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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 e Block estrarranno Bitcoin utilizzando l'energia solare in Texas

L'obiettivo del progetto è dimostrare che il mining Bitcoin utilizzando energia rinnovabile al 100% può essere effettuato su larga scala, afferma Adam Back, CEO di Blockstream.

Solar panels at dusk (Justin Paget/Getty images)

Finance

Samson Mow esce da Blockstream per concentrarsi sull'adozione Bitcoin da parte degli stati nazionali

Ora che Infinite Fleet è prossimo alla fase beta, Mow ha affermato che dedicherà maggiore attenzione anche alla sua società di videogiochi 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

Emissione BOND Bitcoin di El Salvador in arrivo già il 15 marzo: Ministro Finanza

In un'apparizione televisiva, Alejandro Zelaya ha anche confermato che la cedola del giornale sarà del 6,5%.

El Salvador (Esaú González, Unsplash)

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Dietro le quinte del Bitcoin BOND di El Salvador con l'uomo che lo ha ideato

Samson Mow svela il rapido processo alla base di un esperimento finanziario radicale.

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: chi ha bisogno del FMI quando hai Bitcoin?

Il FMI è un bullo brutale che dichiara costantemente la sua virtù. Era ora che qualcuno si ribellasse.

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)