“How do these people know about Bitcoin?” my friend in America asked me through Signal. I was in Thailand, and I texted back, “Because Bitcoin is not racist.” It might sound funny at first, but...
Lightning is a New Model for Disaster Relief and Financial Empowerment
Bitcoin’s Lightning Network is more than just an improvement to Bitcoin’s scalability—it is a tool for financial sovereignty, global coordination, and rapid economic response. By enabling fast, low-cost transactions, Lightning expands Bitcoin’s utility beyond simple...
Bitcoin and the Progressive Movement: Reclaiming Power Through Decentralization
This is a guest post by Will Schweitzer. Will is a lifelong New Yorker and has been working at the intersection of emerging tech, national security, and politics since 2008. “Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned...
The Progressive Bitcoin Movement: Breaking Free from Party Politics
To understand Bitcoin’s relationship with Democrats, we must first understand Democrats themselves. More specifically, we must try to understand the schism within the Democratic party between progressive Democrats and non-progressive Democrats. Historical political background American...
Bitcoin and Reproductive Justice
by Dr. Mark Stephany, President of The Progressive Bitcoin, Inc. The Bitcoin protocol represents a monetary network that is open, private, permissionless, and resistant to confiscation. It empowers individuals with self-sovereignty, granting them control over...
Budgeting for the Future: A Progressive Bitcoin Holder’s Guide to the Proposed Budget Changes
(iStock / iStock) From Margot Paez, host of The Progressive Bitcoiner podcast The new Trump administration’s Ways and Means Committee has unveiled a set of budget proposals that could reshape America. If you’re a progressive...
A Progressive Case for a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve: Strengthening America’s Social Safety Net
Shutterstock / Mr_ingeniator From Trey Walsh, Executive Director of The Progressive Bitcoiner I’ll start off by saying I have many reservations about the United States pursuing a Strategic Bitcoin reserve, with the major plans I’ve...
Sick of the Status Quo: How Bitcoin Can Create a Healthier Healthcare System
Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash From Dr. Mark Stephany, former host of The Progressive Bitcoiner podcast and current President/Chair of The Progressive Bitcoiner, Inc. The confluence of Bitcoin, health, and medical care has...
Bitcoin: A Lifeline for Everyone, Not Just the Global Elite
Photo by Jude Mack on Unsplash From Trey Walsh, Executive Director of The Progressive Bitcoiner Quite popular in the news recently, particular in left leaning circles, has been the topic of crypto’s influence in this...
From the Heart and for the Heart (of Africa), a Call to Action
This is a guest post by Scott Wolfe. Scott is Coordinator of the Federation of Bitcoin Circular Economies, and Executive Director of the Bitcoin Coalition of Canada. He has spent the past twenty years in...
Bitcoin is more than just Number Go Up Technology
Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya on Unsplash From Trey Walsh, Executive Director of The Progressive Bitcoiner As most of you know by now, either by personally holding it or seeing it in the news, Bitcoin recently...
Transition to The Progressive Bitcoiner, Inc.!
getty, via Forbes Hi everyone, and happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrated yesterday! We are extremely grateful to all of you for supporting, sharing, and engaging with us here at The Progressive Bitcoiner. I wanted...