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All of our merchants nodes have private channels to our node ...

2026-04-21T19:19:49Z

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All of our merchants nodes have private channels to our node here: https://amboss.space/node/020154791bfcc0000e7c2fdb481b7c122a9aced5f8a3faa53002886ca5395b3098

Why are companies quietly buying Bitcoin? Find out in Musqet CEO ...

2026-03-09T14:15:08Z

Why are companies quietly buying Bitcoin?

Find out in Musqet CEO David Parkinson's latest interview, where he discusses the strategic significance of Bitcoin as a global monetary system.

David argues that traditional fiat currencies are failing due to inflation and excessive money printing, making Bitcoin an essential tool for preserving private property and wealth. He explains how our Musqet helps businesses integrate Bitcoin + Lightning Network payments to gain a competitive edge while offering payroll solutions in digital assets.

Hear how he handles the criticism of volatility, comparing it to gold, and emphasising Bitcoin’s utility in regions facing currency crises.

He argues that Bitcoin is a monetary upgrade that provides users with greater financial freedom and long-term security.

Thanks to the Mr M Podcast for inviting us on!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4ThwZUIfr8

💥 New Interview dropped 👇 Thanks to @nprofile…snwf for ...

2026-03-02T13:27:05Z

💥 New Interview dropped 👇

Thanks to jakewoodhouse (nprofile…snwf) for inviting our CEO Musqet_David (nprofile…5zgy) onto his show.

Featuring a Musqet Bitcoin Payment Demo, how Musqet facilitates bitcoin payments, defining a bearer asset, the intersection of AI, Bitcoin, and Energy, David's origin story with Bitcoin, adoption of Bitcoin payments, Musqet as a Trojan Horse for Bitcoin Adoption, why Bitcoin is inevitable, David's experience in fundraising and advice for aspiring entrepreneurs.

https://fountain.fm/episode/iOIG1DwF5HUst1mrBgts

Seven years ago today, the Lightning Trust Chain was born - ...

2026-01-19T12:04:53Z

Seven years ago today, the Lightning Trust Chain was born - showcasing the power of Bitcoin's Lightning Network.

hodlonaut (nprofile…sg5f) 🤝⚡️🗽

📣 Massive News💥 Retail giant Walmart now allows its 150MN ...

2026-01-09T10:51:45Z

📣 Massive News💥

Retail giant Walmart now allows its 150MN customers to pay with Bitcoin 🔥!

60MN+ creators on Rumble just got self-sovereign, bitcoin tipping ...

2026-01-07T15:37:40Z

60MN+ creators on Rumble just got self-sovereign, bitcoin tipping enabled.

The future of payments is on Bitcoin.

https://tether.io/news/tether-and-rumble-launch-rumble-wallet-bringing-self-custodial-crypto-payments-to-millions-of-creators-and-users/

LFG!

2026-01-07T09:56:29Z

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LFG!

2025 “was one of the most consequential years Bitcoin has ever ...

2026-01-01T15:38:31Z

2025 “was one of the most consequential years Bitcoin has ever had. Regulatory clarity improved. The technical stack continued to harden. User adoption continues to expand with more on-ramps and layer 2 solutions coming online. While most of the market fixated on charts, the foundation kept getting stronger.

“Institutional capital is no longer circling, it is here. Nation states are no longer whispering, they are experimenting in public. Bitcoin has continued to mature, and it increasingly looks less like a speculative asset and more like global sound money. Heading into 2026, the question is not if Bitcoin works, it’s whether the average person is ready for the world that is forming around it.”

We are kicking off this year with some comments & predictions from our CEO, David Parkinson, and other industry leaders being featured by Bitcoin News. We look at the economy at large, the threats facing individuals and businesses more broadly in the context of AI and other factors, and the adoption of Bitcoin as a new global collateral & payments layer.

https://bitcoinnews.com/p/bitcoin-2026-sovereignty-settlement-repricing-of-trust

Bitcoin is economic gunpowder for the future of money. Dive into ...

2025-12-29T17:06:42Z

Bitcoin is economic gunpowder for the future of money.

Dive into how we are using the Lightning Network to make Bitcoin a real medium of exchange in everyday commerce, in this new interview featuring our CEO, David Parkinson ⚡️👇

https://medium.com/authority-magazine/the-future-is-now-david-parkinson-of-musqet-on-how-their-technological-innovations-will-shake-up-0cdca306f0de

💥 We're going to be at Bitcoin MENA from 8-9 December. If ...

2025-12-01T14:56:40Z

💥 We're going to be at Bitcoin MENA from 8-9 December.

