Will Heasman

Many of us dabble with Bitcoin but seldom actually get our hands dirty in the nitty-gritty - yet that's often where the benefits lie. Hosting your own Bitcoin node, for example, not only steadies and decentralizes the network, but it can confer greater user privacy and security.  For the less technical among us, however, running a node can be a daunting undertaking. Fortunately, there's a guide for that. Node.guide outlines the ins and outs of running a Bitcoin node, from which software to use

MicroStrategy can't get enough of Bitcoin. After accumulating 38,250 bitcoin between August and September, the firm wants more. “You should expect that we will purchase additional bitcoin as we generate cash beyond what we need to run the business on a day to day basis,” MicroStrategy President Phong Li said following a Q3 earnings report on Tuesday. Apparently, even with 0.182% of all bitcoin under its belt, MicroStrategy hasn't quite satiated its hunger for bitcoin - not much of a surprise g

Last week, peer-to-peer Bitcoin trading platform Hodl Hodl unveiled Lend, a Bitcoin-centric lending platform promising to recast Bitcoin's lending sector by scrapping fiat, KYC, and custody. Capitalizing on the rise of decentralized finance (DeFi), Lend opts for a peer-to-peer, non-custodial paradigm, in which users can collateralize bitcoin to borrow a host of stablecoins - all without the trouble of going through KYC. "We’ve been non-custodial, and non-KYC as a result, since inception," Hodl

Earlier today, UK fintech firm Mode Global Holdings PLC announced plans to hold 10% of its cash reserves in bitcoin to avoid fiat debasement - making it the first publicly traded UK firm to take a punt on Bitcoin. Mode's move follows in the footsteps of other publicly traded companies, including business intelligence firm MicroStrategy and payments firm Square, who recently put respective bets of $425 million and $50 million on Bitcoin. Akin to the others, Mode's new strategy comes in the wake

Paypal is entering the cryptocurrency space: the firm has announced it will allow account holders in the U.S. to buy, sell, and hold bitcoin in their PayPal wallets over the coming weeks. The payments giant will also enable users to spend bitcoin through its network of 26 million merchants in early 2021. The news follows official approval by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). According to PayPal president and chief executive Dan Schulman, the rationale behind today's

It's closing time for ROOM77; the self-avowed "restaurant at the end of capitalism." The Berlin-based cypherpunk watering hole is among the first-ever bars to embrace Bitcoin - not just as a means of payments, but as a concept too. The news was broken by Bitcoin activist, economist, and ROOM77 owner Joerg Platzer over the weekend. "ROOM77 is closing for good. We think our mission is accomplished, and it is time to go back to our home planet. Thanks for all the fish and the generous tips!" Plat

Bitcoin’s hash rate, a measure of network power, hit its zenith this week, which, according to Max Keiser, could signify the beginning of the end for fiat.  Bitcoin's hash rate has annexed approximately 60% to its total hash rate since the halving in May, climbing from a seven-day simple moving average of 90 exahashes per second (EH/s) to a record high of 144.8 (EH/s) on October 14th. Bitcoin hash rate, seven-day simple moving average. Source: Bitinfocharts Zero to Hero This year's hashing

Spanish crypto investors may soon be required by law to disclose their holdings along with any profit gained following newly passed regulation. According to Maria Jesus Montero, the Spanish minister of finance who unveiled the news on Tuesday, crypto disclosure comes as part of a larger legislative package trained at tackling tax fraud and evasion. First proposed back in 2018, the new legislation would require all Spanish citizens to identify themselves and their current cryptocurrency holding