- 582,000 users🧍 - 70 million notes 📝 - 140 million events 📣 - 33 million public keys 🔑 - 2 million (#BTC ) zaps⚡️ Maybe these sovereign comms and sovereign money folks are onto something after all...

#Bitcoin  Amsterdam 2023 was a gathering of minds discussing Bitcoin's promise of financial freedom for all, with @Snowden’s keynote highlighting its power for change. This is not just about Number Go Up - we are part of a revolution. By @DecentraSuze https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/10/16/europes-largest-bitcoin-conference-insights-and-highlights/

In the last two years, the #Bitcoin Lightning network has achieved astonishing growth. - Nearly $1bn routed annually - Over 1,000,000 active monthly users - Average Tx size of ~45k sats / $11.84 - allowing Bitcoin to enable low-value payments. More details in this excellent report by River. 👉

River Intelligence

The Lightning Network Grew by 1212% in 2 Years - River Intelligence

Critics say Lightning is stagnating, but River’s new report shows explosive growth in users, transactions, and volume. Download the full breakdown.

BitVM: Unleashing arbitrary computation on #Bitcoin without changing its core protocol. Is this a big leap for Bitcoin's capabilities?

Bitcoin Magazine

The Big Deal With BitVM: Arbitrary Computation Now Possible On Bitcoin Without A Fork

Any arbitrary computation can now be verified on Bitcoin, with no softfork necessary, in a challenge-response based protocol that can be enforced o...

"Our existing financial system is a mirage of wealth and liquidity, sustained by an ever-expanding money supply. #Bitcoin emerges as the ultimate shield against the inevitable reckoning that will shatter this illusion." ~ Theo Mogenet An excellent piece by Axoim Capital exploring how #Bitcoin can remake the global financial structure, and be the best option even for short-term cash holdings. 👇

Axiom

Orange Is The New Green — Axiom

Designing A Bitcoin Money Market Fund, Offchain And On

#Bitcoin’s ability to enable cross-border payments + remittances provides a lifeline for people with limited access to traditional banking services. A new report by the BIS now suggests that its use for those purposes has been underestimated.

Bitcoin Magazine

Bitcoin Cross-Border Payments More 'Substantial' Than Public Data Shows: BIS Study

The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) has shed light on the true extent of Bitcoin's impact on cross-border payments.

#Bitcoin  is now accepted for new vehicles from @Honda. Merchant adoption is growing 🔥 https://www.tradingview.com/news/todayq:b89d2e030094b:0-japanese-automobile-giant-honda-now-accepts-bitcoin-and-ethereum-as-payment-methods/

Just over 3 weeks until The Bitcoin Conference Amsterdam (Oct 12-13). If you have not yet got your ticket, there is still time 👉

Bitcoin.Amsterdam

Join the Bitcoin Conference of the Netherlands 13 - 14 November 2025 in the SugarFactory.

Check out the speakers here: https://b.tc/conference/amsterdam/speakers Join us!

PV, world 🤙