Bitcoin is proving to be a tangible social good, and supercharged by Lightning the most transformative technology in Africa. CNBC: "In countries where the vast majority of the population is unbanked, Bitcoin can be a vital lifeline for survival", reports a well-informed MacKenzie Sigalos, quoting Jack Mallers, Alex Gladstein, Ray Youssef and other important visionaries and leaders.

CNBC

Bitcoin is poised to blow up Africa's $86 billion banking system

CNBC spoke to entrepreneurs in Nigeria and South Africa who have integrated the Lightning Network into mobile money.

Bitcoin isn't a Ponzi scheme, Bitcoin turns out to be the only thing that's not a Ponzi. Exchanges, banks, companies, governments are collapsing and failing left, right and center. Opt out, get on zero, stay humble, stack sats!

Bitcoin Magazine

Silvergate Bank Announces Liquidation And Winding Down Of Operations

Once a major banking partner for various cryptocurrency firms, Silvergate will end its operations in line with regulatory requirements.

Forbes

Silicon Valley Bank Shares Halted After Plunging 64% In Pre-Market—VC Funds Tell Firms To Withdraw Funds

The lender’s CEO on Thursday urged its clients to remain calm, assuring them that the bank had “ample liquidity,” while other venture capital...

Count of published peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, and other scholarly literature mentioning Bitcoin: 2009: 83 2010: 136 2011: 218 2012: 424 2013: 868 2014: 2,070 2015: 2,820 2016: 3,380 2017: 6,460 2018: 11,500 2019: 20,300 2020: 24,000 2021: 25,600 2022: 26,100 2023: 🤔 #NGU Data from Google Scholar, curated by #[0]

Bitcoin today uses at least 52.6% sustainable energy, that's a lower-bound estimate. New research by Daniel Batten has updated University of Cambridge data with more information and the latest developments in the high-tech and fast-changing Bitcoin mining industry, again debunking misinformation published by Alex de Vries (Dutch Central Bank) and propagated by figures like Bill Gates and Elon Musk.

Bitcoin Magazine

The Majority Of Bitcoin Mining Is Fueled By Sustainable Energy

Contrary to a Cambridge University study, Bitcoin mining leverages 52.6% sustainable energy, making it an appealing ESG investment.

Satoshi Nakamoto posted this 13 years ago today: "Eventually at most only 21 million coins for 6.8 billion people in the world if it really gets huge. But don't worry, there are (...) 8 decimal places internally." ∞ / 2.1 quadrillion And on Lightning there are even 3 more decimal places, with the unit called "Millisat" facilitating an exchange rate of 1 billion USD per 1 bitcoin for msat/cent parity.