Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has been granted Montenegrin citizenship. Buterin joins other members of the crypto community with global experience who have been invited to help the small Southeast European nation attract investments and develop its blockchain sector. Vitalik Buterin Obtains Montenegrin Passport Prominent crypto figure Vitalik Buterin is nowContinue Reading

Arcane Crypto and Opennode teamed up to release a Bitcoin Lightning Network research paper detailing growth in the network, adoption and plateaus. In collaboration with bitcoin-Lightning payment processing company Opennode, Arcane crypto published “The State of Lightning: Bitcoin As A Payment Network” for its second volume in Lightning Network research.Continue Reading

Tracing El Salvador’s Bitcoin story, from Bitcoin Beach to the ongoing challenges in establishing government-led adoption. This article originally appeared in Bitcoin Magazine’s El Salvador print issue. You can purchase the full issue here. “Are you guys ready for this?” Jack Mallers asks the thousands of Bitcoin enthusiasts crowding theContinue Reading

Two years since the U.S. sent COVID-19 stimulus checks to taxpayers, investment in bitcoin mining stocks has generated significant returns. The two-year anniversary of the first of three coronavirus economic impact payments (aka, stimulus “stimmy” checks) deposited in U.S. taxpayers’ bank accounts came and went on April 11, and headlinesContinue Reading

Following the controversial bank bailouts and Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in 2008, reports show in late 2019 and 2020, the U.S. Federal Reserve participated in providing trillions of dollars in secret repo loans to megabanks. At the end of March, investigative journalists, Pam and Russ Martens from Wall StreetContinue Reading

According to Ethereum developer Tim Beiko, The Merge is likely to be pushed to the third quarter of 2022. Despite the delay, Beiko also said he “strongly suggests not investing more in mining equipment at this point.” The Merge May be Delayed, Ethereum Hashrate Taps New ATH Four days ago,Continue Reading