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2 months ago | 
climatepolicyinitiative.org | Neha Khanna |Vivek Sen |Parag Puri |Suryanshu Hooda
India’s agriculture sector faces a multifaceted “Grand Challenge:” Ensuring food security for a growing population, supporting rural livelihoods, and managing the adverse impacts of climate change, all while contending with limited resources, financial constraints, and the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Addressing these challenges necessitates a transition toward sustainable agriculture.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
bitcoinmagazine.com | Vivek Sen
In a landmark decision, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially rescinded Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 121, a controversial rule that had long hindered banks from offering bitcoin and crypto custody services. This move, announced on Thursday, signals a significant shift in the SEC's approach to regulating bitcoin and crypto and paves the way for greater financial integration.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
bitcoinmagazine.com | Vivek Sen
The day Bitcoiners have been waiting for is finally here. Donald Trump, the first-ever pro-Bitcoin president of the United States, is officially being inaugurated today, January 20, 2025. After a historic campaign in which he famously turned his stance around and championed Bitcoin and crypto throughout 2024, Bitcoiners are eagerly watching to see his promises come to life.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
bitcoinmagazine.com | Vivek Sen
I’ve been in Bitcoin for eight years now, and one of the hardest things I’ve faced is explaining Bitcoin to someone new. Whenever someone asks, “What is Bitcoin, and why is it important?” I struggle to give them something short and impactful. I’ve always sent people to resources like Mike Maloney’s Hidden Secrets of Money or Saifedean Ammous’ The Bitcoin Standard. Don’t get me wrong—both are excellent.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
bitcoinmagazine.com | Vivek Sen
The Human Rights Foundation, in collaboration with the Finney family, has awarded Pieter Wuille and Gregory Maxwell the prestigious Finney Freedom Prize for their groundbreaking contributions to Bitcoin usability, scalability, and privacy. The prize recognises their work during the 2012-2016 era, corresponding to Bitcoin’s block height of 210,000 to 420,000.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
bitcoinmagazine.com | Vivek Sen
Steve Hanke is wrong about something Bitcoin related once again. He’s recently taken aim at the idea of the U.S. creating a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR). In the video embedded in the X post below, Hanke claimed that converting government savings into bitcoin would be a "drag on the economy" because those savings wouldn't be invested in "real capital assets that produce things."He even doubled down, saying bitcoin doesn't build factories, create jobs, or drive innovation.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
bitcoinmagazine.com | Vivek Sen
I've been thinking about this a lot lately: Bitcoin Layer 2 foundations need to start holding bitcoin in their treasuries. It makes too much sense for them not to. And apparently I’m not the only one. As someone who's watched this space evolve, let me explain why Bitcoin Layer 2 foundations should listen to Molly and I. For years, bitcoin was known as "digital rock"—a solid store of value but not much else.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
bitcoinmagazine.com | Vivek Sen
Ray Dalio, founder of the world's largest hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, said he prefers investing in "hard money" like bitcoin and gold over debt assets, given rising global indebtedness. In a speech at the Abu Dhabi Finance Week conference, the veteran investor referred to "unprecedented levels" of debt seen in all major countries, including the United States and China, stressing that current levels are unsustainable.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
bitcoinmagazine.com | Vivek Sen
Wow, we finally hit $100,000 bitcoin. What a time to be alive! A cypherpunk experiment started as magic internet money is now the 7th largest asset globally, surpassing a $2 trillion market cap. But make no mistake — we're just getting started. 2025 will be the year of Bitcoin. $100K feels like the mere beginning. This is my 3rd Bitcoin bull market after entering in 2016. From experience, the party is still early.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
bitcoinmagazine.com | Vivek Sen
I have to call BS on this claim that Michael Saylor is now Bitcoin's overlord and can single-handedly decide its fate. That's just ridiculous. During some drama about whether MicroStrategy's valuation makes sense, Vinny Lingham declared Saylor is the second most powerful person in Bitcoin after Satoshi Nakamoto. He argued Saylor can dictate terms by threatening to dump MicroStrategy's giant bitcoin stash if he doesn't get his way.
