Parts of the $1 million ‘Bitcoin Balaji Bet’ and ‘Operation Chokepoint 2.0’ seem to be coming true everyday. US banks that catered to cryptocurrency exchanges and Bitcoin firms? Obliterated. Popular Bitcoin payment app used by millions…
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In Attempt to Stop CBDCs, States Are Rejecting Ostensibly Pro-Bitcoin Legislation
The backlash against the UCC’s Article 12 has led to a firestorm among politicians who believe they are rejecting CBDCs. But these reforms represent a boon to Bitcoin, protecting self-custody and giving Bitcoin legal clarity…
To support Oklahoma businesses, Gov. Stitt must match his words with action
In his State of the State speech last month, Gov. Kevin Stitt praised the diversified economy of Oklahoma as an achievement and a goal for his administration. And while the governor strives to make Oklahoma the “most…
The Silent March of Bitcoin Policies Across US States
In this article, BPI Visiting Fellow and Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski illuminates the evolution of state level Bitcoin policy. As legislators focus on Bitcoin, they attempt to balance policy with various entrenched…
Nostr: a funky decentralized protocol as the ultimate Bitcoin playground
If I were to venture a guess, would you consider yourself a HODLer? For most of you, that’s probably a solid hell yes. You probably have a well-guarded stash of Bitcoin in cold storage with…
FTM8: “LOL you can’t unsubscribe from CBDCs”
Block height: 776352 This episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and the Podcast Index. Subscribe in your podcast player by adding the direct RSS feed. https://www.fixthemoney.net/p/ftm8-lol-you-cant-unsubscribe-cbdcs#details Niko and Yaël broadcast from Vienna, running through the latest…
The Revolt of the (Bitcoin) Public
One of the most powerful books I’ve read in the past decade is likely not well-known by Bitcoiners, but it should be. Rather than yet another tome on monetary economics, timechain basics, or the history…
They say all hell is gonna break loose, and you’re gonna need a Bitcoin
Sometimes free individuals just need a monetary alternative they don’t need to trust One of the more apt points made by Bitcoiners is that people in stable-monied nations with functioning markets and the rule of…
FTM4: The Davos crypto-crowd and the rise of Bitcoin maximalism
The green candles are adding up and another block has cleared the mempool. For this edition of the Fix The Money podcast, Niko and Yaël cover the latest articles from the Substack: Recent articles: Getting…
Getting ‘Down and Dirty’ on the Bitcoin Lightning Network
In the blocksize wars of 2015-2017, the Bitcoin protocol became trapped in opposing manifestations. The quandary? Could Bitcoin scale effectively scale to compete with Visa, Mastercard, and the traditional banking and credit system while still…