{"id":497812,"date":"2022-09-30T21:45:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T18:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/microstrategy-takes-its-btc-maximalism-to-the-next-level-with-new-engineer-hire\/"},"modified":"2022-09-30T21:45:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T18:45:00","slug":"microstrategy-takes-its-btc-maximalism-to-the-next-level-with-new-engineer-hire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/microstrategy-takes-its-btc-maximalism-to-the-next-level-with-new-engineer-hire\/","title":{"rendered":"# MicroStrategy takes its BTC maximalism to the next level with new engineer hire"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a6a360a9a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a6a360a9a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/microstrategy-takes-its-btc-maximalism-to-the-next-level-with-new-engineer-hire\/#%E2%80%9D_MicroStrategy_takes_its_BTC_maximalism_to_the_next_level_with_new_engineer_hire_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; MicroStrategy takes its BTC maximalism to the next level with new engineer hire &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_MicroStrategy_takes_its_BTC_maximalism_to_the_next_level_with_new_engineer_hire_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; MicroStrategy takes its BTC maximalism to the next level with new engineer hire &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMDkvMWE3N2Y5M2UtMDE4Yi00NmQzLTllYWYtNmI0Y2U4ZTVjNmZmLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-6ebd806f>MicroStrategy, the business intelligence and tech company that holds the world\u2019s largest Bitcoin (BTC) reserve, is hiring a Bitcoin Lightning software engineer to create a Lightning Network-based software-as-a-service platform.<\/p>\n<p>The new engineer will be responsible for building a Lightning Network-based platform to address enterprise cybersecurity challenges and enable new e-commerce use cases, according to a job posting linked to the MicroStrategy website. Besides \u201can adversarial mindset,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>licant should have certificates, knowledge of tools and programming languages, and experience with decentralized finance technologies.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MicroStrategy is looking to hire a Bitcoin Lightning Software Engineer to build a Lightning Network-based SaaS platform. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bitcoin<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XFYrkIaFA9\">pic.twitter.com\/XFYrkIaFA9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Neil Jacobs (@NeilJacobs) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NeilJacobs\/status\/1575823903293059073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nMicroStrategy, founded in 1989, began a Bitcoin buying spree in August 2020 that has culminated in a reserve of 130,000 BTC, worth $2.57 billion at the time of writing. The purchase of the final 301 BTC of its holdings was announced on Sept. 20, paying around $3.98 billion for the entire reserve. Bitcoin profitability for long-term holders recently hit a four-year low. MicroStrategy now holds 0.62% of all the BTC that will ever exist. <\/p>\n<p>MicroStrategy co-founder and former CEO Michael Saylor is well known as a Bitcoin maximalist and defender of the cryptocurrency. Saylor resigned as CEO on Aug. 2\u00a0but remains the executive chair of the company. Saylor said the change would:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cEnable us to better pursue our two corporate strategies of acquiring and holding Bitcoin and growing our enterprise analytics software business.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Saylor and MicroStrategy were sued at the end of the same month for tax evasion by the office of the Washington, DC attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: How high transaction fees are being tackled in the blockchain ecosystem<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Lightning Network is a Bitcoin layer-2 protocol designed to raise payment throughput and lower transaction fees. 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