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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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Tech

Tesla, Blockstream, Block to Mine Bitcoin Gamit ang Solar Power sa Texas

Ang proyekto ay naglalayong ipakita na ang pagmimina ng Bitcoin gamit ang 100% renewable energy ay maaaring gawin sa sukat, sabi ng Blockstream CEO Adam Back.

Solar panels at dusk (Justin Paget/Getty images)

Finance

Umalis si Samson Mow sa Blockstream para Tumuon sa Nation-State Bitcoin Adoption

Dahil malapit na ang Infinite Fleet sa beta stage, sinabi ni Mow na ililihis din niya ang higit na atensyon sa kanyang kumpanya ng gaming na Pixelmatic.

Samson Mow (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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Policy

Ang El Salvador Bitcoin BOND Issuance Parating sa Marso 15: Finance Minister

Sa isang palabas sa TV, kinumpirma rin ni Alejandro Zelaya na ang kupon para sa papel ay magiging 6.5%.

El Salvador (Esaú González, Unsplash)

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Sa Likod ng Mga Eksena ng Bitcoin BOND ng El Salvador Sa Lalaking Nagdisenyo Nito

Inihayag ni Samson Mow ang mabilis na proseso sa likod ng isang radikal na eksperimento sa pananalapi.

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.

Policy

El Salvador: Sino ang Kailangan ng IMF Kapag May Bitcoin Ka?

Ang IMF ay isang brutal na bully na patuloy na nagdedeklara ng kabutihan nito. It's about time na may umatras.

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)