Follow Frank on X. Over the course of the last week, we’ve seen reports of massive bitcoin liquidations. For those unfamiliar with the term “liquidation” as it applies to finance, it refers to when a trader is forced to close a leveraged trade because the margin for the trade has been depleted. In everyday pleb […]
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Introduction In an economic landscape increasingly characterized by monopolization and the dominance of institutionalized credit, innovative technologies and protocols are emerging that have the potential to change the foundations of our economy and society. At the forefront of this are Bitcoin and Nostr—two groundbreaking protocols that together can usher in a new era of innovation, […]
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Recently, Flashnet announced that it had raised a $4.5m seed round, led by Abstract Ventures with participation from UTXO Management and others. Follow GG on X Flashnet is a Bitcoin native DEX based on Spark (a Bitcoin L2 designed between the Flashnet team and LightSpark). It’s designed to rival the performance of a (Centralized Exchange) CEX […]
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Breez, in partnership with 1A1z, has released a new report investigating the use of Bitcoin as a payments system and transactional currency. Bitcoin has always been painted as digital gold, that is one of the longest running narratives at this point in terms of what Bitcoin actually is. It does capture the use as a […]
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Bitcoin was forged to be unstoppable in a hostile environment, but let’s be perfectly clear: surviving and thriving are two different things. Just because Bitcoin can withstand severe political antagonism doesn’t mean we should want that antagonism, nor does it mean we shouldn’t do everything possible to foster a favorable environment that accelerates adoption. Believing […]
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The son of the current President two days ago on Twitter told people it’s time to add Ethereum to their balance sheets. It is mind blowing to see this, given what this cycle represents for Ethereum. For years people have been predicting the outcome we are seeing play out this cycle. Ethereum’s dominant use case […]
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Founder: Prashanth Chandrashekar Date Founded: March 2023 Location of Headquarters: Lithuania Number of Employees: 3 full-time, 3 contract workers Website: https://bringin.xyz/ Public or Private? Private With Bringin, it’s now easier than ever to live on a bitcoin standard in Europe. The web app (and soon-to-be-released mobile app) enables users to almost instantly convert bitcoin from […]
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BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest asset manager with over $11.5 trillion in assets under management, is preparing to launch a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP) in Europe, according to a report from Bloomberg. The fund is expected to be based in Switzerland and BlackRock could begin marketing it as early as this month, sources familiar […]
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In the first ever official press conference for digital assets hosted by the U.S. government, Crypto Czar David Sacks and pro-crypto U.S. politicians committed to prioritizing bitcoin and digital assets during the Trump administration. In his opening remarks, Sacks shared that “the President said in his executive order in the first week that it’s the […]
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In today’s dynamic economic landscape, seasoned investors are reevaluating their portfolios and considering the potential of Bitcoin as an alternative to traditional assets like real estate. With a finite supply and transformative growth potential, Bitcoin presents a compelling case for forward-thinking investment strategies. Real Estate: The Illusion of Stability Real estate has long been regarded […]