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Tecnologie

Tesla, Blockstream, Block to Mine Bitcoin Using Solar Power in Texas

The project aims to show that bitcoin mining using 100% renewable energy can be done at scale, says Blockstream CEO Adam Back.

Solar panels at dusk (Justin Paget/Getty images)

Finanza

Samson Mow Exits Blockstream to Focus on Nation-State Bitcoin Adoption

With Infinite Fleet close to the beta stage, Mow said he will also divert more attention to his gaming company Pixelmatic.

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Video

El Salvador to Issue $1B Bitcoin Bond Between March 15-20

El Salvador's bitcoin bond is coming. Samson Mow, Chief Strategy Officer at Blockstream, tells "All About Bitcoin" that commitments are mainly coming from bitcoin whales and crypto hedge funds. He provides an update on bond issuers and the official launch date timeline.

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Politiche

El Salvador Bitcoin Bond Issuance Coming as Soon as March 15: Finance Minister

In a TV appearance, Alejandro Zelaya also confirmed that the coupon for the paper will be 6.5%.

El Salvador (Esaú González, Unsplash)

Layer 2

Behind the Scenes of El Salvador’s Bitcoin Bond With the Man Who Designed It

Samson Mow reveals the fast-moving process behind a radical financial experiment.

Construction workers, who are paid in Bitcoin, work on a building outside the Bitcoin Beach office in El Zonte, El Salvador, on Monday, June 14, 2021. El Salvador has become the first country to formally adopt Bitcoin as legal tender after President Nayib Bukele said congress approved his landmark proposal.

Politiche

El Salvador: Who Needs the IMF When You Have Bitcoin?

The IMF is a brutal bully constantly declaring its virtue. It’s about time someone pushed back.

Like Batman, the IMF has made a habit of inflicting pain in defense of a greater good – or just enforcing the status quo. (Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

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El Salvador to Create ‘Bitcoin City,’ Use $500M of Planned $1B Bond Offering to Buy More Crypto

El Salvador plans to build “Bitcoin City,” an entire city based on bitcoin located along the Gulf of Fonseca near a volcano. President Nayib Bukele also said he plans on issuing a $1 billion “bitcoin bond,” a tokenized financial instrument developed by Blockstream on the Liquid Network.

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Finanza

Blockstream to Pilot Renewable Bitcoin Mining Facility With Australia’s Macquarie Group

The bitcoin company said it has ambitions to scale to new sites as infrastructure is further developed. The first site will be in the U.S.

Macquarie Group building in Sydney, Australia. (Ian Waldie/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Blockstream Raises $210M, Acquires Mining Chip Manufacturer Spondoolies

Canadian bitcoin technology company Blockstream is valued at $3.2 billion following a $210 million Series B raise, which will fund an expansion into manufacturing specialized mining chips (ASICs). The firm has also acquired Israeli bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer Spondoolies.

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