To celebrate the holiday season, this episode of the Weekly Bits podcast covers two programs focused on accelerating bitcoin-based giving. Peter is joined by Bitcoin Magazine associate editor Colin Harper to discuss recent stories dedicated to GiveBitcoin and The Giving Block.


Bitcoin Mining in North America: A New Gold Rush in the New World
by Jessie Wilms

The phones are ringing off the hooks at the New York offices of BitOoda, a financial services and brokerage firm that advises bitcoin mining companies and investors in the bitcoin space on investment strategies and risk management. Ryan Porter, head of business development at BitOoda, told Bitcoin Magazine that there’s lots of interest, including from Chinese companies and investors, in the new frontier of bitcoin mining in the U.S. and Canada.
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Top Bitcoin Magazine Artices

Leveraging Lightning, Bitfinex Users Can Now Shop at Bitrefill

By Aaron van Wirdum

Does Bitcoin Need Accounts? One Developer Thinks So, and He Figured Out How
By Aaron van Wirdum

The Nonprofit Push to Make Giving Tuesday About Giving Bitcoin
By Colin Harper

Op Ed: Bitcoin Is the Key to Ethical AI
By Phil Chen
Bitcoin Fundamentals
The price of Bitcoin is up 2.54 percent on the day, but is maintaining a trading range that has been consistent over the last four months. 
The Bitcoin hash rate has remained in a relatively stable range, fluctuating between 84 exahashes and 106 exahashes. 

Tweet of the Week
Rhythm Trader, a well known Twitter user within the Bitcoin community, opened many peoples' eyes by pointing out that over 11 million bitcoin have not moved at all in over a year. This exemplifies how great of a store of value many people believe bitcoin to be. 
Rabbit Hole Read Of The Week

This week's Rabbit Hole Read is Decrypt news editor Tim Copeland's comprehensive piece on the rise of cryptocurrency exchange Binance. Copeland writes, "What I discovered was that the world’s biggest crypto exchange isn’t so much a formal company as it is an underground rebellion — a repudiation of the legacy financial system."

If you've kept up with the growth of Bitcoin and the entire industry over the last two years, you will want to read this: "The inside story of Binance’s explosive rise to power."
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