturday, December 4th, the price of Bitcoin and the crypto market as a whole suddenly dropped sharply. Bitcoin very briefly touched a price of about $42,000. Even though a partial recovery immediately followed, the upward trend of recent months has been broken. What is going on and what can we expect?

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