The nature of open-source distributed systems leaves some vulnerabilities open to exploitation, but should bugs be exploited publicly or disclosed in private? The below is a direct excerpt of Marty’s Bent Issue #1278: “Another LND/btcd bug emerges.” Sign up for the newsletter here. via GitHub For the second time inContinue Reading
CleanSpark saw a record bitcoin production in October following recent investments in growth amid a battered mining market. CleanSpark Inc., an energy company turned bitcoin miner, produced a record amount of new BTC last month. The Nasdaq-traded firm said in a statement sent to Bitcoin Magazine that it had minedContinue Reading
Silk Road showed people that bitcoin could be effectively used as a medium of exchange on an open marketplace. This is an opinion editorial by Jacob Kozhipatt, a YouTuber and writer. For the uninitiated, The Silk Road was a darknet marketplace where users bought and sold all manner of products,Continue Reading
The banking giant announced it had opened a wait list for its bitcoin trading offering, but it has yet to set a launch date. Financial services behemoth Fidelity Investments has opened access to a wait list for its bitcoin trading offering, according to its website. Users can express interest inContinue Reading
Credit is needed to leverage trust, whereas bitcoin is a tool for trustlessness. Both credit and bitcoin will coexist during hyperbitcoinization. This is a transcribed excerpt of the “Bitcoin Magazine Podcast,” hosted by P and Q. In this episode, they are joined by John Carvalho to talk about building onContinue Reading
While some have compared Bitcoin to a tool of war, it is more like a defensive weapon that protects those who use it from authoritarianism and overreach. This is a transcribed excerpt of the “Bitcoin Magazine Podcast,” hosted by P and Q. In this episode, they are joined by ErikContinue Reading
The new English prime minister could spark interest in bitcoin within a country that desperately needs it. This is an opinion editorial by Jacob Kozhipatt, a YouTuber and writer. The phrase “October Surprise” is used in politics to describe a last minute, paradigm-shifting event that occurs a month before anContinue Reading
Over three billion in value was erased from the stablecoin economy during the past 30 days. The trend occurred despite the number of tethers in circulation rising by 2.2% last month. On Oct. 1, 2022, tether’s market capitalization was approximately $67.95 billion, and it’s risen to $69.36 billion since then.Continue Reading
A new survey has revealed that Democrats and Republicans agree cryptocurrency is the future of finance. The national survey was conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of Grayscale Investments, the world’s largest digital currency asset manager. In addition, 44% of the respondents said they expect to have crypto asContinue Reading
The Union Bank of the Philippines, Inc., more commonly known as Unionbank, announced that the financial institution launched bitcoin and ethereum custody and trading services. The ninth largest bank in the country by assets, Unionbank, will leverage Metaco’s platform Harmonize to pilot the crypto services for clients. Unionbank to ProvideContinue Reading
