Linux on Bitcoin? Open-source framework BitVMX envisions BTC-powered programs

A new Bitcoin computational framework aims to power various applications and functions using native BTC, including token bridges and aggregator oracles.

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Microstrategy to Buy More Bitcoin With Proceeds From $600M Convertible Note Sale

Nasdaq-listed company Microstrategy is planning to sell $600 million in convertible senior notes and use some of the proceeds to buy additional bitcoin. Microstrategy now holds 193K bitcoin. The company’s executive chairman, the pro-bitcoin Michael Saylor, says bitcoin has become the world’s “most popular investment asset.” Microstrategy to Buy More Bitcoin Microstrategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) [...]

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The Bitcoin Company Launches Instant Cross-Border Payment API For Mexico and Brazil

The company also plans to extend their cross-border payments service into more new markets in the near future.

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The Bitcoin transition: How hodlers can become changemakers and drive adoption

“When you think about Bitcoin, it’s potentially the largest country or one of the largest countries today. But it’s digital and it’s spread out everywhere,” Jeff Booth told Cointelegraph.

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What security? Bitcoin enthusiast cracks known 12-word seed phrase in minutes

If the words of a 12-word seed phrase are known, it’s deceptively easy to enter the wallet and sweep the funds.

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Global impact of a Bitcoin soccer club: Decentralize with Cointelegraph

Can a Bitcoin-boosted football club breathe life into a tired town in the United Kingdom? This week’s “Decentralize with Cointelegraph” podcast tours Bedford.

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Honk if you love Bitcoin! Lightning takes the wheel of a European rally car adventure

With a comically loud horn, a candy machine and a jukebox filled with Mozart, metal and more, it's the "Bitcoin Ambassadors" rally car adventure.

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Mt. Gox registration deadline pushed for another month

Mt. Gox creditors have another month to file for their claims as the registration deadline was pushed back by another month.

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Bitcoin thought leaders weigh the pros and cons of Ordinals

What do Bitcoin ecosystem CEOs make of ordinals, and what does the computer game Doom have to do with it?

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BIS has long taken a cautious approach

Agustin Carstens mocks crypto and Bitcoin. Tech doesn't work for money, he told Bloomberg. (Read More)

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Bitcoin Ordinals Create Stir Within Crypto Community

Luxor CEO Nick Hansen stated Bitcoin Ordinals might produce "synergies" between the mining pool and OridinalHub. (Read More)

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The United Kingdom Tax Reform Council Launches Campaign Against Bank of England

UK Tax Reform Council and Bitcoin community worry over Bank of England's CBDC intentions. (Read More)

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UK think tank launches a crusade against 'surveillance' CBDCs

The Bank of England's plans for a CBDC launch raises concern among UK Tax Reform Council and the broader Bitcoin community.

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The Importance of Community in Bitcoin's Success

Crypto Twitter user @ Bosch_ uncovered the mark after updating the Bitcoin logo's sizes. (Read More)

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Billionaire Ray Dalio believes that fiat is in jeopardy

A Bitcoin admirer said the billionaire is close to "really understanding Bitcoin." (Read More)

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Gangsters, cats and Bitcoin: 9-year-old Henry takes BTC to the classroom

A young Andreas Antonopolous in the making, a nine-year-old in the United Kingdom, tried to orange pill his classroom.

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The launch of a nonfungible token protocol on the Bitcoin mainnet

On Jan. 21, Bitcoin introduced "Ordinals," an NFT-like programme. However, meme-inspired JPEGs are filling Bitcoin blockspace. (Read More)

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ChatGPT learns Bitcoin will end central banking and fiat currency

A Bitcoin mentor convinced ChatGPT, the AI chatbot, that Bitcoin would bring about the demise of fiat currency.

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The U.K. government is recruiting for a head to its central bank digital currency project

The U.K. is hiring a central bank digital currency (CBDC) chief to establish a digital pound. CBDCs promise financial inclusion and lower corporate and consumer expenses. A former Bank of England senior advisor opposed CBDCs. In 2021, 23 million Brits did not use cash, and fewer than 15% of payments are done using cash. (Read More)

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UK Bitcoin community reacts to incoming CBDC and digital pound rollout

A new role, “head of CBDC,” will help the United Kingdom to “explore the case for a digital pound,” although U.K. Bitcoiners would argue that might not be necessary.

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