Bitcoin Magazine
{{Short description|Cryptocurrency publication}}
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{{Infobox website
| name = Bitcoin Magazine
| logo = Bitcoin Magazine Logo 2017.png
| location = Nashville, Tennessee
| launch_date = May 2012
| url = [https://bitcoinmagazine.com bitcoinmagazine.com]
| country = United States
| founder = Vitalik Buterin and Mihai Alisie
| editor =
| owner = BTC Media LLC
| area_served = Worldwide
| CEO = David Bailey
| industry = Digital currency
| employees =
| international = yes
}}
Bitcoin Magazine is one of the original news and print magazine publishers covering bitcoin and digital currencies. Bitcoin Magazine began publishing in 2012. It was co-founded by Vitalik Buterin, Mihai Alisie, Matthew N. Wright, Vladimir Marchenko, and Vicente S.{{cite web|last=Snyder|first=Benjamin|work=CNBC|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/22/meet-vitalik-buterin-the-founder-of-bitcoin-rival-ethereum.html|title=Meet Vitalik Buterin, the 23-year-old founder of bitcoin rival ethereum
|date=23 June 2017|access-date=22 September 2017}}{{Cite web |date=2018-01-31 |title=Maven Partners with Blockchain-Based Media Platform Po.et to Empower Independent Publishers |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180131005653/en/Maven-Partners-with-Blockchain-Based-Media-Platform-Po.et-to-Empower-Independent-Publishers |access-date=2022-06-16 |website=www.businesswire.com |language=en}} It is currently owned and operated by BTC Inc in Nashville, Tennessee.{{Cite web|title=Bitcoin Magazine|url=https://www.nasdaq.com/publishers/bitcoin-magazine|access-date=2020-09-26|website=www.nasdaq.com|language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-05-18 |title=Deposit methods and Limits |url=https://bet-o-bet.in/deposit-methods/ |access-date=2022-06-16}}
History
Vitalik Buterin became interested in bitcoin in 2011, and co-founded the periodical Bitcoin Magazine with Mihai Alisie, who asked him to join.{{cite magazine|last=Finley|first=Klint|magazine=Wired|url=https://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2014/01/ethereum/|title=Out in the open: Teenage hacker transforms web into one giant Bitcoin network|date=27 January 2014|access-date=7 February 2014}}{{cite web|last=del Castillo|first=Michael|newspaper=The New Yorker|date=24 September 2014|title=Dark wallet: A radical way to Bitcoin|url=http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/currency/2013/09/dark-wallet-bitcoin.html|access-date=24 January 2014}} Alisie was living in Romania at the time, and Buterin was writing for a blog. Buterin's writing captured the attention of Alisie, and they subsequently decided to start the magazine.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2016/06/the-uncanny-mind-that-built-ethereum/|title=The Uncanny Mind That Built Ethereum|last=Peck|first=Morgan|date=13 June 2016|magazine=Wired|access-date=22 September 2017}} Buterin took the role of head writer as a side project while attending university.
In 2012, Bitcoin Magazine began publishing a print edition from its base in South Korea and has been referred to as the first serious publication dedicated to cryptocurrencies.{{Cite book|title=The Age of Cryptocurrency: How Bitcoin and the Blockchain Are Challenging ...|last1=Vigna|first1=Paul |last2=Casey|first2=Michael J.|chapter=Community|page=88|isbn=978-1250065636|date=2014|publisher=Macmillan Publishers|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OHbCBwAAQBAJ&q=Vitalik+Buterin&pg=PA156}} Buterin noted he spent 10-20 hours per week writing for the publication.{{cite web|last=Tapscott|first=Don|work=EducaseReview|url=https://er.educause.edu/articles/2017/3/the-blockchain-revolution-and-higher-education|title=The Blockchain Revolution and Higher Education|date=13 March 2017|access-date=22 September 2017}}
In early 2015, Bitcoin Magazine was sold to its current owners, BTC Inc.{{cite web |last1=Buterin |first1=Vitalik |title=Bitcoin Magazine Has New Ownership |url=https://bitcoinmagazine.com/press-releases/bitcoin-magazine-has-new-ownership-1354829258 |website=Bitcoin Magazine |date=6 December 2012 |language=en}}
A physical copy of a 2014 edition of Bitcoin Magazine was displayed in the Smithsonian Museum as part of the Value of Money exhibit.{{cite web |title=Bitcoin Magazine, United States, 2014 |url=https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1692240 |website=National Museum of American History}}