If you're going to be there, let us know so we can say GM 🤝

🔔 Investor Opportunity 🔔 Musqet is growing. From £0 ...

2025-11-24T13:27:27Z

🔔 Investor Opportunity 🔔

Musqet is growing.

From £0 processing volume in Q2 2024 to approaching £100m today and a pathway to 2,500 customers across the UK and Europe - £300m volume by Q1 '26 then onto £1 billion by EOY '26 - our progress is on track.

Revenues are increasing. We have partnerships with Gibraltar Bank, Verifone, Vodafone and Google chromeOS which stand us in great stead to lead the adoption and use of Bitcoin as a medium of exchange globally as an integrated part of full merchant payment services.

Our next generation payments & ePOS platform delivers significant value to customers as well as reduced costs in the majority of cases. With Bitcoin at the heart of our ecosystem we will not just accelerate merchant payment adoption, but also bring customer rewards, payroll and financing solutions to Bitcoin for businesses.

We are seeking investor support to give us liftoff. Having achieved everything that we have since July 2023 with just £2.3m, the final £3.1m remaining of our total £5m raise will provide the runway we need to deliver the £1 billion volume in 2026, and grow to £16m EBIT by 2029.

If you are an angel, a fund or any other investment vehicle, please reach out via DM or directly at david@musqet.tech.

We have capacity for a number of additional £50k-£100k investments as well as larger funding allocations to complete the round.

Bitcoin adoption and freedom money is the objective we set out to bring to the world and we need your support to achieve this.

~ David
CEO, Musqet

Thrilled to announce our partnership with Vodafone! Their new ...

2025-11-10T10:20:19Z

Thrilled to announce our partnership with Vodafone!

Their new case study spotlights how Vodafone IoT powers Musqet's borderless payment terminals — providing the seamless connectivity to enable Bitcoin, debit & credit card acceptance across 180+ countries.

Check it out: https://www.vodafone.co.uk/business/case-studies/powering-future-borderless-payment

Thanks for flagging it. Bug squashed. Onwards! 🫡

2025-11-10T09:13:16Z

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Thanks for flagging it. Bug squashed. Onwards! 🫡

More details of what we need and how to apply are here: ...

2025-11-07T14:40:41Z

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More details of what we need and how to apply are here: https://musqet.notion.site/2a44b42f541d80f3aec6e6b087cf0b2f

We are hiring! Interested in helping us build the future of ...

2025-11-07T11:48:05Z

We are hiring!

Interested in helping us build the future of money? 👉

*Wanted* - Senior Full Stack Engineer to boost our eCommerce capabilities. Details below.

https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4321256178/

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2025-10-22T18:44:50Z

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A generous bounty! This is a mockup but it’s live. We need ...

2025-10-15T22:09:43Z

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A generous bounty! This is a mockup but it’s live. We need actuals! Also on two screens on the High St - this is Great Eastern Street

👀 #nevent1q…px92

2025-10-15T20:13:30Z

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Looks good. Great location.

Is it a mockup or a real thing?

21,400 SATs for the first person on NOSTR snapping the photo?

Shoreditch, London, 15 October 2025. Bitcoin is money. ...

2025-10-15T12:56:29Z

Shoreditch, London, 15 October 2025.

Bitcoin is money.

In 2024, we exhibited at Hospitality Tech - a large tech expo ...

2025-10-02T14:47:17Z

In 2024, we exhibited at Hospitality Tech - a large tech expo targeting hospitality operators, hosted at the massive 100,000m² Excel Centre in London.

This year:

- c. 1 in 10 people we spoke to owned Bitcoin
- Almost everyone we spoke to was open to accepting Bitcoin
- Several had already started the process of seeking out Bitcoin-enabled payment providers
- One had already built + exited a Bitcoin-based business, and was working on a new one
- We have firmly left the Innovator stage of adoption and are rapidly moving through Early Adopter and on into Early Majority phase
- Bitcoin is no longer laughed at, but taken seriously as an enabler for businesses - especially the spending power it can unleash
- Merchants are looking to increase footfall, increase average spend, and increase customer stickiness. Our hospitality model, built around Bitcoin, ePoS, Hospitality Ops & Loyalty, allows us to directly attack and solve for each of these goals.
- We came away with 60 leads to follow up, spanning three continents.
- Merchants are still not too late to get to Bitcoin. But they are not early, either...

TLDR: Bullish

🔔 And we are LIVE at the Hospitality Tech Expo in the Excel ...

