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Would Jesus Be Bitcoin's Biggest Fan? A Holy Take

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Follow Mark on X. Did you know the Bible is practically a financial thriller? Yep, it’s got more money talk than a Wall Street boardroom—over 2,300 verses on cold, hard cash. That’s right, the Good Book might as well have been the Good Ledger, with more mentions of money than heaven and hell put together. So, in the spirit of financial enlightenment and a dash of divine humor, let’s ponder a celestial question: Would Jesus have been a Bitcoin enthusiast? In the cosmic comedy of finance, Bitcoin burst onto the…

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Bitcoin's Turning Point: Counting Down to the Most Important Halving in History

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In celebration of the historic fourth Bitcoin halving and to ring in a new epoch in sound money, Bitcoin Magazine and Kraken are pleased to present the Bitcoin Halving Livestream. This event will bring together prominent voices in the Bitcoin space including Barstool CEO Dave Portnoy, Strike CEO Jack Mallers, Bitcoin Magazine Institutional Lead Dylan LeClair, and Ten31 Managing Partner Matt Odell. This halving event – projected to occur between April 19, 2024 – will occur as Bitcoin reaches block 840,000, marking the point at which its relative supply issuance…

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Bitcoin's Future Is Fractional Reserve: Unless We Do Something About It

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What started as a single transaction from Satoshi to Hal Finney, has evolved into a complex system of industrial scale miners, evolving meta-protocols like the Lightning Network and Fedimint, and a full embrace of institutional investors with the record breaking inflows into various newly approved spot ETFs. Bitcoin has come a dramatically long way, and with that comes a somewhat earned sense of optimism for those who have invested their time, money, and enthusiasm. Unfortunately this optimism, and sense of “inevitability” I have previously written on, has contributed to a…

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Bitcoin's Role In Global Healthcare Access

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Like so many industries today, the medical sector is seeing increasing global engagement. Patients aren’t just limited to the health and dental care that’s available on their doorstep. Medical facilities can effectively connect to consumers from across the planet. This has created a thriving medical tourism market. It should come as no surprise that greater freedom of choice in healthcare is being supported by decentralized currency solutions. More than ever before, patients and facilities are using Bitcoin, in particular, for treatment payments. Let’s look a little closer at this trend.…

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Human Action, Not Political Action: The Individual's Role In Bitcoin's Revolution

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This is an opinion editorial by Michael Matulef, an independent student of Austrian economics and member of the Mises Institute. The impending U.S. presidential election has ignited a spark of excitement within the Bitcoin community, as various prospects have begun to vocalize their support for Bitcoin. Rising political interest in Bitcoin has culminated in the emergence of a so-called “orange party,” a movement characterized by Bitcoin enthusiasts transformed into single-issue voters. While the fervor surrounding this development is comprehensible, it is crucial to evaluate the potential ramifications of single-issue voting…

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Brink Renews Grant For Sebastian Falbesoner's Review Of BIP324 To Enhance Bitcoin's Censorship-Resistance

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Bitcoin research and development center, Brink, has announced the renewal of a year-long grant for Sebastian Falbesoner, also known as theStack. “As part of his grant renewal application, he emphasized the importance of BIP324 Version 2 P2P transport and why he plans to spend his review time on the project,” the announcement read. BIP324 aims to address the vulnerability of Bitcoin’s peer-to-peer (P2P) communication layer, where messages are currently transmitted unencrypted. Sebastian highlights the need for opportunistic encryption between Bitcoin nodes to combat censorship, privacy breaches, and other attacks. He…

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Three Reasons Behind Bitcoin's 2023 Resurgence

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This is an opinion editorial by Chen Fang, the COO of BitGO, a Bitcoin-focused regulated custody and financial services firm. A challenging 2022 prompted Bitcoin skeptics to gleefully say “I told you so” and declare that Bitcoin was dead and buried. But, much to their chagrin, their victory lap ended up being premature. Bitcoin has come roaring back in 2023, ending these premature celebrations and taking back some of its 2022 losses with a massive year-to-date gain of over 60% as of this writing so far in 2023. Here are…

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