This Week in Bitcoin – Issue #1₿trust – Jack Dorsey and Jay-Z created ₿trust; here’s how its Board plans to deploy the 500 bitcoinsKeyfest 2022 – Free virtual Bitcoin conference Jan 5-7 presented by Casa. Register for free. See agenda.IMF – Jack Mallers teaches the IMF about Bitcoin using tortilla chips and peanutsBitcoin gifting – Cash App now lets users "gift" stock and bitcoin using their USD balance or a debit cardBitcoin gifting – Patriots QB gifts entire offensive line (12 linemen) bitcoin for the holidays via Swan Bitcoin GiftingSamourai Wallet – Major Whirlpool UI changes + support send to taproot addresses (P2TR)RoninDojo – Launched in pre-sale a new plug-and-play kit to run a full Bitcoin node. Pre-order now for $550 (deal ends Jan 5).Tesla – Tesla to accept Dogecoin as payment for Tesla merchandise. Elon tweet.Africa – Africa’s poised for a Bitcoin Revolution in 2022Super Bowl ads – Crypto.com and FTX are running Super Bowl ads after buying the naming rights to professional sports arenasFundraising$70M: Ledn – In Series B round, readies bitcoin-backed mortgage product. Looking to reach over $100M in bitcoin-backed mortgage originations. Join the waitlist.$6.5M: Interlay – Integrating bitcoin with DeFi platforms.$3M: Galoy – Open source developers of Bitcoin Beach Wallet in El Salvador, has closed a $3M seed round to replicate the El Salvador project:Bitcoin Beach (El Salvador)Bitcoin Beach Brasil (Brazil)Bitcoin Jungle (Costa Rica)Bitcoin Lake (Guatemala)Bitcoin Ekasi (South Africa)Kiveclair (Congo)$700K: Scarce City – marketplace for Bitcoin-related artwork Images of the WeekTokens in the attention economy (Source)90% of all 21M bitcoin has now been mined. Current annual inflation of 1.88% and programmatically declining for the next 119 years. (Source)
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This Week in Bitcoin – Issue #1₿trust – Jack Dorsey and Jay-Z created ₿trust; here’s how its Board plans to deploy the 500 bitcoinsKeyfest 2022 – Free virtual Bitcoin conference Jan 5-7 presented by Casa. Register for free. See agenda.IMF – Jack Mallers teaches the IMF about Bitcoin using tortilla chips and peanutsBitcoin gifting – Cash App now lets users "gift" stock and bitcoin using their USD balance or a debit cardBitcoin gifting – Patriots QB gifts entire offensive line (12 linemen) bitcoin for the holidays via Swan Bitcoin GiftingSamourai Wallet – Major Whirlpool UI changes + support send to taproot addresses (P2TR)RoninDojo – Launched in pre-sale a new plug-and-play kit to run a full Bitcoin node. Pre-order now for $550 (deal ends Jan 5).Tesla – Tesla to accept Dogecoin as payment for Tesla merchandise. Elon tweet.Africa – Africa’s poised for a Bitcoin Revolution in 2022Super Bowl ads – Crypto.com and FTX are running Super Bowl ads after buying the naming rights to professional sports arenasFundraising$70M: Ledn – In Series B round, readies bitcoin-backed mortgage product. Looking to reach over $100M in bitcoin-backed mortgage originations. Join the waitlist.$6.5M: Interlay – Integrating bitcoin with DeFi platforms.$3M: Galoy – Open source developers of Bitcoin Beach Wallet in El Salvador, has closed a $3M seed round to replicate the El Salvador project:Bitcoin Beach (El Salvador)Bitcoin Beach Brasil (Brazil)Bitcoin Jungle (Costa Rica)Bitcoin Lake (Guatemala)Bitcoin Ekasi (South Africa)Kiveclair (Congo)$700K: Scarce City – marketplace for Bitcoin-related artwork Images of the WeekTokens in the attention economy (Source)90% of all 21M bitcoin has now been mined. Current annual inflation of 1.88% and programmatically declining for the next 119 years. (Source)