2025-09-30T10:03:21Z

🔔 And we are LIVE at the Hospitality Tech Expo in the Excel London!

If you’re here, come and see how we are enabling the next generation of payments + ePOS.

#Bitcoin

We are not in Kenya 🇰🇪 yet, but when we get there, we will ...

2025-09-26T12:22:22Z

We are not in Kenya 🇰🇪 yet, but when we get there, we will fix this! 🧡

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when you accept Bitcoin payments on chain but the tx fees just went dumb

Resistant to decay. Spendable, and acceptable, by all. Bitcoin is ...

2025-09-23T14:24:24Z

Resistant to decay.
Spendable, and acceptable, by all.

Bitcoin is better money.

🚨 BREAKING NEWS For the 1st time ever, we have demonstrated ...

2025-09-16T09:58:07Z

🚨 *BREAKING NEWS*

For the 1st time ever, we have demonstrated Bitcoin-enabled payments via a Chrome-based EPOS as part of Google's stand at NRF Paris 🔥💣💥

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2025-09-15T19:49:21Z

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MUSQET (nprofile…9e6m) seem based
nevent1q…n4dm

Our Chief Executive Officer, @nprofile…fww0 and Adrian Cannon, ...

2025-09-15T17:48:27Z

Our Chief Executive Officer, Musqet_David (nprofile…fww0) and Adrian Cannon, our Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer,, appeared on Roxom TV (nprofile…fpff) the other day. They explained what makes MUSQET (nprofile…9e6m) different, how we are leading the way in the future of payments and working to bring about the Bitcoin Standard!

https://youtu.be/ApbpWVqc6Zc

Hopefully @nprofile…fpff can share some clips!

2025-09-12T14:27:51Z

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Hopefully Roxom TV (nprofile…fpff) can share some clips!

We handle both Bitcoin (self custody or direct to fiat if the ...

2025-09-12T14:25:47Z

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We handle both Bitcoin (self custody or direct to fiat if the merchant isn't orange pilled yet) and fiat payments in one machine for merchants so it's not really a pop-up, once off thing.

@nprofile…fww0 and Adrian Cannon from @nprofile…9e6m were on ...

2025-09-12T14:02:50Z

Musqet_David (nprofile…fww0) and Adrian Cannon from MUSQET (nprofile…9e6m) were on Roxom TV (nprofile…fpff) today, demonstrating our payment terminal.

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Always a pleasure to host you! ⚡

Hey @nprofile…fpff thanks for having us on today!

2025-09-12T13:42:31Z

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Hey Roxom TV (nprofile…fpff) thanks for having us on today!

We are grateful for your commitment to the cause for freedom.

2025-07-26T19:28:10Z

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We are grateful for your commitment to the cause for freedom.

Activating CTV + CSFS improves Bitcoin and the Lightning Network. ...

2025-06-09T15:44:00Z

Activating CTV + CSFS improves Bitcoin and the Lightning Network.

Thank you ben_dewaal (nprofile…gxzu) for signing this open letter on behalf of MUSQET (nprofile…2t0s)

https://ctv-csfs.com/

Let us know if we can help. We offer fiat and lightning on one ...

2025-05-20T18:33:30Z

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Let us know if we can help. We offer fiat and lightning on one payment machine.

We are working on it! #nevent1q…43mm

2025-05-09T09:38:37Z

We are working on it!

quoting
nevent1q…43mm
We need more easy places to spend bitcoin. I keep saying this because people ask me where they can spend it. I think it’s wrong to assume that everyone will be a hardcore hodler, people are actually curious where to spend.

It’s a tough marketplace problem and we’re making progress, but more effort needed.

Exciting news! We are preparing to launch a campaign on Republic ...

2025-04-16T12:34:56Z

Exciting news! We are preparing to launch a campaign on Republic Europe (formerly Seedrs), offering you the chance to buy equity in our business - to share in our mission, to be part of our future.

Interested? Here's what to do:

1. Visit our landing page to join the priority investor list https://europe.republic.com/musqet/coming-soon
2. Fill in your details
3. We'll email you when the campaign goes live.

We are building the future of business on Bitcoin. Join us!

Approved by Republic Europe on 07/04/25

Bitcoin mining is going mainstream. https://m.primal.net/PstZ.mov

2025-03-25T19:54:36Z

Bitcoin mining is going mainstream.

“The FCA faces a choice. It can continue down a path that ...

2025-03-18T20:47:45Z

“The FCA faces a choice. It can continue down a path that drives businesses away, or it can create a regulatory environment that supports growth while protecting consumers."

