Gridless Is Mining Bitcoin While Fostering Human Flourishing In Africa

Company Name: Gridless Founders: Janet Maingi, Erik Hersman and Philip Walton Date Founded: August 2022 Location of Headquarters: United States | Operations in Kenya, Malawi and Zambia Number of Employees: 10 Website: https://gridlesscompute.com/ Public or Private? Private Gridless doesn’t just mine bitcoin — it helps to facilitate the electrification of rural Africa, which is notably … Read more

The Unit Denomination of Bitcoin Does Not Need To Change

Follow Nikolaus On 𝕏 Here For Daily Posts Last week, long-time Bitcoiner John Carvalho introduced a new Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) aimed at addressing the unit bias issue many people face when first finding bitcoin. “This BIP proposes redefining the commonly recognized “bitcoin” unit so that what was previously known as the smallest indivisible unit … Read more

Youngest Ever Bitcoin Core Contributor Gets Bitcoin Scholarship

Chaincode Labs, a privately funded Bitcoin research and development centre based in New York City, has awarded its inaugural Bitcoin Scholarship to 17-year-old Ishaana Misra, the youngest contributor to Bitcoin Core in the technology’s 15-year history. Misra was selected from 232 applicants globally for the scholarship, covering one year’s academic expenses. She can renew it … Read more

A Very Bitcoin Christmas

Twas the night before Christmas, and all on the chain, Bitcoin was soaring, with no hodler in pain. The bulls had returned, sleighing bears left and right, now six figure Bitcoin was an everyday sight. All miners were buzzing, hash rates on the rise, securing the network under wintery skies. Our Lambos were gleaming, parked … Read more