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Explore the fundamentals of Bitcoin, its technological innovations, and its role as the first cryptocurrency in the digital economy.

Bitcoin

Explore the fundamentals of Bitcoin, its technological innovations, and its role as the first cryptocurrency in the digital economy.

Adoption   -   May 12, 2023 Ordinals and BRC-20: Making Bitcoin Fun Again or Breaking the Network?
Ordinals and BRC-20: Making Bitcoin Fun Again or Breaking the Network?

Bitcoin transaction fees are currently sky-high, as the generally drama-free network is hit by a recent craze for NFTs and dodgy meme-coins on the platform. There have even been calls to patch the ‘bug’ that made such ‘abominations’ possible…

Adoption   -   May 10, 2023 PayPal Customer Crypto Holdings Jump Over 50% to Nearly $1B in Q1 2023
PayPal Customer Crypto Holdings Jump Over 50% to Nearly $1B in Q1 2023

The online payment processor is now holding almost half a billion dollars worth of bitcoin on behalf of its customers, along with ether, litecoin and bitcoin cash.

Bitcoin congestion mempool
Bitcoin   -   May 22, 2023 Bitcoin Network's Unconfirmed Transactions Fall as Fees Normalize

After network congestion saw hundreds of thousands of unconfirmed transactions in the mempool and fees hitting $30+ earlier this month, things appear to be getting back to normal… slowly. Have Ordinals and BRC-20 meme-coins already had their day in the sun?

Jack Martin
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Bitcoin   -   May 22, 2023 Bitcoin Network's Unconfirmed Transactions Fall as Fees Normalize
Bitcoin congestion mempool

After network congestion saw hundreds of thousands of unconfirmed transactions in the mempool and fees hitting $30+ earlier this month, things appear to be getting back to normal… slowly. Have Ordinals and BRC-20 meme-coins already had their day in the sun?

Jack Martin
Adoption   -   May 12, 2023 Ordinals and BRC-20: Making Bitcoin Fun Again or Breaking the Network?
Ordinals and BRC-20: Making Bitcoin Fun Again or Breaking the Network?

Bitcoin transaction fees are currently sky-high, as the generally drama-free network is hit by a recent craze for NFTs and dodgy meme-coins on the platform. There have even been calls to patch the ‘bug’ that made such ‘abominations’ possible…

Jack Martin
Adoption   -   May 10, 2023 PayPal Customer Crypto Holdings Jump Over 50% to Nearly $1B in Q1 2023
PayPal Customer Crypto Holdings Jump Over 50% to Nearly $1B in Q1 2023

The online payment processor is now holding almost half a billion dollars worth of bitcoin on behalf of its customers, along with ether, litecoin and bitcoin cash.

Jack Martin
Regulation   -   May 05, 2023 US to Impose Environmental Tax on Cryptomining
US to Impose Environmental Tax on Cryptomining

The U.S. may impose additional tax on cryptocurrency mining (cryptomining) operations. According to the White House, the tax is intended to offset the expenses that cryptomining operations place on society.

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Banks   -   Apr 28, 2023 Japan’s SBI Holdings Buys Into Standard Charter’s Zodia Crypto Custody
Zodia custody by standard chartered bank

The financial services firm led a $36 million series A funding round to become Zodia’s second-largest shareholder. The money will fund geographic expansion, increased token coverage and enhancements to its settlement product, Interchange.

Jack Martin
Banks   -   Apr 25, 2023 Bank of America Buys Into Bitcoin Via MicroStrategy Share Purchase
Bank of America Buys Into Bitcoin Via MicroStrategy Share Purchase

Bank of America looks increasingly bullish on BTC at the moment, with a backdoor investment in the cryptocurrency pioneer via a heavy accumulation of shares in the United States’ favourite bitcoin-ETF proxy, MicroStrategy.

Jack Martin
Bitcoin   -   Apr 25, 2023 UPD: Bitcoin is Now Available in Telegram Wallet
UPD: Bitcoin is Now Available in Telegram Wallet

A few weeks after adding USDT to Telegram Wallet, the wallet added the ability to use Bitcoin. And swaps of available cryptocurrencies are now made instantly.

Alex Harutunian
Bitcoin   -   Apr 14, 2023 Bitcoin Easter Egg
Bitcoin Easter Egg

It has been revealed that every release of Apple’s MacOS since Mojave in 2018 has included the full Bitcoin whitepaper by the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto. It is unclear why the file is there, but there are a few theories.

Sasha Markevich
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