#lightningnetwork ⚡️ growing in size and usage by the week. Now at 0.9 BTC payment in a single tx.

Sometimes I think that the reason of why LN is so much attacked is that it definitely proves you can scale the biggest blockchain without the need of another token for incentives.

- Paolo Ardoino

https://twitter.com/paoloardoino/status/1407241213951021056

#Bitcoin can be sent without internet. You can set up a "normal" satellite dish and receive bitcoin blocks worldwide. Great in areas that do not have reliable internet and as a backup mechanism. @Blockstream providing the infrastructure.

- Anita 🟩🔑🏳️‍🌈🏊🏻‍♀️🚴🏻‍♂️

https://twitter.com/AnitaPosch/status/1407392944374624260

Clean, volcano powered hashrate coming soon... #Bitcoin🇸🇻🌋♻️

Sneak peek 🤫

- Nayib Bukele

https://twitter.com/nayibbukele/status/1407531543476715521

The first #bitcoin ETF in Latin America has launched.

Trading on the Brazilian stock exchange under the ticker "QBTC11", the new 100% #bitcoin ETF uses the CME CF BTC Reference Rate.

- Documenting Bitcoin 📄

https://twitter.com/DocumentingBTC/status/1407707496555372549

3iQ launched its Bitcoin Fund trading on Nasdaq Dubai, after receiving regulatory clearance for a dual listing in April.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/nasdaq-dubai-rolls-out-trading-for-3iq-s-bitcoin-fund

El Salvador will send $30 worth of #bitcoin to citizens who sign up for its new Bitcoin wallet app @chivowallet.

https://www.btctimes.com/news/el-salvador-to-send-bitcoin-to-its-citizens

1/ My essay "Fighting Monetary Colonialism with Open Source Code" is live.

France controls 15 African nations and 180M+ people through the CFA franc currency. The details are shocking.

Can Bitcoin be a way out?

@Farida_N 🇹🇬 + @diopfode 🇸🇳 think so 🧵

- Alex Gladstein 🌋

https://twitter.com/gladstein/status/1407733271371259906

It's no surprise we have the largest country and nearly the smallest country on the planet taking polar opposite positions on #Bitcoin. Who wins? The one supporting a free and open monetary network or the master manipulator that's implementing social scoring? My bet's on Bitcoin.

- Preston Pysh

https://twitter.com/PrestonPysh/status/1407704208112029696

I used to think pump and dump rug pulls would go away but they are only getting worse.

Every 4 years a new audience of people start paying attention to bitcoin and each cycle new scams are made. Sometimes the old ones return.

It’s frustrating and fascinating at the same time.

- Dennis Porter

https://twitter.com/dennis_porter_/status/1408859684178595842

Tanzania's central bank is reportedly working on a directive from the country's president to prepare for cryptocurrencies.

https://www.btctimes.com/news/tanzania-central-bank-working-on-cryptocurrency-directive

Here is a video of Mexico’s third wealthiest man explaining why he believes all fiat currencies are a fraud and he wants to hold bitcoin over the next 30 years.

Incredible to see this from @RicardoBSalinas given his historic wealth and success.

- Pomp

https://twitter.com/APompliano/status/1408964287918379012

It is a good day to hodl.

- Adam Back

https://twitter.com/adam3us/status/1408952119919579138

#Bitcoin is headed for what is expected to be its largest downward difficulty adjustment in history as miners relocate from China to other countries.

https://www.btctimes.com/news/bitcoin-heads-towards-historic-difficulty-drop

ARK Invest has filed for a #Bitcoin ETF.

- Documenting Bitcoin 📄

https://twitter.com/DocumentingBTC/status/1409621695279747089

Projecting Bitcoin's Future Energy Use

"It is expected that in the worst case, emissions from Bitcoin in five years will be less than a third of its emissions today, and in 10 years, Bitcoin will emit nothing at all."

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/projecting-bitcoins-future-energy-use