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      Market Wrap: Crypto Pullback Deepens; Expect Higher Volatility

      Damanick DantesFrances YueAug 26, 2021
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      Should Crypto Journalists Own Crypto?

      David Z. MorrisAug 26, 2021
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      Why the Fed Jackson Hole Show Matters to Bitcoiners

      Nate DiCamilloAug 26, 2021
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      Coinbase Names Former Facebook Executive as Chief Marketing Officer

      James RubinAug 26, 2021
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      South Korea’s Top Financial Regulator Is Forming a Crypto Bureau

      Cheyenne LigonAug 26, 2021
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      RLY Holders Approve Social Token Platform’s Decentralization Plan

      Danny NelsonAug 26, 2021
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      OnlyFans Shows How the Banking System Is Politicized

      Nic CarterAug 26, 2021
    • DeFi

      A16z Details Its New Approach to Crypto Governance

      Andrew ThurmanAug 26, 2021
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Strike’s Jack Mallers on Fixing the Fiat Problem

Jeff WilserJul 15, 2021

Jack Mallers discusses Bitcoin, El Salvador and how Strike can capture the power of open networks to spread further than fintech.

Longform

The Lightning Network Is Going to Change How You Think About Bitcoin

Jeff WilserJul 12, 2021

The recent bull run was largely about bitcoin as an asset. The Lightning Network is a grander vision, and developers say it's slowly becoming a reality.

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Lightning Network

Bitcoin Lightning Network Growth Passes New Milestones

Myles ShermanAug 18, 2021

However, only about 58% of nodes are operating channels and earning yield.

Bitcoin

Jack Mallers’ Strike Rolls Out Bitcoin Buys, Going Head-to-Head With Coinbase

Christie Harkin Marc HochsteinJul 1, 2021

“Your move, Brian Armstrong, come play basketball in my court,” says Strike’s CEO.

Jack Mallers

Strike Is Phasing Out USDT From Bitcoin-Based El Salvador Remittances, CEO Says

Marc HochsteinJun 21, 2021

“Tether is no longer a part of anything,” Jack Mallers said on the “What Bitcoin Did” podcast.

Jack Mallers

El Salvador

President of El Salvador Says He’s Submitting Bill to Make Bitcoin Legal Tender

Zack SewardDanny NelsonColin HarperJun 5, 2021

An emotional Jack Mallers announced the news at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami.

Sports

Panthers’ Russell Okung Becomes First NFL Player to Be Paid in Bitcoin

William FoxleyDec 29, 2020

Okung’s $13 million salary is being split 50-50 between bitcoin and fiat by way of Zap’s Strike product.

Payments

Bitcoin Startup Zap Is Working With Visa

Leigh CuenJul 2, 2020

Lightning Network startup Zap, Inc. is partnering with Visa to offer the most user-friendly bitcoin services since Cash App.

Coronavirus

Bitcoin Shopping Gets a Boost From Social Distancing

Daniel KuhnMar 13, 2020

State-imposed quarantines and policies set to work-from-home are boosting bitcoin-based shopping.

Opinion

Lightning Solves Bitcoin’s Speed Problem, but Watch Out for Fraudsters

JP KoningFeb 25, 2020

Lightning-based fiat-bitcoin systems could popularize crypto payments, as long as fraud and bitcoin's non-reversibility don't get in the way.

Payments

Zap’s New Product Lets Merchants Take Dollars Over Lightning Network

William FoxleyJan 30, 2020

"Merchants can accept bitcoin and lightning payments with the same infrastructure, except they never touch the asset," explained Zap founder Jack Mallers.

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