An important and timely article by Susie (npub1hwg…03sg) Violet Ward for Forbes on how UK regulators are crushing innovation, stifling growth, pushing companies offshore, and making the UK increasingly hostile to Bitcoin businesses.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2025/03/18/uk-financial-conduct-authority-drives-out-business-and-hurts-consumers/

Attention devs! WE ARE HIRING! ⚡We are Bitcoiners working to ...

2025-02-28T12:28:28Z

Attention devs!
WE ARE HIRING!

⚡We are Bitcoiners working to make Bitcoin Lightning Payments available everywhere!
⚡Work remote
⚡Get paid in Bitcoin

Check out our current jobs listings:
https://bitcoinerjobs.com/company/musqet

Share with the best devs you know!

#dev #devstr #jobstr #typescript #Bitcoin

Thanks for the mention! And we can help your friends! We are a ...

2025-02-15T23:02:07Z

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Thanks for the mention! And we can help your friends! We are a Bitcoin-first business but have feet in the old world as well as the new - enabling businesses to accept Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Google Pay, Apple Pay + Bitcoin payments via a single, integrated payment terminal and online gateway. Card present, EPOS + ecommerce is our thing - please reach out to us if we can assist!

Already here lads!

2025-02-04T21:28:56Z

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Already here lads!

Ser

2025-02-04T21:28:17Z

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Ser

Time to shake things up a bit! We are delighted to announce that ...

2025-02-04T21:27:07Z

Time to shake things up a bit!

We are delighted to announce that we will be going live with Merlin Griffiths (of Channel 4’s First Dates fame) with Payments, ePOS + Bitcoin at his pub – the Dog & Gun in Lutterworth – later this month!

Stay tuned... #nevent1q…kwyc

2025-02-03T06:14:23Z

Stay tuned...

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We are working on that as fast as we can.

Every day more and more merchants are accepting Bitcoin over lightning (in store and on the web) in the UK and Europe with Muqet as their payments provider.

We hope to serve more businesses in your local community soon.

Stay tuned!

We are working on that as fast as we can. Every day more and more ...

2025-02-03T06:13:34Z

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We are working on that as fast as we can.

Every day more and more merchants are accepting Bitcoin over lightning (in store and on the web) in the UK and Europe with Muqet as their payments provider.

We hope to serve more businesses in your local community soon.

Stay tuned!

WP is on the road map. Launching in EUR nations very soon. Many ...

2025-02-01T14:20:29Z

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WP is on the road map. Launching in EUR nations very soon. Many more planned.

Making Bitcoin the standard, one interaction at a time. Learn how ...

2025-02-01T10:47:18Z

Making Bitcoin the standard, one interaction at a time.

Learn how osteopath (nprofile…xapd) does it.

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You don't have to quit your "fiat job" to get more involved with #Bitcoin.

You can bring #Bitcoin to whatever you're working on and be a bridge to it, like Ro₿ (nprofile…3f4l)

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/takes/be-a-bitcoin-bridge-get-more-involved-in-bitcoin

Nice! Thanks guys! 🧡

2025-02-01T10:44:33Z

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Nice! Thanks guys! 🧡

So for now, just publish to osm?

2024-12-08T09:44:47Z

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So for now, just publish to osm?

Hello! Does your API have an endpoint where we can add our new ...

2024-12-08T08:05:22Z

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Hello! Does your API have an endpoint where we can add our new merchants after their application has been approved?

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2024-12-05T07:32:04Z

You would zap us? ...

2024-11-21T21:17:19Z

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You would zap us?

We didn't think anyone would. Maybe one of the devs might set that up to our node over the weekend🧡

We're working on improving this situation for you. ...

2024-11-21T14:28:48Z

We're working on improving this situation for you.

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What's something you buy frequently, but the merchant doesn't accept bitcoin?

👀 #nevent1q…f7e5

2024-11-21T12:09:46Z

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I love my MUSQET (npub1mus…v5kr) payment terminal. Look how quick and easy it is to take payment in Bitcoin. This is also why we win 🫡🚀

Nice to meet you 🤝

2024-11-16T10:22:10Z

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Nice to meet you 🤝

Those look delicious🤤 #nevent1q…egyh

2024-11-16T10:13:24Z

Those look delicious🤤

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Ready to go SelfBankt (npub13fz…77yu) Bristol bitcoin conference. Selling hand made pastries for Hard Money using MUSQET (npub1mus…v5kr) 🤌🏻🤌🏻 come on 🫡

