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Social Media Platform X Halts NFT Profile Service, Stirring Mixed Reactions in Crypto Sphere
11.1.2024
The social media platform X has discontinued its non-fungible token (NFT) profile picture service, a feature introduced just last year in January 2022. The crypto community’s response to this move has been notable, with Kraken’s founder, Jesse Powell, labeling it as “a step...
5 Years After the $500K Ethereum Wager Between Joe Lubin and Jimmy Song, Who Won?
31.5.2023
The bet made at Consensus 2018 hinged on how far Ethereum adoption would get by now. Crypto analysts say the blockchain appears to have met a key threshold, or at least got very close
Bitcoin book for American policymakers gets 5x funding on Kickstarter
19.12.2021
With this book, Jimmy Song and a group of seven writers intend to reduce the policymaker's reliance on traditional media's narrative on Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies
Taproot Lock-in Achieved — Bitcoin Network Set to Activate Biggest Upgrade in Four Years
12.6.2021
The ‘Speedy Trial’ lock-in period for the Bitcoin network upgrade Taproot is now complete. Data from taproot.watch details the lock-in has been achieved and it was locked in at block height 687,285 and mined by the mining pool Slushpool. Bitcoin Taproot Lock-in Complete at Block Height...
Speedy Trial Success — Bitcoin Upgrade Taproot Set to Lock-in This Weekend
12.6.2021
On Friday, June 11, 2021, data shows that Taproot could get locked-in this coming weekend, as the signal ratio is 98.3% and a touch more than 100 additional signaling blocks are needed to lock in the upcoming soft fork. Bitcoin Upgrade Taproot Inches Toward Lock-in, Success Means Activation...
Bitcoin Exchange Backed by Pomp, Song and Woo Removes Trading Fees to Contend With Coinbase, Gemini
1.12.2020
Upstart crypto exchange LVL wants to take on U.S. giants by removing trading fees. The move comes as bitcoin touches new all-time highs
News.Bitcoin.com Lead Writer Jamie Redman Named One of the Best Crypto Bloggers
19.7.2020
Lead Writer at News.Bitcoin.com, Jamie Redman has made Redeeem.com’s list of twelve influential go-to crypto bloggers. Redeeem says the list comprises names behind some of the most informative crypto news articles. In its citation, Redeeem says Jamie Redman, who is also a crypto meme...
Online Data Analysis Points to Venezuela Accepting BTC for Passports
26.6.2020
During the last week, a number of bitcoiners have been discussing Venezuela’s Administrative Service for Identification, Migration, and Foreigners, also known as SAIME accepting bitcoin payments for passport applications and renewals. A number of crypto journalists couldn’t confirm...
Chainlink to Partners With Hyundai CEO-Founded Firm for Oracle Problem
11.3.2020
Chainlink taps a partnership with Hyundai CEO-founded Hdac Technology to continue streamlining the oracle problem
Author Jimmy Song Talks About the Little Bitcoin Book
28.8.2019
This week on CoinDesk Live our own Brady Dale talks with Jimmy Song about his new book
Ignore Crypto Twitter – Life as a Nocoiner Isn’t That Bad
18.7.2019
Crypto Twitter (CT) is filled with half-witted commentary and price predictions by so-called luminaries, maximalists, and influencers. As the price of BTC has dropped to four figures, the usual tweets from CT thought leaders has insisted that this is the last chance to buy bitcoin for under...
‘Maximum Pain’: Joe Lubin, Jimmy Song Strike $500K Crypto Bet on Ethereum’s Future
14.5.2019
The terms of a much-hyped bet between Joe Lubin and Jimmy Song have finally been settled – and a lot of money is on the line