In September 2021, Bitcoin Magazine announced the launch of their Eastern European bureau based in Kyiv.{{Cite web|last=Magazine|first=Bitcoin|title=Bitcoin Magazine opens Ukraine bureau as it targets international expansion|url=https://www.johnsoncitypress.com/news/state/bitcoin-magazine-opens-ukraine-bureau-as-it-targets-international-expansion/article_e68c9b3d-a889-5a80-9a32-dd85361a11cf.html|access-date=2021-12-10|website=Johnson City Press|language=en|archive-date=2021-12-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210224523/https://www.johnsoncitypress.com/news/state/bitcoin-magazine-opens-ukraine-bureau-as-it-targets-international-expansion/article_e68c9b3d-a889-5a80-9a32-dd85361a11cf.html|url-status=dead}}
In December 2021, New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones partnered with Bitcoin Magazine to gift both Bitcoin and Bitcoin Magazine subscriptions to his offensive line.{{Cite web|title=Mac Jones gifts Patriots offensive linemen Bitcoin for the holidays|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/mac-jones-gifts-patriots-offensive-linemen-bitcoin-for-the-holidays/|access-date=2022-01-04|website=CBSSports.com|date=27 December 2021 |language=en}} During the 2024 US presidential election, Bailey, CEO of BTC, was at Mar-a-Lago, with Bitcoin Magazine streaming live on location.{{cite magazine |last1=Klee |first1=Miles |title=Meet the Crypto Cronies Getting Cozy With Trump |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/trump-crypto-elon-musk-election-1235168650/david-bailey-1235168719/ |access-date=May 16, 2025 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=November 19, 2024}}
The Bitcoin Conference
Bitcoin Magazine has hosted annual bitcoin conferences since 2019. In June 2021, Bitcoin Magazine hosted Bitcoin 2021 at the Mana Wynwood in Miami, Florida.{{Cite web|last=Schulz|first=Bill|title=Miami's Bitcoin Convention Was Weirder and More Wonderful Than I Imagined|url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/375087|access-date=2021-11-04|website=Entrepreneur|date=14 July 2021 |language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Sigalos|first=MacKenzie|date=2021-06-08|title=Thousands of bitcoin believers descended on Miami to party and preach the gospel of 'HODL'|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/07/bitcoin-2021-elon-musk-jack-dorsey-winklevoss-twins-key-highlights.html|access-date=2021-11-04|website=CNBC|language=en}} There were approximately 12,000 attendees. In a prerecorded speech, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced his plans to adopt bitcoin as legal tender in the Central American nation.{{Cite news|last=Esposito|first=Anthony|date=2021-06-06|title=El Salvador's president says will send bill to make bitcoin legal tender|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/el-salvadors-president-says-will-send-bill-make-bitcoin-legal-tender-2021-06-05/|access-date=2021-11-11}}
Bitcoin Asia in Hong Kong attracted around 5,500 people in 2024. In May 2024, David Bailey, as CEO of event owner BTC Inc, estimated around half the attendees were from mainland China.{{cite news |last1=Shen |first1=Xinmei |title=Bitcoin Asia in Hong Kong attracts major interest from mainland as attendees look to top market where crypto is banned |url=https://www.scmp.com/tech/blockchain/article/3262235/bitcoin-asia-hong-kong-attracts-major-interest-mainland-attendees-look-top-market-where-crypto |access-date=May 15, 2025 |work=South China Morning Post |date=May 15, 2025}}
On July 27, 2024, the Bitcoin 2024 conference was held in Nashville at the Music City Center.{{cite news |last1=Sigalos |first1=MacKenzie |title=Trump's bitcoin strategy was shared behind closed doors with CEOs who raised $25 million. Here's what he told them. |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/01/trumps-bitcoin-strategy-shared-ceos-heres-what-he-told-them.html |access-date=May 16, 2025 |work=CNBC |date=August 1, 2024}} The conference drew an audience of 22,500 attendees, with Donald Trump as a featured speaker.{{cite news |last1=Faux |first1=Zeke |title= |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-08-05/dispatch-from-trump-bitcoin-2024-conference-in-nashville |access-date=May 15, 2025 |work=Bloomberg |date=August 5, 2024}} Prior speakers included Jordan Peterson and Peter Thiel.{{cite news |last1=Dale |first1=Brady |title=Trump in talks to speak at Bitcoin convention in July |url=https://www.axios.com/2024/06/24/trump-bitcoin-nashville-cryptocurrency |access-date=May 15, 2025 |work=Axios |date=June 24, 2024}}
See also
{{Portal|Money}}
References
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External links
- [https://bitcoinmagazine.com Official Website]
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Category:Internet properties established in 2012