Santander, Spain’s largest bank, recently announced the start of a Digital Assets 101 series for customers and prospective investors. Bitcoin advocates were impressed with the bank’s writing, latching on to Santander’s introduction to bitcoin’s Lightning Network as an example.
The Lighting Network is a layer built on top of the Bitcoin Network that facilitates instant and cheap bitcoin payments. The Santander report estimates that the lightn...
Since bitcoin’s
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creation in 2009, it has functioned as a sovereign digital currency. In January 2023, bitcoin ordinals introduced a second practical use case for bitcoin: data storage.
Once inscribed on the blockchain, an ordinal can never be edited or deleted. Ordinals will exist online as long as bitcoin exists. It’s this permanence that make ordinals special. They inherit the power of bitcoin’s forever database to archive data onl...
Even as the Securities and Exchange Commission continues to fine, sue and crackdown on crypto exchanges, stablecoin issuers and many crypto-native firms, a silver lining for crypto adoption has emerged. With bitcoin (BTC) cracking $30,000 for the first time since April, and although this is still significantly down from all time highs, market sentiment and interest in crypto assets continues to shift in a positive manner. Something that might ...
Bitcoin
BTC
, ethereum and other major cryptocurrencies have exploded in recent weeks as the market braces for a $15 trillion earthquake.
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The bitcoin price has almost doubled this year (sparking fears the investment "window" may be closing) as traders abandon smaller cryptocurrencies in favor of bitcoin and i...
Cryptocurrency prices are ending an up week on a high note in New York as the market benefits from an incursion by traditional finance players while the U.S. government clamps down on leading pioneers of the digital-asset industry.
The value of all crypto tokens was about $1.25 trillion in the late afternoon, according to CoinGecko, up almost 12% for the week and 51% for the year. Market leader Bitcoin
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(BTC) was quoted at $30,889, r...
A slew of companies, including BlackRock, WisdomTree and Valkyrie Investments, submitted bitcoin ETF applications to the Securities and Exchange Commission over the past two weeks. Considering BlackRock’s role as the largest asset manager in the world, their application may signal that the SEC is ready to approve a bitcoin ETF after years of failed attempts from companies like Grayscale.
On the other hand, bitcoin advocates like Joe Carlasar...
Bitcoin, ethereum and other major cryptocurrencies were rocked last week by news the world's largest asset manager, BlackRock, is delving further into the world of crypto.
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The bitcoin price jumped following BlackRock's exchange-traded fund (ETF) filing, helping the wider crypto market—including ethereum, BNB
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How can a company succeed without the right people leading the way? When it comes to attracting those exceptional individuals, are we still relying on outdated methods? The Association for Psychological Science has built numerous reports over the years on the speed at which a first impression is made in an interview. What about a lasting impression? And, how can you effectively position yourself when there is high demand for talent and many co...
My four-year experience as the founder of Bitcoin Embassy Bar in the heart of Mexico City, has given me valuable insights and lessons about building crypto communities. Here are some tips to make the journey easier for you, wherever you may go.
Leaders Are Not Imposed. They Are Chosen.
One of the most common mistakes when starting a community is to think that individuals who will be part of it will automatically see you as a leader just bec...
With crypto advocates and legal advisors decrying many of the recent actions and enforcement measures taken by the SEC against crypto exchanges, stablecoin issuers, and other market making platforms, the need for regulatory clarity is growing more urgent. While some legal experts in the space state – correctly – that the actions taken by the SEC make sense when viewed in the context of previously issued comments, this does not change the funda...
