MicroStrategy Lightning Platform
A new software platform to address enterprise-specific use cases with the Lightning Network.
https://www.microstrategy.com/en/lightning/lightning-rewards
Bitcoin crowdfunding is Lightning: El Salvador school program hits 1 BTC in donations
The My First Bitcoin education program reaches 1 BTC in donations, with Bitcoin Beach matching contributions, fueling expansion.
21 Ways To Look At Bitcoin
"Is it possible that there are people who say 'Bitcoin' and suppose they mean something shared by all?"
The Four Protocols of the Peaceful Sovereign Social Movement: Part I
Bitcoin, Lightning, Nostr, and Ordinals are becoming something quite interesting - you might want to pay attention.
https://alexbrammer.substack.com/p/the-four-protocols-of-the-peaceful
How To Buy Bitcoins Using RoboSats: Fastest KYC Free Sats In The West (2023)
When Satoshi dropped the Bitcoin whitepaper all those years ago there was one thing they specifically called out, something even many experts forget: removing trusted third parties.
https://www.athena-alpha.com/how-to-buy-bitcoins-using-robosats/
The Banking System is Stable
Jack Dorsey's Block Snaps Up Bitcoin Mining Chip as Intel Winds Down Production
The payments company could start selling bitcoin mining hardware as early as next year.
Biden’s crypto mining tax simply wouldn’t work in the UK… or the US, for that matter
US President Joe Biden has unveiled plans for a proposed massive tax levy on electricity used by cryptocurrency miners.
Stupid is knowing the truth, seeing the truth, but still believing the lies.
About Half in U.S. Worry About Their Money's Safety in Banks
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Amid turbulence in the U.S. banking system, nearly half of Americans are anxious about the safety of the money they have in accounts at banks or other financial institutions. A total of 48% of U.S. adults say they are concerned about their money, including 19% who are “very” and 29% who are “moderately” worried. At the same time, 30% are “not too worried” and 20% are “not worried at all.”
https://news.gallup.com/poll/505439/half-worry-money-safety-banks.aspx
Start your NOSTR-Market with LNbits
How to run a free, decentralized, private, unstoppable marketplace with LNbits, using the NOSTR-market extension, over wss relays, with no http traffic whatsoever and even without DNS/domain.
What Are Nostr Marketplace Clients?
Social media allows us to connect with friends, family and even strangers with common interests. As more people began to congregate on these websites, brands and marketers like me took it upon ourselves to ensure that social media users couldn’t simply have fun; users had to also see ads and be strategically prompted to buy something.
https://thebitcoinmanual.com/articles/nostr-marketplace-clients/
Another US bank weighs sale in mounting industry turmoil
New York | PacWest, a regional bank teetering following the collapse of three rival California-based lenders, has been weighing a range of strategic options, including a sale, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Reminder: KYC laws do more harm than good
KYC/AML does more harm than good and SMS 2FA should be avoided at all costs.
What is blockchain technology?
Blockchain is a shared, immutable ledger for recording transactions, tracking assets and building trust
Making sense of bitcoin, cryptocurrency and blockchain
Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, blockchain... So what does it all mean?
Half of America’s banks are potentially insolvent – this is how a credit crunch begins
The twin crashes in US commercial real estate and the US bond market have collided with $9 trillion uninsured deposits in the American banking system.