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Tether, Cantor, and SoftBank Found Twenty One to Accumulate Bitcoins

24. April 2025 // 0 Kommentare

Bitcoin and crypto are entering the crossroads of high finance and politics: The stablecoin issuer Tether is teaming up with the son of the US Secretary of Commerce and a Japanese tech giant to establish another Bitcoin treasury in the US. The initial capital of 42,000 bitcoins is just the beginning. [...]

How BOLT12 Can Enhance the Lightning User Experience

23. April 2025 // 0 Kommentare

The Lightning Network is designed to make paying with Bitcoin simple. So far, however, the user experience is often less than ideal—but BOLT12 promises to change that by replacing 'Invoices' with 'Offers.' While it sounds technical, its practical benefits are impressive—and the first wallets are already rolling it out. [...]

Bitcoin Back at $94,000 – Is This the Trend Reversal?

23. April 2025 // 0 Kommentare

Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies are surging upwards once again. Is this the long-awaited trend reversal for the market? And what is fueling this new momentum? We have some theories—one of which leads directly to the European Central Bank. [...]

Bitcoin and Bauxite in the Rainforest

10. April 2025 // 0 Kommentare

In Suriname, presidential candidate Maya Parbhoe promises to introduce a Bitcoin standard. Since then, the Caribbean country has been considered a hidden gem among Bitcoin nations, as the next true El Salvador. We took a look on the ground and even met Maya herself. [...]

Trump’s Tariffs Could Be Good for Bitcoin – But Are Currently Hitting the Market Hard

9. April 2025 // 0 Kommentare

Trump's tariffs have now been implemented, triggering panic across global stock markets. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are also taking a painful hit. However, there's an interpretation suggesting the tariffs could actually accelerate Bitcoin's rise as a global reserve currency. [...]

tacct: Germany’s „Kryptowertpapier“ Finally Get Interesting

7. April 2025 // 0 Kommentare

Last week marked a milestone for crypto securities: the drone and weapons startup Donaustahl issued a bond as a crypto security, while the tacct platform, which facilitates this, launched a financing platform for European defense startups. [...]

„Mining is becoming indispensable“

3. Oktober 2024 // 1 Kommentar

Hashlabs initially operated its first Bitcoin mines in Kazakhstan. Today, the company mines in Norway, Finland, and Ethiopia. The founders talk about the strategies of these locations and where mining is headed in the future. [...]

Why it became expensive for the citizens when the Bitcoin mine had to close

30. September 2024 // 0 Kommentare

A Norwegian municipality has shut down a local Bitcoin mine. But the celebrations were soon followed by disappointment: the electricity bill for the residents increased. [...]

Visa helps Spanish major bank issue Stablecoin on Ethereum.

27. September 2024 // 0 Kommentare

The credit card provider Visa has established a platform through which banks can bring stablecoins onto the blockchain. This is a huge step in the right direction, one that the Spanish major bank Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) is already taking. This development might already make the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) of the European Central Bank irrelevant. [...]

When and how will the breakthrough as a means of payment succeed?

25. September 2024 // 0 Kommentare

The Bull Case for Bitcoin: What can trigger the next Bitcoin rally? What are we waiting for, what are we looking forward to? In the first part, we will focus on Bitcoin as a means of payment. [...]