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Epoch Management, a Bitcoin-focused venture capital firm, in the 2nd edition of their comprehensive report overviewing the Bitcoin ecosystem, argues that the quantum threat is overblown and that Bitcoin is entering a 'gradually then suddenly' adoption phase driven by declining volatility, institutional acceptance, and massive potential inflows from gold rotation, ETFs, inheritance transfers, and nation-state reserves despite regulatory capture risks (Jan 21 | 194 min read).

Yashraj, writing for Bitcoin++ Insider Edition, argues that existing on-chain transaction flows are inefficient and cumbersome, while silent payments can simplify Bitcoin to email-like usability and payjoin's privacy features require entirely new user interfaces rather than forcing them into outdated send/receive patterns (Jan 21 | 5 min read).

Thomas Templeton of Block's Bitcoin mining arm, Proto, argues that bitcoin mining can monetize California's 3M megawatt hours of wasted solar energy annually, incentivize clean energy expansion, and stabilize the grid by converting excess power into hundreds of millions of dollars worth of BTC (Jan 20 | 5 min read).

Brian Cubellis of Bitcoin financial services firm Onramp argues that 2025's price disappointment masked fundamental progress as Bitcoin gained deeper institutional integration, regulatory clarity, and banking adoption while speculative Digital Asset Treasury companies collapsed, validating direct sovereign ownership over leveraged proxies (Jan 20 | 7 min read).

Hashlabs, a Bitcoin mining intelligence company, argues that Bitcoin mining is transitioning from a market-driven tech activity into a geopolitically strategic industry, warning miners to prepare for government regulation resembling energy policy as states increasingly control electricity access, hashrate production, and capital flows through infrastructure oversight and compliance requirements (Jan 20 | 5 min read).

Alexander S. Blume, founder and CEO of Two Prime, in an article for Forbes, argues that true BTC yield does not exist in the traditional risk-free sense, warning investors that corporate treasury strategies, hedge fund products, and DeFi offerings all carry significant hidden risks despite marketing claims (Jan 19 | 5 min read).

Isabella Santos of BTC Isla argues that Bitcoin mining faces existential threats from centralization as Chinese ASIC manufacturers and major pools consolidate control, but highlights four open-source projects (Bitaxe, Proto, 256 Foundation, and OCEAN) fighting to restore decentralization and preserve Bitcoin's founding principles (Jan 18 | 8 min read).

Maryland HODL argues that Strategy's STRC instrument is not merely a yield product but a structural mechanism to convert the failing fiat financial system by monetizing Bitcoin's growth to provide real yield and realign capital markets around absolute scarcity (Jan 18 | 6 min read).

Joe Burnett, VP of Bitcoin Strategy at Strive, argues that the technological singularity began with Bitcoin's 2009 launch, as collapsing intelligence costs through AI create abundance that requires perfect digital scarcity to preserve wealth across time (Jan 17 | 5 min read).

Jordi Visser of 22V Research argues that autonomous AI agents require programmable stablecoins rather than legacy banking infrastructure to enable continuous, low-cost micropayments at machine speed, creating a $33T settlement infrastructure that positions Bitcoin as 2026's best-performing asset as digital commerce scales (Jan 15 | 9 min read).

Jeff Park, Head of Alpha Strategies at Bitwise, argues that regulators oppose yield-bearing stablecoins because they threaten fractional reserve banking, proposing a two-tier system where domestic stablecoins remain yield-free while foreign ones absorb T-bills at lower rates (Jan 21 | 2 min read).

Nikola Ilievski of Liberty International argues that Serbia's Prince Filip Karađorđević's embrace of Bitcoin represents a libertarian alternative to centralized authoritarianism, proposing that constitutional monarchy combined with decentralized systems could constrain power more effectively than democratic institutions captured by strongmen like Serbian Presdent Aleksandar Vučić (Jan 20 | 5 min read).

sCrypt-ts, in a post on Delving Bitcoin, argues that restoring the OP_CAT opcode enables Bitcoin to support post-quantum cryptographic schemes like hash-based signatures without hard-coding specific algorithms into consensus, preserving cryptographic neutrality and long-term adaptability against quantum threats (Jan 20 | 10 min read).

Vincenzo Palazzo of OCEAN introduces the Lightning Network as Bitcoin's Layer-2 scaling solution that enables instant, low-cost payments through off-chain channels, highlights the advanced BOLT12 offers for reusable payment requests, and explains OCEAN's integration allowing miners to receive Lightning payouts directly from their earnings (Jan 13 | 6 min read).

Joe Tidy, writing for the BBC, examines how criminals in the Bitcoin and crypto ecosystem stole $700M from individuals in 2025 through hacking, scams, and violent 'wrench attacks,' exploiting the unregulated nature of the ecosystem where victims have little recourse despite being able to watch their stolen funds move across public blockchains (Jan 19 | 10 min read).

Soapbox Sessions, a Nostr podcast, highlights how Jeff Gardner's new tool restores crucial network analytics for Nostr, revealing nearly 39,000 daily active users and demonstrating real growth through community-validated, decentralized data aggregation (Jan 15 | 3 min read).

New on Geyser: Boreal Labs, a grassroots tech collective in Nicaragua, empowers students and self-taught coders through Bitcoin-funded workshops, infrastructure, and hardware access to overcome power outages and banking barriers.

New on Geyser: BTC Proof of Play is an indie Bitcoin-themed multiplayer strategic card game with native Lightning integration, funding physical card manufacturing while expanding its playable digital alpha, rewards, trading, and lane-based battles.

Swan, a Bitcoin financial services company, launches Vault Plus with mandatory live video verification for withdrawals, adding human security experts as a final checkpoint before BTC leaves collaborative self-custody wallets.

Onramp unveils accessible multi-institution custody for individuals, featuring flat pricing and inheritance tools to ensure secure long-term BTC wealth stewardship.

Calle, a developer working on decentralized mesh messenger Bitchat, builds a physics-based simulator that models Bluetooth signal propagation through real-world environments using OpenStreetMaps data to test message routing with up to 140 virtual users.

Braiins, a bitcoin mining infrastructure company, launches Hashpower, enabling users to buy bitcoin hashrate on demand without owning hardware, hosting contracts, or operations.

Bithoven is a formally verified smart contract language for Bitcoin that uses C-like imperative syntax with if/else statements and explicit variables, compiling to optimized Bitcoin Script with proven safety properties and support for legacy, segwit, and taproot targets.

Wild Explorer, a Bitcoin block explorer built on Supertestnet's node_faker project, queries random Electrum servers instead of a single node to retrieve blockchain data in a decentralized manner.

Bitzed, a Zambian Lightning Network service, enables users to buy and spend BTC using mobile money.

SigningRoom dot io, an open-source Bitcoin multisig coordinator, enables real-time PSBT collaboration through end-to-end encrypted ephemeral rooms, eliminating manual file merging while maintaining zero-knowledge privacy and non-custodial security for organizational treasury management.

Zeus, a self-custodial lightning wallet, now features South African retail QR code support via Money Badger and enhanced data management tools in version v0.12.2.

Geektoshi, a Nostr developer, launches Trusted Relays, a new service that assigns trust scores to Nostr relays based on reliability, quality, and accessibility metrics to help users and developers identify safe, dependable relays.

Rizful, a Lightning Network service, now supports on-chain send & receive.

EverstoneBTC, a Bitcoin-based memorial service, embeds tribute messages via OP_RETURN so BTC proves timestamped existence and enables offline verification forever with zero server dependence.

Never Sell Your Bitcoin is a website that features a free loan comparison tool that tracks rates, max loan-to-value, and collateral needs across 7 lenders.