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Jimmy Song, author of 'Programming Bitcoin', argues that a third Bitcoin node implementation is essential to break the monopoly dynamics of Bitcoin Core, foster market-driven accountability, improve network resilience, and give users a genuine voice through software choice rather than political tribalism (Apr 13 | 7 min read).

Bitcoin Well, a non-custodial bitcoin brokerage, warns investors that yield-bearing platforms offering returns on BTC are hallmarks of Ponzi schemes, urging holders to practice self-custody and recognize red flags like guaranteed returns, AI trading bots, and referral-based earnings (Apr 13 | 5 min read).

Juan Galt of Bitcoin Magazine traces the full history of Bitcoin Core maintainers from Satoshi Nakamoto's founding role through the contributor consensus era, examining how commit access, trust, and decentralized governance have evolved over 15+ years of open-source development (Apr 11 | 21 min read).

Jordi Visser, macro investor and market analyst, argues that Bitcoin is beginning to decouple from software correlations as AI disrupts software valuations, real rates turn negative, inflation rises from physical scarcity, and fiat system vulnerabilities grow, positioning BTC as the only asset that benefits from exponential AI (Apr 11 | 9 min read).

Susie Violet Ward, CEO and co-founder of Bitcoin Policy UK, warns that the 'bitcoin treasury company' label dangerously obscures vastly different capital structures, urging investors to look beyond BTC holdings and scrutinize leverage, dilution risk, and corporate governance before investing (Apr 11 | 7 min read).

John of Ten31 argues that despite surging mainstream enthusiasm, blockchain-based stablecoins face insurmountable scaling, interoperability, and counterparty limitations, and that long-term digital dollar infrastructure will inevitably migrate toward proprietary, database-driven systems controlled by issuers like Tether and Circle (Apr 10 | 60 min read).

Handre van Heerden, in a Substack series on buried economic thought, argues that Ludwig von Mises' 1912 Austrian business cycle theory accurately predicted every major central bank-driven boom-bust cycle, yet was systematically ignored by policymakers in favor of Keynesian interventionism (Apr 10 | 7 min read).

Eric Ringger, a computer scientist, uses mathematical modeling to analyze the NYT's case that Adam Back is Satoshi Nakamoto, concluding the evidence strongly supports the identification (Apr 9 | 20 min read).

BitMEX Research presents a satirical investigation claiming Amy Winehouse is Satoshi Nakamoto, citing her British origins, the timing of her 2011 death aligning with Satoshi's disappearance, her alleged libertarian views, and the 'Back to Black' album as a nod to Adam Back (Apr 9 | 4 min read).

Jesse Tevelow, author of 'Life After Bitcoin', argues that Iran's demand for BTC tolls at the Strait of Hormuz signals a pivotal game-theoretic shift, positioning Bitcoin as a neutral, censorship-resistant settlement layer that nation-states are increasingly compelled to adopt over fragile fiat alternatives (Apr 9 | 16 min read).

Niklas Gögge, Bitcoin developer and Brink grantee, explains how Fuzzamoto tackles non-determinism, the reason bugs don't always reproduce, using VM snapshots and targeted patches to make Bitcoin full node fuzz testing reliable and consistent (Apr 9 | 7 min read).

Geyser, a Bitcoin crowdfunding platform, launches Ambassador Earnings, letting users earn 5% in sats by sharing project referral links when others fund or create projects.

Tether, the company behind the world's largest stablecoin USDT, launches Tether Wallet, a self-custodial app supporting USDT, gold-backed XAU₮, and bitcoin across on-chain and Lightning networks.

Groundskeeper is a customizable AI agent by Orchard that offers monitoring, alerts, and Telegram integration for Bitcoin, Lightning, and Cashu infrastructure.

Satoshi Trails, a Bitcoin strategy calculator, helps users find exactly how much BTC they need to reach personal financial goals, and offers complimentary access through code PRESS100.

Cryobrick, a new open-source project, features Compass, an airgapped Bitcoin cold storage app designed to run on low-cost feature phones with no internet connection.

BIP 376 proposes adding support for silent payments to partially signed Bitcoin transactions (PSBTs), enabling more flexible, multi-party signing workflows for privacy-preserving, reusable Bitcoin addresses.

Script Army Knife Emulator, a Rust tool called SAKE, lets Bitcoin developers use proposed opcodes like OP_CAT and OP_CHECKCONTRACTVERIFY today via stateless oracle validation, without a soft fork.

Stratum V2, an open-source Bitcoin mining protocol, launches a monitoring dashboard that enables miners to solo mine with their own node, connect to pools, or use legacy Stratum V1 firmware without upgrading.

Geyser also launches 2x matching donations, allowing project creators to add sponsors that double contributor impact up to a set budget.

Core Lightning, an open-source Lightning Network node implementation, upgrades its cln-application with enhanced channel controls, fee precision tools, routing analytics, and automated peer management features.