14:00 After the Failure Of Their Stablecoin Experiment, Iran And Russia Will Inevitably Adopt Bitcoin
What digital twins can teach us about the future of tokenization as a service: opinion The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Between the internet of things (IoT) and the metaverse, we are rapidly entering a future in which the physical world is influenced and even replicated by digital objects. While physical-backed non-fungible tokens (NFTs) […]
Dear Normie, Don’t Buy Bitcoin This is an opinion editorial by Tim Niemeyer, co-host of the Lincolnland Bitcoin Meetup. Source As you might have learned from watching the mainstream news, the bitcoin price has been pumping as of late. If you bought the top and held until now, you may consider taking advice from good ol’ Mr. Goldshill himself, Peter […]
To Becomes Bitcoin’s Go-To Platform, Nostr Will Have To Solve Its Key Management Issues This is an opinion editorial by Shinobi, a self-taught educator in the Bitcoin space and tech-oriented Bitcoin podcast host. I suggest, before reading this, that you read the prior article I wrote explaining what Nostr is and how it works at a high level. You should then have a good idea of the core design […]
Bitcoin 2023: Build Back Bitcoin This is an opinion editorial by Brandon Green, the chief of staff for BTC Inc and an organizer of the Bitcoin 2023 conference. Bitcoin 2023 and Bitcoin Magazine are both operated by BTC Inc. If you’re reading this, congratulations, you’ve now experienced a true bitcoin bear market. Yes, the winter is cold, and no it […]
Dispatch From Guatemala's Bitcoin Lake, A Bitcoin Community Built On Grassroots Adoption This is an opinion editorial by Rikki, author and co-host of the “Bitcoin Italia,” and “Stupefatti” podcasts. He is one half of the Bitcoin Explorers, along with Laura, who chronicle Bitcoin adoption around the world, one country at a time. Laura and I continue our adventures in Central America with the aim of gaining an […]
This Year, Bitcoiners Should Quit Their Twitter Addictions This is an opinion editorial by Mark Maraia, a professional development author and Bitcoin researcher. I’ve been studying Bitcoin since 2020 and I’ve noticed there is a strong, vibrant community on Twitter. In fact, “Bitcoin Twitter” is virtually its own “country” that exists online. I’ve had a Twitter account since 2009, but I never use […]
SEC chairman Gensler compares crypto industry to Wild West While speaking at a Twitter space hosted by US Army on Jan. 11, SEC chairman Gary Gensler reaffirmed his skepticism about crypto when he described the crypto industry as a Wild West. He claimed traders must exercise caution because most cryptos operate at variance to existing laws. In a session titled “Financial advice for US […]
Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong labels FTX as a fraud Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong thinks the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX exchange is simply a case of fraud and customer funds misappropriation. Armstrong says FTX is a fraud In an interview with Bloomberg on Jan. 11, Brian Armstrong, the CEO and co-founder of Coinbase exchange, stated that the collapse of the infamous Sam Bankman Fried’s […]
How Bitcoin Can Radically Improve The Healthcare System For Patients This is an opinion editorial by Robert Hall, a content creator and small business owner. Nothing is more critical to long-term health than having access to healthcare when needed. But every jurisdiction around the world implements this process differently. Many countries socialize the cost of healthcare through the government on a sliding scale from total […]
Opinion: Has the FTX Crash Exposed a Government Conspiracy? FTX is likely to go down as one of the biggest embarrassments in the history of crypto. More than that, as additional layers get stripped away to reveal what happened, one can’t help but put a few pieces of the puzzle together and be horrified by the final image. Was the FTX Collapse Part of […]
Bitcoin Can Be Super Collateral If Lenders Understand Its Value This is an opinion editorial by Max Keidun, the CEO of peer-to-peer bitcoin exchange Hodl Hodl. The bitcoin lending space has suffered from several major issues in recent months and years, from the fallout of the Terra/Luna crash, impacting Celsius and BlockFi, and now FTX as well, to liquidity crunches given the sustained price drawdown, […]
To Become Money, Bitcoin Requires Integration With New Social System Technology This is an opinion editorial by Frank Nuessle, a publishing entrepreneur, former university professor and social system architect. In this essay, I argue that Bitcoin and the Lightning Network are, by themselves, not enough to successfully implement an American sound money system, and that following evolutionary economics, new social technologies and new social system designs […]
Bitcoin Creates Hope For A Generation Found Hopeless This is an opinion editorial by Trey Walsh, the senior director for youth programs at the MassHire Metro North Workforce Board of Somerville, Massachusetts. Our world has seen dramatic shifts and changes over the past several years: a global pandemic, war, political unrest and a growing sense of pessimism toward governments, the future health of […]
Choose Your Fighter: Bitcoin Maxis Vs. Fiat Maxis This is an opinion editorial by Tim Niemeyer, co-host of the Lincolnland Bitcoin Meetup. Source Bitcoin maximalists have had a whirlwind of a year. From getting browbeat through the recent price drawdown to being seemingly prophetic bell-ringers of the dumpster fire that is “crypto,” much of what has been written in the mainstream remains net […]
Reflecting On The Genesis Block And Bitcoin On Its 14th Birthday 14 years ago today, Satoshi Nakamoto created the first block in the Bitcoin blockchain. Whether consciously or not, that move kickstarted an entire movement; one that keeps on breathing and expanding these many years afterwards. The singularity of Nakamoto’s creation has been put on display countless times since the Genesis block was mined, and today, […]
The Themes That Will Define Bitcoin In 2023 This is an opinion editorial by Stephan Livera, host of the “Stephan Livera Podcast” and managing director of Swan Bitcoin International. As the 2022 chapter closes, it’s time to turn our eyes to what’s coming in 2023. Here are some themes I’m seeing for Bitcoin in 2023. Regulatory Overreach The Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) […]
Bitcoin Can Free Puerto Rico This is an opinion editorial by Michael Markle, a member of the San Juan BitDevs meetup. Puerto Rico has seen it all, from currency devaluations, confiscation of wealth, natural disasters, colonizers and fights for independence, all in less than 100 years. Before that, Pedro Albizu Campos fought for Puerto Rico to have its own identity, […]
Debunking Bitcoin Misconceptions: It’s Not Stored Time, Energy Or Violence This is an opinion editorial by Stephan Livera, host of the “Stephan Livera Podcast” and managing director of Swan Bitcoin International. There are metaphors and analogies for Bitcoin that you may have heard on podcasts or read from various articles or books — and this is not meant to criticize the entire practice of using […]
2022: A Year Of Grassroots Bitcoin Adoption For Africa This is an opinion editorial by Anita Posch, the founder of Bitcoin For Fairness who has traveled around the world to learn how the globally unbanked can benefit from sovereign money. In early 2020, during my first visit in Zimbabwe, my assumption that Bitcoin is needed the most in the Global South was confirmed. I […]
From Prediction To Reality: How Bitcoin Will Win In 2023 This is an opinion editorial by Obi Nwosu, CEO of Fedi and a board member for ₿trust. In 2020, I predicted that Bitcoin would face attacks during the 2018 to 2023 period but would ultimately emerge successful by the end of it. Although I am not a prophet, it was clear to me that this […]
