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Money Moves is our weekly newsletter for the latest happenings around the bitcoin world. By using Bitcoin, you are a hero and you have set the stage for a more open and bright future in finance and commerce. Explore the archive of our past episodes and stay tuned for a new episode every Friday. Every episode includes trends, news, tweets, and more!

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September 4, 2022 | Luxury travels fast with Bitcoin

Bitcoin is rapidly becoming a preferred method of payment for luxury goods like yachts and private jets, but last week, Forbes highlighted how all types of retailers across Asia are rapidly adopting bitcoin as a new source of payment.

August 28, 2022 | 7 Benefits of Bitcoin per Computer Innovators

A lot’s happened this past week. Century-plus-old Sullivan Bank will now let customers acquire Bitcoin.

August 21, 2022 | 5 years of SegWit

This Wednesday, August 24, marks the five-year anniversary of Segregated Witness (SegWit) activation on the Bitcoin blockchain.

August 14, 2022 | Australia to introduce generic “bitcoin”

Baseball legend Jackie Robinson once said, “If you’re going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion, you’re wasting your life.” OpenNode and the rest of the Bitcoin community are 100% in the game, not spectators, so the time has come to rebrand our weekly newsletter with a name that reflects our active role in the movement of money.

August 6, 2022 | Bitcoin = commodity in senate bill

Two bipartisan bitcoin-related bills introduced on the same day? Yes, and that’s not all. Wednesday also saw a British progressive advocacy group release a white paper that suggests its time to embrace the potential that Bitcoin has in implementing new environmental infrastructure and technology. Things are moving fast.

July 31, 2022 | Exempting Retail Bitcoin Payments From Capital Gains Tax

This week, Senators Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona) and Pat Toomey (R-Pennsylvania) sponsored the Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act, a new bipartisan bill that exempts the first $50 in bitcoin retail payments from capital gains tax.

July 24, 2022 | This island may provide a valuable case study in Bitcoin adoption

Chub Cay, a private island in the Bahamas and home to the Chub Cay Resort and Marina, plans to adopt the Bitcoin standard in response to a lack of financial inclusion.

July 17, 2022 | Millions to be made in mining with excess renewable energy in Texas

Texas is known for drilling, but a new study suggests the state can make millions with solar- and wind-powered Bitcoin mining.

July 10, 2022 | OpenNode + Lemon Cash bring LN-payments to 1M+ Argentines

A working paper by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland confirmed the improved speed, cost reduction and other benefits of the Lightning Network.

July 3, 2022 | SEC Chair labels Bitcoin a “commodity”

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler told CNBC, “Bitcoin, and that’s the only one I’m going to say… my predecessors and others have said, [is] a commodity.”

June 26, 2022 | Latin America is a leader in Bitcoin payments

Mastercard’s New Payments Index 2022 survey found that Latin America leads the world in retail payments with Bitcoin and other digital currencies.

June 19, 2022 | New Brazilian bill would legalize Bitcoin payments

Paulo Martins, a journalist-turned-congressman in Brazil, introduced a bill in the Chamber of Deputies that would amend an existing tax law to legalize the use of Bitcoin as a form of payment.

December 19, 2021 | Lightning is making Bitcoin trading more efficient

Instant settlements on the Lightning Network are providing efficiency to Bitcoin traders and Mexican retailer Elektra is now accepting Bitcoin.

December 12, 2021 | The Lightning Network keeps growing

The Lightning Network saw its largest amount of growth in a 3 month period and Chainalysis announces support for the Lightning Network.

December 5, 2021 | Goldman Sachs is exploring Bitcoin-backed loans

Goldman Sachs is looking into offering Bitcoin-backed loans to select clients and news on the Bitcoin city in El Salvador.

November 28, 2021 | Stripe isn’t ruling out Bitcoin

Payments giant Stripe announces their stance on accepting Bitcoin payments and Bitcoin payments are taking flight with private jet charters.

November 21, 2021 | Cash App to add support for Taproot

Cash App announces their upcoming support for the upgrade to Bitcoin and Fidelity becomes the first institutional Bitcoin custodian in Canada.

November 14, 2021 | Taproot going live in the next week!

The biggest update to the Bitcoin network since 2017 is set to go live and BitFarms enters the US mining market

November 7, 2021 | Australia’s largest bank to integrate Bitcoin services

Australia’s largest bank shares plans for integrating Bitcoin and Compass mining opens an almost completely green mining facility.