👀 #nevent1q…lzhj

2024-11-14T10:22:32Z

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1 of the events we Bridge 2 Bitcoin (npub1nqt…fpug) + #BitcoinSurrey Bitcoinshire (npub1l6m…2fka) attended last week was an inspiring Young Enterprise event at #PalaceOfWestminster for the launch of #TransformingFutures👏

It was great to have #Bitcoin conversations with charities, other orgs + young students🤝
👀 myfirstbitcoinorg (npub17cy…4ml3) Huxley (npub1wyj…2mkf)

This week, as well as meetings with businesses looking to accept #BTC payments, we're also rubbing shoulders again with #Bitcoin builders inc bitcoinpolicyuk (npub1z74…d4yx) #FreddieNew MUSQET (npub1mus…v5kr) #NicGregory Susie (npub1hwg…03sg) Bolt Card (npub1may…hl50) LaserEyesCards (npub15m6…9s05) #Zebedee #ZBD #JoeBryan allen (npub1sfh…ymqt) #Axiom 🤝👍

Soon™️

2024-11-10T07:21:57Z

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Soon™️

Not at the moment. Would this be useful?

2024-11-09T22:47:56Z

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Not at the moment. Would this be useful?

Hi, mike!

2024-11-08T09:06:03Z

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Hi, mike!

😎 #nevent1q…2j9l

2024-11-07T23:14:27Z

😎

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My old club in London accepts Bitcoin 😳😁

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCC4jz1IEeO/

They are do, powered by us!

2024-11-07T23:13:55Z

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They are do, powered by us!

🫡 #nevent1q…3zha

2024-10-07T11:43:30Z

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Getting my MUSQET (npub1mus…v5kr) for my supper clubs soon. Can’t wait

@nprofile…l9tg in the wild 👀 #nevent1q…6dfx

2024-10-07T11:42:18Z

MUSQET (nprofile…l9tg) in the wild 👀

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In May 2024, I received my first Bitcoin payment through the MUSQET (npub1mus…v5kr) POS terminal. Since then, I’ve accepted more Bitcoin payments, and musqet has enhanced the user interface and made significant improvements to the backend, optimising the system’s performance and reliability for a smoother transaction experience. Musqet_David (npub1drz…qddy) ben_dewaal (npub14tq…nqxc)

How did we miss this message? Sorry - let’s chat!

2024-08-29T19:28:19Z

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How did we miss this message? Sorry - let’s chat!

DM sent

2024-04-13T05:39:59Z

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DM sent

Got much UX experience?

2024-04-12T11:02:21Z

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Got much UX experience?

#Bitcoin for Business. From attracting more customers to ...

2024-04-01T15:16:23Z

#Bitcoin for Business.

From attracting more customers to combatting fraud, here are six compelling reasons to accept + use #bitcoin 👉

https://musqet.tech/articles/bitcoin_for_business

We are building! Launching next week. https://www.musqet.tech ...

2024-03-15T22:14:36Z

We are building!

Launching next week.

https://www.musqet.tech

Wait - isn't #Bitcoin the thing that people use for illicit ...

2024-02-05T15:49:07Z

Wait - isn't #Bitcoin the thing that people use for illicit activities?

After debasing the GBP for years via money printing, the Bank of ...

2024-01-22T16:39:30Z

After debasing the GBP for years via money printing, the Bank of England has adopted an aggressive policy of job destruction: via interest rate hikes. It is, ostensibly, aimed at ‘bringing down prices’ and it seems to be ‘working’.

Welcome to the absurd world of Central Planning.

In just the first four days of operation, the nine new #BTC ETF ...

2024-01-19T10:58:48Z

In just the first four days of operation, the nine new #BTC ETF providers in the US have directed a staggering $3BN in new funds towards Bitcoin. Combined, they are now worth more than the ETFs for silver, and occupy the second spot for the largest commodity ETFs after gold.

This suggests that institutional demand for Bitcoin is potentially enormous, and that Wall St is paying serious attention. Tick tock.

Source: Bloomberg

In just a few short years, Blackrock's Larry Fink has shifted ...

2024-01-12T15:46:08Z

In just a few short years, Blackrock's Larry Fink has shifted from repeating myths like "Bitcoin is for criminals" to talking about how Bitcoin can help to protect people from inflation.

He figured out he was wrong, reassessed his position, and is now making Blackrock's trillions of dollars in customer AUM available for investing in #Bitcoin.

Everyone will figure this out, eventually.

34 TRILLION USD in $100 bills. Stacks of $1mn, $1BN, $1TR, and ...

2024-01-05T15:35:33Z

34 TRILLION USD in $100 bills. Stacks of $1mn, $1BN, $1TR, and $34TR. This is the US National Debt.

Global debt levels - including governments, corporations and households - are now around 10x this.

