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from-prediction-to-reality:-how-bitcoin-will-win-in-2023

I predicted that Bitcoin would face attacks between 2018 to 2023, then its period of true victory will start.This is an opinion editorial by Obi Nwosu, CEO of Fedi and a board member for ₿trust.In 2020, I predicted that Bitcoin would face attacks during the 2018 to 2023 period but would ultimately emerge successful by

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goodbye-sats,-it’s-a-‘bit’-of-a-bitcoin

It’s time to make bitcoin more approachable for newbies by naming the smallest units “bits” which are more familiar to people used to dollars and cents.This is an opinion editorial by Don McAllister, a technologist who has made several video tutorials on Bitcoin. At its inception, bitcoin was worthless; it had no monetary value. Early

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money,-the-state-and-the-global-south:-alternative-roles-for-bitcoin

Bitcoin has various use cases and applications that shouldn’t be ignored for narratives that obscure more than educate.This is an opinion editorial by Taimur Ahmad, a graduate student at Stanford University, focusing on energy, environmental policy and international politics.Author’s note: This is the first part of a three-part publication. Part 1 introduces the Bitcoin standard

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el-salvador’s-bitcoin-bretton-woods-conference

A recent financial inclusion conference in El Salvador gave the country an opportunity to share their bitcoin journey with other global financial policymakers.Kudzai Kutukwa is a passionate financial inclusion advocate and was recognized by Fast Company magazine as one of South Africa’s top 20 young entrepreneurs under 30.In July 1944, in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire,…

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bitcoin-and-the-downslope-of-network-effects

With the rise of Bitcoin’s network effects comes the equivalent demise in legacy finance’s network effects.Bitcoin’s price and ecosystem benefit from network effects.As more users join, demand pressure increases the price of bitcoin, which in turn attracts more buyers in a self-reinforcing cycle. Similarly, user growth creates a larger market with more liquidity, incentivizing businesses…

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