Russian parliament introduces bill to ban use of digital assets as payment
The new bill introduced by the head of the House Financial Markets Committee, Anatoly Aksakov, proposes to clarify that only the Russian ruble is a unit of payment in the…
Hong Kong securities regulator says some NFTs may need licensing
The Securities and Futures Commission stated that NFT issuers in Hong Kong or those targeting its investors must acquire a license if their tokens meet specific criteria. [...] Read More...…
The Bitcoin Policy Institute Helps Shape Political Discourse
Matthew Pines of the Bitcoin Policy Institute shares the goals of the new think tank as well as his take on the American and European approaches to bitcoin.Watch This Episode…
Silent Payments Improve Privacy Without Adding Data To Bitcoin
Silent payments improve user privacy and are similar to stealth addresses and reusable payment codes, but actually save space on the Bitcoin blockchain.Listen To The Episode Here:AppleSpotifyGoogleLibsynOvercastIn this episode of…
Bitcoin’s Energy Use is a Feature Not a Bug
Bitcoin incentivizes energy innovations whereas proof-of-stake results in exacerbated inequality since the more money you have, the more money you get.Mickey Koss is a West Point graduate with a degree…
Bitcoin Needs To Be More Private For Adoption
Certain characteristics of Bitcoin create a loss in fungibility. These must be addressed and solved in order for Bitcoin to gain widespread adoption.Aneta Karbowiak has been writing articles about Bitcoin…
Reviewing Privacy-Enhancing Proposals For Bitcoin
Reviewing Bitcoin’s history of proposed privacy improvements can help us learn from the past and keep up with new improvements as we go.A version of this article was originally published…
