News OP_NEXT Bitcoin Scaling Conference Livestream OP_NEXT is a technical and workshop-heavy conference exploring Bitcoin softforks. It takes place at the Fidelity Center For Applied Technology in Boston, MA.
News Donald J. Trump Elected as 47th President of the United States Donald J. Trump has officially secured a victory, becoming the 47th President of the United States. He is set to begin his second term on January 20th, 2025.
News Deutsche Telekom Launches Bitcoin Mining Pilot to Balance Germany's Power Grid Europe's largest telecommunications provider is launching a Bitcoin mining pilot called 'Digital Monetary Photosynthesis', developed by Deutsche Telekom’s subsidiary MMS in collaboration with Bankhaus Metzler. The project aims to provide data for stabilizing Germany's energy grids.
News OpenSats Announces Eighth Wave of Nostr Grants OpenSats, a non-profit dedicated to funding free and open-source Bitcoin and broader freedom tech developers, announced the eighth wave of Nostr grants to five Nostr projects: Formstr, Groups, Coop, Nostrability, and the NIP-44 Libraries audit.
News Localhost Research Launched to Support Individuals Contributing to Critical Bitcoin Codebases Localhost Research is a new Bitcoin-focused research center in the Bay area with a pending 501(c)(3) application. The organization will provide full-time employment and benefits, and foster a collaborative office culture with shared projects and group research efforts.
News OpenSats Issues Eight Wave of Bitcoin Grants "OpenSats is proud to announce its eighth wave of Bitcoin grants, dedicated to supporting innovative open-source projects that enhance the growth and resilience of the Bitcoin ecosystem," announced the organization.
News Denmark to Consider Unrealized Cryptocurrency Capital Gains Tax Next Year The new bill is expected to be presented to the Danish Parliament in early 2025, with the country's Tax Law Council recommending that the rules should not be implemented before January 1, 2026, at the earliest.
News Vitalik Buterin: 'Saylor's Comments are Batshit Insane' Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin criticized MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor's view that concerns over regulated bitcoin custody were mainly from "paranoid crypto-anarchists."
News Germany's Sovereign Tech Fund Invested $25M to Support Free & Open-Source Projects Germany's Sovereign Tech Fund (STF) announced it has invested nearly $25 million (€23 million) in 60 global open-source technologies over the past two years. During this time, it received over 500 submissions proposing more than €114 million in work.
News Minneapolis FED Research Paper Finds Banning or Taxing 'Bitcoin' Can Help Maintain Permanent Budget Deficits A new research paper from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis suggests that governments can either tax or ban "fixed supply private-sector bubble assets that are not a claim to any real resources" to ensure the long-term viability of large and permanent budget deficits.
News Dutch Bitcoin-only Exchange BL3P to Shut Down on December 20th After more than 10 years of service, Dutch bitcoin-only exchange BL3P will be shutting down on December 20th, 2024.
News ECB Economists: Nocoiners May Be Impoverished by Rising Bitcoin Prices A new paper by ECB economists describes a 'Bitcoin-positive' scenario as one in which the price of Bitcoin continues to rise significantly and sustainably over time.