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Sovereignty

SovereigntyJuly 18th, 20266 min read

Bull Bitcoin drags DAC8 before the Conseil d’État to have it canceled and draws a line in the sand

Bull Bitcoin announces that it has brought the French decree transposing DAC8 before the Conseil d’État, even though the company has just obtained its MiCA authorization. Behind this apparent paradox, Théo Mogenet, Managing Director of Bull Bitcoin Europe, defends a simple line. A Bitcoin platform can accept entering the European framework, without accepting that compliance becomes the systematic collection of sensitive data.

BitcoinJune 18th, 20268 min read

El Salvador, Bitcoin and Bukele: Audit of a Political Laboratory

In 2021, El Salvador became the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. Five years on, the balance sheet is contradictory: real security gains, an IMF deal that walked back the experiment, and a sovereignty narrative far simpler than the reality.

LightningMay 30st, 202620 min read

What Is the Lightning Network? Bitcoin's Payment Layer Explained

The Lightning Network is Bitcoin's payment layer, enabling instant, low-cost transactions without compromising decentralization. Discover why it exists, how it solves Bitcoin's scaling limits, and whether it is a viable long-term solution or just an intermediate step in Bitcoin's evolving monetary infrastructure.

BitcoinMay 29th, 202621 min read

What Is Bitcoin? The Digital Currency Challenging Gold and Central Banks

Bitcoin is often treated as a speculative asset, but its purpose is more structural: to offer a scarce, verifiable digital currency without a central issuer. Here's how it works, what problem it solves, and why it matters beyond ETFs and exchanges.

LightningMay 8th 20265 min read

What Is E-Cash? David Chaum’s Confidential Transaction Protocol on Bitcoin

E-Cash is making a comeback in the Bitcoin ecosystem through protocols like Cashu and Fedimint. At its core lies an older idea: enabling digital payments that are as private as physical cash, without exposing every transaction to a public ledger or a centralized intermediary.

Layer 2May 6th, 20265 min read

What is RGB, the ultra-scalable and highly confidential Bitcoin Layer 2?

Bitcoin was designed as a robust and decentralized monetary system, but its architecture naturally limits the complexity of applications built directly on its blockchain. For several years, different solutions have attempted to extend its capabilities without modifying its core rules. The RGB protocol follows this approach, with a radically different design: moving contract execution off-chain while preserving Bitcoin's security.

BitcoinApril 3rd, 20263 min read

Bitcoin in El Salvador – Historic Adoption or Imposed Decision?

In 2021, El Salvador became the first country in the world to grant Bitcoin the status of legal tender. Four years later, the decision remains one of the most debated in the ecosystem. To understand the reality on the ground, Off-Chain Media went to the country to find out for itself.

BitcoinDecember 15, 20257 min read

How to Take a Bitcoin-Collateralized Loan While Preserving Your Privacy

Preserving privacy while accessing Bitcoin-collateralized loans is vital for digital sovereignty. This guide offers practical steps to use Lendasat privately, protecting identity, transaction history and on-chain activity.

SovereigntyFebruary 4, 202514 min read

What is Nostr? Everything you need to know about this protocol dedicated to decentralized social networks

Nostr is a truly decentralized protocol that serves as the foundation for a new kind of social network. Thanks to an innovative architecture, this protocol allows users to control their data and resist censorship, without relying on centralized servers. What Web3 promised but didn’t deliver, Nostr achieves. Discover how it works.

Bitcoin4th February 202420 min read

The Bitcoin Revolution in Iran

In this report, I explore the increasing use of Bitcoin by Iranians, a population facing economic challenges as well as censorship from their government and foreign powers. My goal is to depict how Bitcoin serves as a tool for protecting freedoms and preserving value in a complex economic and political context.