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Bitcoin sculpture made from scrap metal outside the BitCluster mining farm in Norilsk, Russia. (BitCluster)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Allen Farrington: Capital in the 21st Century
In the same way Bitcoin mining incentivizes more energy, cheaper energy and new energy, Bitcoin can also incentivize the building of more products, cheaper products and new pr...
Bitcoin sculpture made from scrap metal outside the BitCluster mining farm in Norilsk, Russia. (BitCluster)
By Allen Farrington
Apr 15, 2024 at 1:42 p.m. UTC
Apr 15, 2024
OpinionBitcoinDevelopmentCapitalismCultureBitcoin Halving
(FCA)
Policy
Crypto
UK Financial Regulator to Introduce Isolated Environment for Testing Financial Applications
During a pilot phase, the environment was used to test the eco-friendliness of decentralized ledgers.
(FCA)
By Camomile Shumba
Jul 20, 2023 at 11:55 a.m. UTC
Jul 20, 2023
CryptoUKFCADevelopment
(Shutterstock)
Finance
Regulations
Crypto Market Regulatory Uncertainty Overshadows Blockchain Development: Bank of America
The bank said it expects blockchain infrastructure and tokenization to transform financial and non-financing infrastructure and markets over the next five to 10 years.
(Shutterstock)
By Will Canny
Jun 19, 2023 at 8:27 a.m. UTC
Jun 19, 2023
RegulationsDevelopmentTokenization
Cyril Mathew (Zero Hash)
Finance
Zero hash
Zero Hash Taps Former Stripe, Coinbase Exec as President and COO
Cyril Mathew previously led business development teams at Stripe and Coinbase.
Cyril Mathew (Zero Hash)
By Helene Braun
Mar 28, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 28, 2023
Zero HashCoinbaseStripeDevelopmentHiring
Andreessen Horowitz co-founder and general partner Marc Andreessen (Fortune Live Media via Flickr)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
It's Time to BUIDL Week
Following the collapse of FTX, the crypto industry must regain public trust.
Andreessen Horowitz co-founder and general partner Marc Andreessen (Fortune Live Media via Flickr)
By Daniel Kuhn
Feb 21, 2023 at 6:50 p.m. UTC
Feb 21, 2023
OpinionBuidl Week 2023Web3DevelopmentMarc Andreessen
(Getty Images)
Consensus Magazine
The node
How Bitcoin NFTs Might Accidentally Fix Bitcoin's Security Budget
Ordinal NFTs have rejuvenated Bitcoin’s transaction fee market. Will it prove useful?
(Getty Images)
By George Kaloudis
Feb 6, 2023 at 9:21 p.m. UTC
Feb 6, 2023
The NodeBitcoin MiningNFTOrdinalsTransaction FeesDevelopmentOpinionNewsletters
The UN Conference on Trade and Development warns that the rising use of crypto for domestic payments and remittances may cause “leakage” of development funds. (Gregory Adams/Getty Images)
Policy
Regulations
Ban Banks From Holding Crypto, UN Development Body Says
UNCTAD recommends extra taxes on transactions and ad restrictions to boost states' revenue and safeguard financial stability in developing countries.
The UN Conference on Trade and Development warns that the rising use of crypto for domestic payments and remittances may cause “leakage” of development funds. (Gregory Adams/Getty Images)
By Jack Schickler
Aug 11, 2022 at 1:11 p.m. UTC
Aug 11, 2022
RegulationsUnited NationsDevelopmentBankStablecoinAdvertising
Dusty, a Bitcoin developer, presents Lightning Network splicing which will allow payment channels to easily fluctuate in size. (George Kaloudis/CoinDesk)
Finance
Consensus 2022
Texas Feels Like Bitcoin Country (Maybe Because I Was There for a Bitcoin Conference)
A Bitcoin developer conference last week put three important Bitcoin themes in focus: lightning, design and education.
Dusty, a Bitcoin developer, presents Lightning Network splicing which will allow payment channels to easily fluctuate in size. (George Kaloudis/CoinDesk)
By George Kaloudis
Jun 12, 2022 at 3:50 p.m. UTC
Jun 12, 2022
Consensus 2022Crypto Long & ShortDevelopersDevelopmentDeveloper GrantsLightningLightning NetworkBitcoinEducation
Alchemy CEO and co-founder Nikil Viswanathan (Pantera Capital)
Finance
Alchemy
‘Crypto AWS’ Alchemy Hits $3.5B Valuation in $250M Round Led by A16z
The venture giant invests in the kinds of companies Alchemy has called clients for years.
Alchemy CEO and co-founder Nikil Viswanathan (Pantera Capital)
By Danny Nelson
Oct 28, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 28, 2021
AlchemyDevelopmentAndreessen HorowitzA16z
MIT
Markets
Mit media lab
MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative Raises $4M for Effort to ‘Harden’ Bitcoin
Prominent backers include CoinShares’ Meltem Demirors, Twitter’s Jack Dorsey and MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor.
MIT
By Daniel Kuhn
Feb 28, 2021 at 4:19 p.m. UTC
Feb 28, 2021
MIT Media LabDevelopmentDigital Currency Initiative