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Bitrefill Lets El Salvadorans Pay All Accounts with BITCOIN

Bitrefill is a well-known business among the Bitcoiners allowing them access to over four thousand gift cards by paying through BTC. Earlier this year, they partnered with Salvadoran startup Hugo App to enable Bitcoin exchange for Hugo’s wide range of goods and services. The ability to pay with bitcoin is on the rise as Bitrefill announced a new service that allows Salvadorans to pay their bills in BTC.  Bitcoin became proper legal tender in El Salvador starting this year on September 7, persuading all companies to accept BTC as a form

What Went Wrong With The “Bitcoin Is Generational Wealth” Short Film?

Directed by Matt Hornick and written and narrated by Tomer Strolight, huge companies produced the “Bitcoin is Generational Wealth” short film. The audiovisual division of Swan Bitcoin, Bitcoin Magazine, Mimesis Capital, Shy Kids, and Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy. Besides that, Tomer Strolight’s essays and articles are a staple of the Bitcoin community. With those high-quality ingredients, we were expecting a fabulous meal. We didn’t get it. What went wrong? Were our expectations too high? That’s what we’re here to explore.  Related Reading | Hollywood Goes Crypto? Coppola Family Leads Project To

From Around the Web: 10 Awesome Stories About Bitcoin

Bitcoin is a revolutionary cryptocurrency. It single-handedly jump-started the cryptocurrency space, allowing crypto-enthusiasts and traders to invest and get into cryptocurrency trading, and gave rise to a host of other cryptocurrencies that completely changed the landscape of the financial and investment markets. Several individuals took full advantage of the bitcoin evolution and went from rags to riches in the blink of an eye, all thanks to their investment in bitcoin. However, it also led to severe losses because some people could not understand how bitcoin trading worked. Top 10 Best

Celebrating The History And Spirit Of Bitcoin Independence Day

This article originally appeared in our Weekly Bits newsletter. If you want our news and analysis before anyone else, make sure you subscribe now! In my view, Bitcoin Independence Day is a holiday that says a lot about the BTC community. Its origins are highly technical and difficult to understand, the “independence” it celebrates refers to the developer community overcoming interests from industrialized miners and, ultimately, it’s a chance for Bitcoiners to reflect on the young history of the technology and engage in debate. To celebrate, Bitcoin Magazine hosted a day

Bitcoin Black Friday 2020 Will Host Major Discounts For BTC Payments

Before Bitcoin was a movement, it was a digital currency. While the store-of-value aspect of Bitcoin gets highlighted often, the permissionless payments side often doesn’t receive the attention it deserves. In 2012, Jon Holmquist embraced the Black Friday holiday in order to help Bitcoiners showcase the advantages of their favorite technology, launching BitcoinBlackFriday.com and hacking a mainstream cultural moment into a tool for Bitcoin adoption. In years past, thousands of merchants have participated in Bitcoin Black Friday, offering special discounts for those willing to pay in BTC. P2P marketplaces have

BitBlockBoom Is Bringing Bitcoiners Back Together

Gary Leland is hosting the third installment of the BitBlockBoom conference in Dallas, Texas on August 29, 2020. But this year’s event is decidedly different: this is set to be the first well-attended, in-person Bitcoin event held in the United States since the Covid-19 outbreak began. Because of the unique situation he’s in, Bitcoin Magazine wanted to check in with Gary and understand more about the preparations he’s making to ensure that BitBlockBoom is both a successful and safe event for everyone attending. Flip: I think you’re the first well-known