A raise to the Cash App bitcoin withdrawal minimum suggests increasing transactions and fees were becoming a burden. Square’s Cash App has raised its minimum withdrawal minimum to .001 bitcoin (100,000 satoshis), up from the previous minimum of .0001 bitcoin (10,000 satoshis). According to the Cash App withdrawal instructions page, “You must have a balance […]
Grayscale Adds $283.3 Million In AUM To GBTC, Despite Its 13% Trading Discount
The Grayscale Bitcoin Investment Trust continues to trade at a significant discount compared to the bitcoin held within. Correction, April 22, 2021: This article originally stated that Grayscale had added $283.3 million in bitcoin to the Grayscale Bitcoin Investment Trust. It has been corrected to reflect that Grayscale added $283.3 million in assets under management. […]
Bitcoin’s Global Hash Power Balance
The global distribution of hash power may shift as various factors come into play during Bitcoin’s continued growth. Flex Yang is the CEO of Babel Finance, a leading cryptocurrency financial services provider based in Asia. What Are Some Key Factors In “Winning” The Global Hash Power War? In 2021, the bitcoin market is surely reaching […]
Meet The Tennessee Mayor Who’s Ready To Embrace Bitcoin
“We can hold on to the way it’s always been done, or we can drive innovation. We have to be willing to embrace the future.” With a population of some 67,000 people, sitting about 70 miles east of Memphis, there’s nothing particularly cypherpunk about the city of Jackson, Tennessee. But Mayor Scott Conger realizes that […]
CEO Of Turkish Exchange Thodex Flees Country, Leaves User Funds Irretrievable
The CEO of Thodex, a Turkish cryptocurrency exchange established in 2017, has fled the country and left user funds irretrievable. The CEO of Turkish cryptocurrency exchange Thodex, Faruk Fatih Ozer, has fled the country after failing to transfer his shares to another investor, leaving “the remaining assets of about 390,000 active users ‘irretrievable,’” according to […]
Olympia Trust, Knox Partner On Bitcoin Custody Service
Olympia Trust Company expects to receive an exclusive Canadian license to use a proprietary bitcoin custody system developed by Knox. Olympia Trust Company, a Canada-based, non-deposit-taking trust company, will soon receive an exclusive Canadian license to use a proprietary bitcoin custody system developed by Knox, according to a press release. Both companies will determine the […]
Interview: Sustainable Bitcoin Mining In North America With Peter Wall
This week on the “Bitcoin Magazine Podcast,” host Christian Keroles sat down with the CEO of Argo Blockchain to cover all things Bitcoin mining. Watch This Episode On YouTube Listen To This Episode: AppleSpotifyGoogleLibsynOvercast This week on the “Bitcoin Magazine Podcast,” host Christian Keroles sat down with the CEO of Argo Blockchain (ARBKF) to cover […]
Why You Shouldn’t Hedge Against Bitcoin With Stocks
Measuring assets’ value in terms of time can help us understand why Bitcoin’s potential upside is so much greater than that of stocks. Written April 11, 2021 Why would someone go all in on bitcoin as opposed to diversifying into other asset classes, particularly stocks? Why not hold an index tracking fund like the S&P […]
Christian Fear of Bitcoin Stems From Lack of Knowledge and Misdirection
The characteristics and values that define Bitcoin have more in common with Christianity than mainstream opinions may convey. “No Stance” Is the Wrong Stance The silence among Christians regarding bitcoin and cryptocurrency is surprising and alarming. While the Bible offers several hundred verses about prayer and faith, there are over 2,000 with the focus on […]
Speedy Trial And The LOT=True Client
This episode of “The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado” covered the final implementation details of Speedy Trial. Watch This Episode On YouTube Listen To This Episode: AppleSpotifyGoogleLibsynOvercast In this episode of “The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado,” hosts Aaron van Wirdum and Sjors Provoost discussed the final implementation details of Speedy Trial, the Taproot activation mechanism included in Bitcoin […]