Bitcoin’s 2020
2020 was unforgettable, especially for Bitcoin. To help memorialize this year for our readers, we asked our network of contributors to reflect on Bitcoin’s...
PayPal allows Bitcoin and cryptocurrency transactions
PayPal allows Bitcoin and cryptocurrency transactions
Just a few years ago, Paypal used to categorically oppose Bitcoin as a payment method. For those who used...
Bitcoin Is The Move
Preface
We live in interesting times. With the advances in technology and the proliferation of the internet — software is eating the world. Coming out...
The third Bitcoin Halving is now complete.
As of now, 630,000 blocks have been mined on the Bitcoin network, and the block reward has successfully halved for the THIRD time....
Happy Birthday Bitcoin! Here’s a Look at Bitcoin’s 11th Year by the Numbers
On January 3, 2009, the pseudonymous developer(s) Satoshi Nakamoto bootstrapped the Bitcoin network by mining its first ever block, block 0. The Genesis Block,...
Bitcoin 2019 Annual Review
I’ve always been fascinated with the raw numbers relating to the operational status and growth of Bitcoin, especially as we ride the rollercoaster of...
Hashing Ahead: A Look at Bitcoin Mining in 2020
The December 2019 report on the Bitcoin mining network from CoinShares Research, a division of the digital asset management firm, presented an industry in good...
2019: A Light(ning) year of progress
Another year is almost over. For those of us working on Lightning, the pace of change has been so fast that it’s gone by...
Happy 18,000,000 bitcoins! ?
https://www.blockchain.com/btc/block/00000000000000000007316856900e76b4f7a9139cfbfba89842c8d196cd5f91
2019 - 86%
2024 - 94%
2028 - 97%
2024 is probably when you'll see that last 'parabolic' movement of Bitcoin, after that it will be permanently...
Bitcoin is Not Backed by Nothing
Contrary to popular belief, bitcoin is in fact backed by something. It is backed by the only thing that backs any form of money:...
