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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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Tesla, Blockstream, Block para minerar Bitcoin usando energia solar no Texas

O projeto tem como objetivo mostrar que a mineração de Bitcoin usando 100% de energia renovável pode ser feita em escala, diz o CEO da Blockstream, Adam Back.

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Finance

Samson Mow sai da Blockstream para focar na adoção do Bitcoin por estados-nação

Com o Infinite Fleet próximo da fase beta, Mow disse que também desviará mais atenção para sua empresa de jogos 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

Emissão de BOND Bitcoin de El Salvador ocorrerá em 15 de março: Ministro das Finanças

Em uma aparição na TV, Alejandro Zelaya também confirmou que o cupom do papel será de 6,5%.

El Salvador (Esaú González, Unsplash)

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Nos bastidores do Bitcoin BOND de El Salvador com o homem que o projetou

Samson Mow revela o rápido processo por trás de um experimento financeiro 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.

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El Salvador: Quem precisa do FMI quando você tem Bitcoin?

O FMI é um valentão brutal que constantemente declara sua virtude. Já era hora de alguém reagir.

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)

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El Salvador to Create ‘Bitcoin City,’ Use $500M of Planned $1B Bond Offering to Buy More Crypto

El Salvador plans to build “Bitcoin City,” an entire city based on bitcoin located along the Gulf of Fonseca near a volcano. President Nayib Bukele also said he plans on issuing a $1 billion “bitcoin bond,” a tokenized financial instrument developed by Blockstream on the Liquid Network.

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