Every one of these dollars is created as a debt (with interest owed on it). So where does the money come from to repay it all?

Time to pay attention.

#Bitcoin

Ras Al-Khaimah, a visionary emirate in the UAE, has launched a ...

2023-12-11T16:09:56Z

Ras Al-Khaimah, a visionary emirate in the UAE, has launched a free-economic zone with a focus on #Bitcoin and AI.

This marks a strategic pivot from tourism, real estate and manufacturing to tech innovation and digital transformation.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/irinaheaver/2023/12/07/a-bitcoin-vision-ras-al-khaimah-rulers-crypto-majlis-sets-the-tone/

Are critics of #Bitcoin justified in criticising its usage of ...

2023-12-05T14:15:42Z

Are critics of #Bitcoin justified in criticising its usage of water?

In a nutshell, no. It could actually help us secure it.

https://batcoinz.com/how-bitcoin-can-help-nations-out-of-water-scarcity/

Jack Dorsey Backs Ocean In Shifting Toward Decentralized #Bitcoin ...

2023-12-01T14:07:34Z

Jack Dorsey Backs Ocean In Shifting Toward Decentralized #Bitcoin Mining

by Susie (npub1hwg…03sg) for Forbes.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/12/01/jack-dorsey-backs-ocean-in-shifting-toward-decentralized-bitcoin-mining/

A significant development has taken place in the world of bitcoin mining, with the introduction of a new mining pool called OCEAN. This initiative, receiving substantial backing from Jack Dorsey and other strategic partners, aims to redefine the bitcoin mining process by prioritizing decentralization and miner autonomy. Understanding the fundamentals of bitcoin mining, the role of ASICs, and the dynamics of mining pools becomes crucial in this context, as well as assessing the specifics of OCEAN's launch and its potential impact on bitcoin's price...

#Bitcoin mining could supercharge transition to renewables, study ...

2023-11-29T19:42:18Z

#Bitcoin mining could supercharge transition to renewables, study claims - The Independent

Solar and wind energy installations could earn hundreds of millions of dollars by mining bitcoin during periods of excess electricity generation.

Is Bitcoin about to become a core part of the energy grid?

https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/bitcoin-mining-solar-wind-renewable-energy-b2454666.html

Yesterday we saw 1+ year #BTC holders at an ATH, now we are ...

2023-11-28T10:11:09Z

Yesterday we saw 1+ year #BTC holders at an ATH, now we are seeing mining difficulty at all-time highs too - with a 27% increase in less than three months. But is this just a warm-up?

https://tftc.io/a-new-bitcoin-difficulty-all-time-high/

The number of wallets holding #Bitcoin for more than one year has ...

2023-11-27T12:17:42Z

The number of wallets holding #Bitcoin for more than one year has again reached an all-time high: 70.72%. Strong hands.

Source: https://www.lookintobitcoin.com/charts/1-year-hodl-wave/

Creator of @npub1864…t2tq @npub1cn6…wt8a makes the case for ...

2023-11-22T19:53:39Z

Creator of BTC Map (npub1864…t2tq) Nathan Day (npub1cn6…wt8a) makes the case for making #Bitcoin part of our everyday spending habits, and presents an interesting snapshot into their project’s merchant adoption data.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/4Qh7HIumiUo?start=60

Nigerian #bitcoin miner, Trojan Mining, has launched a 500KW ...

2023-11-21T12:47:21Z

Nigerian #bitcoin miner, Trojan Mining, has launched a 500KW hydro mining facility, paving the way for the country to harness more of its previously unviable sources of hydroelectric power.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/11/20/nigerian-bitcoin-miner-trojan-mining-launch-500kw-hydro-mining-site/

Forbes: Javier Milei Wins Argentine Presidency With Pro-Bitcoin ...

2023-11-20T11:42:50Z

Forbes: Javier Milei Wins Argentine Presidency With Pro-Bitcoin And Anti-Central Bank Agenda by Susie (npub1hwg…03sg).

https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/11/20/javier-milei-wins-argentine-presidency-with-pro-bitcoin-and-anti-central-bank-agenda/

The number of companies acquiring #Bitcoin as treasury reserve ...

2023-11-14T15:38:03Z

The number of companies acquiring #Bitcoin as treasury reserve assets is growing.

The latest is Hong Kong-based game company Boyaa, which has telegraphed plans to acquire $45MN worth of #BTC - a move that would see it ranked 12th in corporate holdings.

