At Bitcoin 2024 this past July, Samara Alpha Management and Bitcoin Magazine Pro selected Boreal, a market neutral DeFi hedge fund, as the winner of this year’s Bitcoin Alpha Competition. Boreal was awarded $1 million in seed capital as well as access to Samara’s institutional-grade infrastructure to help manage its fund. Boreal stood out because of its […]

Let me be honest—becoming a wholecoiner is one of the smartest moves you can make, but it’s also becoming ridiculously hard. I remember when I first got into bitcoin back in 2016. The price was around $400-$500, and owning one full bitcoin felt totally doable. Now? It’s a completely different story. Bitcoin is sitting near

Follow Frank on X. A week ago, CoinTelegraph published a “women who kicked ass in crypto” piece in which only one non-American or non-European woman (Maya Parbhoe) was mentioned. Because I feel that what’s happening with Bitcoin in Africa, Latin America, The Middle East and Southeast Asia — regions where bitcoin is more often used

Company Name: Yopaki Founders: Francisco Chavarria (CEO) and Carlos Chida (CTO) Date Founded: March 2023 Location of Headquarters: Austin, TX Number of Employees: Four full time; one part time Website: https://www.yopaki.com/ Public or Private? Private In 2021, Francisco Chavarria stood in the audience at Bitcoin 2021 and watched as Strike CEO Jack Mallers passionately delivered

The moment Bitcoiners around the world have been waiting for is finally here: Bitcoin has hit the monumental $100,000 mark, and Michael Saylor is throwing the Party of the Century to celebrate! What started as a dream and a meme has now become a reality, as Michael Saylor, a legendary advocate for Bitcoin and Executive

Whenever concerns surrounding Bitcoin’s long term prospects’ going in a negative direction surface, a common refrain of dismissal is “Well tell us what to do about it then.” This is used to dismiss all concerns of regulation leading to regulatory capture, of deeper involvement of certain entities leading to higher risks to the consensus process,

Today, Boltz is launching Boltz Pro, a service that lets users help Boltz manage its bitcoin wallet and Lightning channel liquidity, and I plan to test it out. But first some background on how Boltz Pro works. According to Kilian, a co-founder of Boltz, the balances of Boltz’s wallets and Lightning channels are constantly shifting,

I have just finished reading Debt: The First 5000 Years by anthropologist David Graeber. The book takes a look at the history of money, debt, and how they relate to societal structures from a lens that departs heavily from the conventional wisdom of economic thinking. Conventional wisdom paints a picture of people inefficiently bartering goods

Buying Bitcoin at significantly higher prices than just a few months ago can be daunting. However, with the right strategies, you can buy Bitcoin during dips with a favorable risk-to-reward ratio while riding the bull market. Confirming Bull Market Conditions Before accumulating, ensure you’re still in a bull market. The MVRV Z-score helps identify overheated

Twas the night before Christmas, and all on the chain, Bitcoin was soaring, with no hodler in pain. The bulls had returned, sleighing bears left and right, now six figure Bitcoin was an everyday sight. All miners were buzzing, hash rates on the rise, securing the network under wintery skies. Our Lambos were gleaming, parked