The civil war raging within the bitcoin community is one that I first came across in my interview with Brad Mills. Kurt Wuckert Jr is a strong advocate for Bitcoin cash and has written extensively in support of BSV, in opposition to many Bitcoin Maximalists like Anthony Pompliano. So I wanted to get…
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First Bitcoin Futures ETF Approved – Becomes Fastest Fund Ever To Reach $1 Billion
The first Bitcoin Futures ETF to be approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission began trading on Tuesday. It has become the fastest fund ever to reach $1 billion in assets under management (AUM). The previous record-holder was a gold-based ETF with the ticker GLD, which took 3 days to hit $1…
The B Word: Much Bitcoin, Very Doge
‘The B word’ event took place yesterday and was aimed at encouraging institutional investors to adopt Bitcoin. The main focus of peoples attention was the hour-long discussion between Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey and Cathie Wood surrounding Bitcoin. There were many topics covered, so we’re going to briefly outline the highlights for anyone who…
The GBTC Unlock And What It Means
The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) is an investment vehicle that allows investors to trade shares in a trust holding a large amount of Bitcoin. This essentially provides a way for institutions to invest in Bitcoin through the stock market without having direct exposure to the crypto asset. The trust currently holds 654,885 BTC…
What To Expect From The Elon Musk-Jack Dorsey Event?
A twitter post by Jack Dorsey at the end of June sparked a conversation between Elon Musk and him. The twitter post was regarding the upcoming Bitcoin event ‘The B Word’, which aims to encourage institutional investors to adopt Bitcoin. Musk replied to the tweet “Bicurious?”, poking fun at the name of the…
The Lightning Network: The Solution To Bitcoins Increasing Transaction Fees?
The Scalability Issue Bitcoin has faced a number of challenges over the years but perhaps the biggest challenge has been scalability. This is because of the block size limit of Bitcoin blocks. The blocks, formed every 10 minutes, are like a page in a ledger that records all the transactions during that period…
