Goldman Sachs Offers Its First Bitcoin-Backed Loan

Goldman Sachs Offers Its First Bitcoin-Backed Loan

Goldman Sachs’ entry into the bitcoin-backed loan market is sending ripples across the industry and marks a turning point for the industry in aspects of liquidity, legitimacy, and customer choice.

The Impending Blockchain Revolution

An infographic by MSCI showing how swiftly decentralized solutions and services have grown in popularity hints at an impending blockchain revolution.

Ukraine Bans Bitcoin Purchases With National Currency Amid Martial Law

Ukraine Bans Bitcoin Purchases With National Currency Amid Martial Law

Although the FX market has been generally stable over the last month, significant volumes of foreign currency purchases by banks pursuing overseas settlements create some additional pressure. As a solution to this, Ukraine has banned Bitcoin purchases with national currency amid martial law.

How Decentralized Is Your Stablecoin?

How Decentralized Is Your Stablecoin

My thinking on stablecoins has evolved greatly since I started writing about them four years ago. There are things I’ve gotten right (their emergence as a killer app for blockchain), things I’ve gotten wrong (the viability of Dai), things I was early on (adoption for vanilla payments) and things I remain conflicted on, like the viability of the undercollateralized AKA algorithmic variety.

Only 2 Million Bitcoins Are Left To Be Mined. Here’s Why

Only 2 Million Bitcoins Are Left To Be Mined. Here's Why

According to Bitbo statistics, the 19 millionth bitcoin was just mined, having left just under 2 million BTC for miners to distribute into circulation as the Bitcoin infrastructure ticks through a predetermined issuance schedule till it approaches the 21 million supply limit and stops creating new bitcoin.