🇨🇦 Vancouver city council votes in favour of the city further studying how to incorporate #Bitcoin. :reward: Share > Like > Comment = ⚡️21 :topreward: Top Comment = ⚡️500 (For 24 hrs Only)

"147,000,000,000m³ of natural gas is flared per year globally, which could be equivalent to $16 billion a year in potential sales revenue or cash flow from this gas being sold into the market." — Mohamed El-Masri (CEO of PermianChain) :reward: Share > Like > Comment = ⚡️21 :topreward: Top Comment = ⚡️500 (For 24 hrs Only)

Mara Holdings acquired 11,774 BTC for U.S. $1.1B, increasing its total to 40,435 #Bitcoin, and became the first public miner to surpass a 50 EH/s hashrate. :reward: Share > Like > Comment = ⚡️21 :topreward: Top Comment = ⚡️500 (For 24 hrs Only)

:bloom::berg: Bloomberg Intelligence shows :microstrategy: MicroStrategy will be announced as a new member of the Nasdaq 100 this Friday! :reward: Share > Like > Comment = ⚡️21 :topreward: Top Comment = ⚡️500 (For 24 hrs Only)

:microsoft: Microsoft shareholders reject a proposal to allocate 1-5% of profits to #bitcoin, siding with the board's preference for "stable" reserve. :reward: Share > Like > Comment = ⚡️21 :topreward: Top Comment = ⚡️500 (For 24 hrs Only)

🇷🇸 Prince Philip of Serbia says #Bitcoin mining at nation-state level is increasing like never before. :reward: Share > Like > Comment = ⚡️21 :topreward: Top Comment = ⚡️500 (For 24 hrs Only)

🇷🇺 Russian State Duma Deputy Anton Tkachev proposed creating a strategic #Bitcoin reserve in Russia. :reward: Share > Like > Comment = ⚡️21 :topreward: Top Comment = ⚡️500 (For 24 hrs Only)

The size and frequency of :microstrategy: MicroStrategy #bitcoin acquisitions has increased profoundly. :reward: Share > Like > Comment = ⚡️21 :topreward: Top Comment = ⚡️500 (For 24 hrs Only)

🇦🇷 Argentina National Securities Commission approves opening the market to foreign spot #Bitcoin ETFs. :reward: Share > Like > Comment = ⚡️21 :topreward: Top Comment = ⚡️500 (For 24 hrs Only)

:schiff: "It's one thing when private citizens voluntarily waste their own money buying #Bitcoin. But it crosses the line when they bribe government officials to squander the public's money buying it. Bitcoin is now public enemy number one." — Peter Schiff :reward: Share > Like > Comment = ⚡️21 :topreward: Top Comment = ⚡️500 (For 24 hrs Only)

🇸🇻 El Salvador plans #Bitcoin policy changes to secure U.S. $1.3 billion IMF loan. :cointelegraph: :reward: Share > Like > Comment = ⚡️21 :topreward: Top Comment = ⚡️500 (For 24 hrs Only)

:microstrategy: MicroStrategy just bought another 21,550 #bitcoin for U.S. $2.1 billion. :reward: Share > Like > Comment = ⚡️21 :topreward: Top Comment = ⚡️500 (For 24 hrs Only)

:amazon: Amazon shareholders urge company to allocate at least 5% of its assets to #Bitcoin. :reward: Share > Like > Comment = ⚡️21 :topreward: Top Comment = ⚡️500 (For 24 hrs Only)

Michael Saylor predicts #Bitcoin to reach a U.S $280 trillion market cap by 2045. :reward: Share > Like > Comment = ⚡️21 :topreward: Top Comment = ⚡️500 (For 24 hrs Only)

:opinion: Opinion: Bitcoin's scalability and extended functionality depend heavily on Layer 2 (L2) solutions built atop its main chain. However, not all L2s are created equal. There are two distinct development paths for Bitcoin L2s, and it's crucial to recognize which aligns more closely with Bitcoin's native principles. An L2 that introduces its own gas token, additional currency, or even wrapped BTC diverges from Bitcoin's core ethos. Users transacting through such L2s often compromise the very qualities that make Bitcoin valuable, such as decentralization, censorship resistance, and minimized trust assumptions. These tokens introduce separate governance structures and economic models that resemble altcoins more than extensions of Bitcoin itself. In contrast, L2s like the Lightning Network and Liquid, which operate without their own tokens or centralized governance, stay true to Bitcoin's foundational principles. They scale Bitcoin without introducing unnecessary complexities or third-party trust dependencies. Be cautious of projects like STX and similar upcoming L2s that masquerade as Bitcoin extensions while functioning more like altcoins. They often serve as profit-driven enterprises rather than genuine Bitcoin scaling solutions. The Bitcoin ecosystem needs authentic, native scaling solutions built on successive layers that inherit Bitcoin's core attributes. We look forward to the promising developments underway that aim to achieve this vision. :reward: Share > Like > Comment = ⚡️21 :topreward: Top Comment = ⚡️500 (For 24 hrs Only)

🇨🇿 Czech Republic exempts long-term #Bitcoin holdings from capital gains tax. :reward: Share > Like > Comment = ⚡️21 :topreward: Top Comment = ⚡️500 (For 24 hrs Only)

:ark: ARK Invest :wood: CEO Cathie Wood says, "Even after breaking through $100,000, #Bitcoin still is in early innings." :reward: Share > Like > Comment = ⚡️21 :topreward: Top Comment = ⚡️500 (For 24 hrs Only)

If you bought #Bitcoin with your $1,200 covid stimulus check in 2020 you'd now have almost $20,000."This stimmy check is going the way Papa John's pizza." :reward: Share > Like > Comment = ⚡️21 :topreward: Top Comment = ⚡️500 (For 24 hrs Only)

Foundry, the world's largest mining pool with roughly 30% of all Bitcoin hashrate, has cut 60% of its workforce :reward: Share > Like > Comment = ⚡️21 :topreward: Top Comment = ⚡️500 (For 24 hrs Only)

🇨🇱 Central Bank of Chile has ruled out adding #Bitcoin as a reserve asset, citing non-compliance with IMF standards for foreign reserves. :reward: Share > Like > Comment = ⚡️21 :topreward: Top Comment = ⚡️500 (For 24 hrs Only)