See the others here: https://bitcointreasuries.net/

An Analysis of #Bitcoin ’s Use in Illicit Finance. Michael ...

2023-11-13T13:28:26Z

An Analysis of #Bitcoin ’s Use in Illicit Finance.

Michael Morell, a former acting Director of the United States CIA, investigated #Bitcoin ’s (and other crypto-currencies’) role in illicit activity. What did he find?

• Bitcoin use in illicit activity is far less than many people assume.

• It is likely a significantly smaller share of the bitcoin-economy than illicit use of dollars are vs global GDP.

• Claims about the use of Bitcoin in illicit finance are vastly overstated.

• Illicit activity among all cryptocurrencies as a percent of total cryptocurrency activity from 2017 to 2020 was less than 1%.

• For Bitcoin specifically, CipherTrace estimates that illicit activity makes up less than 0.5 percent of total transaction volume.

Taken together, this report suggests that the illicit use of cryptocurrencies in general and Bitcoin in particular, as a share of total market activity, is certainly not higher than it is in the traditional banking system and is most likely less.

https://cryptoforinnovation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/An-Analysis-of-Bitcoins-Use-in-Illicit-Finance-By-Michael-Morell.pdf

With a raft of Spot ETF applications on the SEC’s table, ...

2023-11-10T13:30:21Z

With a raft of Spot ETF applications on the SEC’s table, #Bitcoin is once again eyeing the $40K milestone.

By Susie (npub1hwg…03sg) for Forbes.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/11/09/spot-bitcoin-etf-decision-fuels-bullish-surge-market-eyes-40k-milestone/

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Yesterday evening german politician Joana Cotar MP @JoanaCotar ...

2023-11-09T13:38:36Z

Yesterday evening german politician Joana Cotar MP @JoanaCotar spoke out in the Bundestag against the Digital Euro - whilst wearing a #Bitcoin shirt.

Video and English transcript below.

"Madam President, ladies and gentlemen. Nobody needs the digital euro. Not the banks, not the
companies and certainly not the citizens. Anyone who wants to pay electronically is already doing so
today. Those who want to preserve their privacy use cash. Anyone who has had enough of fiat money
and is concerned with sound money has bitcoin in their wallet.

Nobody needs the digital euro except the ECB and politicians who have something else in mind. Namely
the total surveillance of citizens. I know, a lot is promised: data protection, everything secure. Nobody
has any intention of spying on anyone.

This is all as credible as the great promises: When the euro was introduced, no bailouts, three percent
rule, ban monetary state financing. Today the ECB does nothing else. And the Maastricht Treaty is just
paper.

Today the ECB promises the highest data protection standards for the digital euro and tomorrow every
transaction will be monitored and citizens will be completely transparent. In China, people are very
effectively controlled with the digital central bank money, those who behave in accordance with the state have access to the money, those who don't are unfortunately out of luck.

It's called Social scoring and with the digital euro and it's also possible here without any problems, just
like state control. A flight booking - CO2 budget used up, donating to unapproved organizations is out of
the question. Eating unvaccinated like in a pandemic - the money is not released, a digital nightmare.
And that's why we don't need a binding vote on the how - we don't need the entire digital euro at all.
And that's exactly what the German government needs to fight for. Thank you very much."

H/T Dennis (npub14j7…gtpf)

CEO of #Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital explains how his company ...

2023-11-08T09:51:22Z

CEO of #Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital explains how his company is testing the capture of methane from landfill gas (LFG), and using it to reduce electricity costs.

Yet another capability made possible by Bitcoin's unique system architecture.

Fidelity has just released an investor report examining some of ...

2023-11-07T11:08:54Z

Fidelity has just released an investor report examining some of the most wide-spread concerns about #Bitcoin .

Which are myths and which have some validity?

Find out here: https://www.fidelitydigitalassets.com/sites/default/files/documents/1110227.1.0%20Fidelity%20Digital%20Assets%20-%20Revisiting%20Persistent%20Bitcoin%20Criticisms%20%2811.02%29.pdf

How is the #bitcoin mining industry innovating amidst rising ...

2023-11-06T13:39:18Z

How is the #bitcoin mining industry innovating amidst rising energy costs and environmental concerns? In her article for Forbes, Susie (npub1hwg…03sg) shows that:

- Bitcoin miners are adopting advanced cooling solutions, like immersion cooling, to reduce environmental impact and enhance efficiency.
- These technologies are saving energy and extending the life of mining equipment.
- Excess heat from mining is being repurposed for agriculture or fed back into the power grid, turning waste into revenue.
- Strategic relocation to areas with cheaper, renewable energy is bolstering profitability and sustainability.
- Bitcoin miners are partnering with energy utilities to stabilize power grids, providing flexibility in energy supply and demand.
- Techniques like 'underclocking' and 'overclocking' are optimizing energy consumption for mining operations.
- Despite regulatory challenges, the industry remains committed to combining profitability with sustainability.

