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Bitcoin’s Many Narratives: Digital Gold, Payments, Platform

Dr. Adam Back, CEO and Co-founder of Blockstream, Mike Brock, TBD Lead at Block and Researcher Tadge Dryja join Consensus 2022 for a conversation on the many narratives of bitcoin. Moderator: Christie Harkin, Managing Editor, Technology, CoinDesk

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Consensus 2022 Foundations: Bitcoin

Data Scientist Alyssa Blackburn discusses the early days of Bitcoin, followed by a Q&A moderated by CoinDesk's David Morris. Plus, a conversation between Jimmy Song (Bitcoin Today Coalition) and CoinDesk's Christie Harkin on the Taproot upgrade and the future. The session ends on a panel discussion with Dr. Adam Back (Blockstream), Yan Pritzker (Swan.com) and Todd Sharpe (Foundry Digital).

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Blockstream CEO Breaks Down the BIP119 Saga

Reacting to Bitcoin core developer Jeremy Rubin lobbying for a Speedy Trial of his Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) 119, Blockstream CEO Adam Back discusses what BIP119 is and why it’s so controversial. Back explains the proposal’s ability to bring smart contract capability to the Bitcoin network and risks it could introduce.

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Samson Mow on Nation-State Bitcoin Adoption, BTC Dominance, and More

Samson Mow, formerly of Blockstream, discusses his start-up business JAN3, and the company’s ambitions to “accelerate hyper-bitcoinization.” He joins “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee from the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami to describe his work with nation-states to adopt bitcoin into their financial systems, JAN3’s involvement in El Salvador’s Bitcoin City project, and Strike’s announced partnership with Shopify.

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Tecnología

Tesla, Blockstream y Block minarán Bitcoin con energía solar en Texas

El proyecto tiene como objetivo demostrar que la minería de Bitcoin utilizando energía 100% renovable se puede realizar a gran escala, afirma el director ejecutivo de Blockstream, Adam Back.

Solar panels at dusk (Justin Paget/Getty images)

Finanzas

Samson Mow abandona Blockstream para centrarse en la adopción de Bitcoin por parte de los estados nacionales.

Con Infinite Fleet cerca de la etapa beta, Mow dijo que también desviará más atención a su compañía de juegos Pixelmatic.

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El Salvador to Issue $1B Bitcoin Bond Between March 15-20

El Salvador's bitcoin bond is coming. Samson Mow, Chief Strategy Officer at Blockstream, tells "All About Bitcoin" that commitments are mainly coming from bitcoin whales and crypto hedge funds. He provides an update on bond issuers and the official launch date timeline.

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Regulación

Ministro de Finanzas : El Salvador emitirá BOND de Bitcoin el 15 de marzo

En una aparición televisiva, Alejandro Zelaya también confirmó que el cupón del papel será del 6,5%.

El Salvador (Esaú González, Unsplash)

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Tras bastidores del BOND Bitcoin de El Salvador con el hombre que lo diseñó

Samson Mow revela el rápido proceso detrás de un experimento financiero radical.

Construction workers, who are paid in Bitcoin, work on a building outside the Bitcoin Beach office in El Zonte, El Salvador, on Monday, June 14, 2021. El Salvador has become the first country to formally adopt Bitcoin as legal tender after President Nayib Bukele said congress approved his landmark proposal.

Regulación

El Salvador: ¿Quién necesita al FMI cuando tienes Bitcoin?

El FMI es un matón brutal que proclama constantemente su virtud. Ya es hora de que alguien se oponga.

Like Batman, the IMF has made a habit of inflicting pain in defense of a greater good – or just enforcing the status quo. (Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)