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The Genesis Block

Today marks the 14th anniversary since the launch of the Bitcoin network. Now come to be known as the Genesis block, it refers to the first block ever mined on the Bitcoin network by anonymous computer scientist Satoshi Nakamoto on 3rd January 2009. 14 years after its inception, the Bitcoin network has lived up to…
Michael Saylor’s outlook for 2023

After stepping down as CEO of MicroStrategy to become the Executive Chairman in 2022, a role he created to be able to operate the company’s new business strategy, Michael Saylor, an entrepreneur and vocal supporter of Bitcoin, has spoken about his plans for the company in 2023. In a recent interview with Eric Weiss hosted…
Dreaming of an Orange Christmas?

We’ve made a list of some great ideas for Bitcoin-related gifts, whether you’re looking for something for a Bitcoin enthusiast or someone you want to introduce to Bitcoin. BlockClock Count down the blocks until Christmas (or the next halving) with a BLOCKCLOCK Mini or BLOCKCLOCK Micro device from Coinkite. This display art device is popular…
Satoshis for Christmas

Anyone can use Bitcoin whether they’ve been naughty or nice. So why not give the gift of Bitcoin this Christmas? Gifting satoshis is a fun and easy way to introduce your friends and family to Bitcoin. For many of us, our journey from first hearing about Bitcoin to actually owning our own was a longer…
Recover your bitcoin from a passphrase

Whether you’ve been gifted some bitcoin or trying to recover a bitcoin wallet, you’ll probably be wondering where to start and how to go about doing this. In order to recover your bitcoin, you’ll need your passphrase. This set of 12 or 24 words are like a password which encrypts your private key. The same…
Timechain Calendar

I was recently introduced on the Simply Bitcoin show to a new web app called Timechain Calendar. Inspired by Coinkite’s Blockclock and by dashboards such as TimechainStats or mempool.space, Timechain Calendar pulls data from mempool.space’s API and displays it on a sleek interface, giving you a live overview of some key metrics of the Bitcoin…