Bitcoin isn't just sound money - it is on the brink of becoming a strategic infrastructure component in the global energy grid.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/11/06/the-green-frontier-bitcoin-minings-path-to-sustainability-and-profitability/

Happy #Bitcoin White Paper Day. 15 years of monetary reformation. ...

2023-10-31T12:15:29Z

Happy #Bitcoin White Paper Day.

15 years of monetary reformation.

https://bitcoinwords.github.io/assets/papers/investment/Tuur%20Demeester%20-%20The%20Bitcoin%20Reformation.pdf

Is $48 trillion worth of managed USD wealth the reason for ...

2023-10-30T15:58:01Z

Is $48 trillion worth of managed USD wealth the reason for #Bitcoin’s current chart surge?
Susie (npub1hwg…03sg) examines the possible factors behind the latest price rise.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/10/29/why-is-bitcoins-price-surging/amp/

A complete history of #Bitcoin's price over the last 13 ...

2023-10-27T10:21:52Z

A complete history of #Bitcoin's price over the last 13 years, on both linear and logarithmic (@ 2m10s) charts.

Today, it has a $666BN market cap.

https://twitter.com/JamesEagle17/status/1717536646504104069/video/1

“CBDCs reduce the cost of authoritarianism for governments”. ...

2023-10-19T14:35:21Z

“CBDCs reduce the cost of authoritarianism for governments”.

An eye-opening discussion about #CBDCs, smart ways we can fight them, and the promise of #Bitcoin.

Featuring Bitcoin Policy UK's Freddie New, Efrat Fenigson, Willem Middelkoop and the HRF's Christian Keroles.

https://www.youtube.com/live/Xj8S034PEGo?si=vDXgTtEJFAzUPh44&t=3612

- 582,000 users🧍 - 70 million notes 📝 - 140 million events ...

2023-10-18T08:18:03Z

- 582,000 users🧍
- 70 million notes 📝
- 140 million events 📣
- 33 million public keys 🔑
- 2 million (#BTC ) zaps⚡️

Maybe these sovereign comms and sovereign money folks are onto something after all...

#Bitcoin Amsterdam 2023 was a gathering of minds discussing ...

2023-10-16T12:13:30Z

#Bitcoin Amsterdam 2023 was a gathering of minds discussing Bitcoin's promise of financial freedom for all, with @Snowden’s keynote highlighting its power for change.

This is not just about Number Go Up - we are part of a revolution.

By @DecentraSuze

https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/10/16/europes-largest-bitcoin-conference-insights-and-highlights/

In the last two years, the #Bitcoin Lightning network has ...

2023-10-11T13:07:17Z

In the last two years, the #Bitcoin Lightning network has achieved astonishing growth.

- Nearly $1bn routed annually
- Over 1,000,000 active monthly users
- Average Tx size of ~45k sats / $11.84 - allowing Bitcoin to enable low-value payments.

More details in this excellent report by River.

👉 https://blog.river.com/the-lightning-network-in-2023/

BitVM: Unleashing arbitrary computation on #Bitcoin without ...

2023-10-10T12:48:23Z

BitVM: Unleashing arbitrary computation on #Bitcoin without changing its core protocol. Is this a big leap for Bitcoin's capabilities?

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/the-big-deal-with-bitvm-arbitrary-computation-now-possible-on-bitcoin-without-a-fork

"Our existing financial system is a mirage of wealth and ...

2023-10-09T17:00:06Z

"Our existing financial system is a mirage of wealth and liquidity, sustained by an ever-expanding money supply. #Bitcoin emerges as the ultimate shield against the inevitable reckoning that will shatter this illusion."

~ Theo Mogenet

An excellent piece by Axoim Capital exploring how #Bitcoin can remake the global financial structure, and be the best option even for short-term cash holdings.

👇

https://www.axiombtc.capital/orange

#Bitcoin’s ability to enable cross-border payments + ...

2023-10-04T16:31:17Z

#Bitcoin’s ability to enable cross-border payments + remittances provides a lifeline for people with limited access to traditional banking services.

A new report by the BIS now suggests that its use for those purposes has been underestimated.

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/bitcoin-cross-border-payments-substantial-bis-study