A new Bitcoin-based encrypted chat platform has been announced at the Adopting Bitcoin conference, BLIP. The new app, yet to be publicly released, leverages Hexum, a proprietary multilayer encryption method, also created by the team behind BLIP, that promises a more secure communication than popular end-to-end (E2E) encrypted apps. “WhatsApp and Signal use one static private key. The Hexum encryption…
The New Landscape for NFT Drops: Bad Grrls Creative Club, BeetsDAO, and Cymbal at Camp Decrypt 2022 Amid a crypto bear market and recent declines in NFT sales volume, what’s the new roadmap for new NFT collections? What’s expected by community members and collectors? Toni Thai Sterrett of Bad Grrls Creative Club, Jordan Garbis of BeetsDAO, and Eric Feng of…
This is an opinion editorial by Mickey Koss, a West Point graduate with a degree in economics. He spent four years in the infantry before transitioning to the Finance Corps. When one of the Bitcoin Magazine editors reached out to ask what I thought the FTX collapse meant for bitcoin, my first instinct was simply, “Tick-tock next block.” But after…
India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), is launching its first retail digital rupee pilot on Dec. 1 with the participation of eight banks. The pilot will start in four cities and then expand to cover nine more cities across India. RBI Picks 8 Banks, 13 Cities to Test Retail Digital Currency The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)…
Edward Snowden Talks Tornado Cash Sanctions, Ethereum Merge, DAOs and NFTs at Camp Decrypt 2022 In an extensive talk with Decrypt’s Dan Roberts at Camp Decrypt in Napa CA in October, Edward Snowden gave his candid views on the Ethereum merge, the sanctioning of Ethereum mixer Tornado Cash by the U.S. government, the privacy shortcomings of Bitcoin and Ethereum, and…
This is an opinion editorial by Brooks Lockett, a freelance writer and Bitcoiner who fell down the rabbit hole in 2018. I long for the day when savers outnumber speculators on this planet. And the FTX saga has shown us that we’re nowhere close to that dream. Still, the future remains bright. This article attempts to identify the psychological forces…
NFT Storytelling: Jason Michael Primrose, Amanda Terry, Artemysia-X, Kas Vegas at Camp Decrypt 2022 “Lost Children of Andromeda” author Jason Michael Primrose, Amanda Terry of Metagood and ACTAI Ventures, Artemysia-X of Rug Radio program LorePlay, and Kas Vegas of NFT INT, Huxley, and Feature.io all discussed how their work utilizes NFTs for storytelling, on a lively panel at Camp Decrypt…
The below is an excerpt from a recent edition of Bitcoin Magazine Pro, Bitcoin Magazine’s premium markets newsletter. To be among the first to receive these insights and other on-chain bitcoin market analysis straight to your inbox, subscribe now. We’re currently in the middle of the industry contagion and market panic taking shape. Although FTX and Alameda have fallen, many…
Web3 (or Web 3.0) will revolutionize the way we use the internet by incorporating decentralization via blockchain technology. Some believe it will change the internet the way bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptos have altered the financial paradigm. In order to understand Web3, it’s helpful to understand Web1 and Web2: Web1 (or Web 1.0) is what we now call the internet’s…
Scarce City, a bitcoin-focused marketplace, has launched a marketplace that sells anything in exchange for bitcoin known as SatsCrap, per a release sent to Bitcoin Magazine. SatsCrap allows users to list or purchase products with bitcoin and thus maintain user privacy. Anyone with a device connected to the internet can list or purchase a product with no Know Your Customer…
