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The Protocol: Bitcoin Mining Faces New Challenges as Power Costs Eat Profit
27.8.2025
Also: Bitcoin Liquid Staking News, Optimism and Flashbots Team Up, Hemi Labs Raises $15M
Bitcoin Mining Faces 'Incredibly Difficult' Market as Power Becomes the Real Currency
24.8.2025
Executives at Jackson Hole’s SALT conference said the old boom-and-bust halving rhythm is breaking down, with survival now tied to cheap power and diversified infrastructure
Nasdaq-Listed SoFi Taps Bitcoin Lightning for Remittances
20.8.2025
Plus: Bitlayer Enters Solana with YBTC, Valantis Acquires stHYPE, and Hyperbeat Secures $5.2M In Seed Round
Bitcoin DeFi Project BOB Launches BitVM Bridge Testnet
2.7.2025
The testnet debuts with support from a host of major crypto firms who will be operating nodes on the BitVM bridge, such as Lombard, Amber Group and RockawayX
Bitcoin Layer-2 Botanix Mainnet Debuts, Cuts Block Times to 5 Seconds
1.7.2025
Botanix Labs has emphasized its decentralized governance. The launch coincides with its transition to being operated by a federation of 16 node operators
Bitcoin Core 30 to Increase OP_RETURN Data Limit After Developer Debate Concludes
10.6.2025
Bitcoin Core 30 is scheduled to be implemented in October
Galaxy, Fireblocks to Operate Nodes on Bitcoin Layer-2 Botanix
5.6.2025
Also joining the federation running nodes are blockchain developers Alchemy, bitcoin mining pool Antpool and hedge fund manager UTXO Management
Elon Musk Announces 'Bitcoin-Style' XChat, But Tech Experts Are Skeptical
2.6.2025
Tech experts question the new offering's claims of having Bitcoin-style encryption
Bitcoin Ordinals Can Now Be Bridged to Cardano Through BitVMX
28.5.2025
The on-chain transaction between Bitcoin and Cardano was facilitated by BitVMX, an interoperability protocol built using the BitVM programming language
Bitcoin Developers Plan OP_RETURN Removal in Next Release
6.5.2025
Bitcoin Core’s decision to lift its long-standing 80-byte OP_RETURN limit has reignited tensions within the network’s developer and node-running communities
Bitcoin Debate on Looser Data Limits Brings to Mind the Divisive Ordinals Controversy
30.4.2025
Removing the blockchain's OP_RETURN size controls would allow more data to be embedded in transactions. Critics say this will only be used for spam
Bitcoin Rollup Citrea Deploys Bridge to Tackle Collateral Bottleneck of Using BTC in DeFi
23.4.2025
Citrea deployed its Clementine Bridge on the Bitcoin testnet, using programming language BitVM2
Trump Tariff Relief Covers Consumer Tech; Bitcoin Miners May Face Classification Hurdles
12.4.2025
U.S. President Donald Trump disclosed over the weekend that certain electronic devices will be exempt from the ongoing tariffs imposed on China. This move is likely to ease the concerns of technology firms that have been engaged in a logistical tug-of-war, shipping components across borders under...
Rootstock Prepares to Release SDKs for Bitcoin Layer 2s Using BitVMX
8.4.2025
Rootstock founder Sergio Lerner sees Bitcoin layers-2s as fundamental to BTC fulfilling its purpose of being "money for the people"
Bitcoin Developer Proposes Hard Fork to Protect BTC From Quantum Computing Threats
5.4.2025
The proposal outlines a plan to enforce a network-wide migration of BTC from legacy wallets to ones secured by post-quantum cryptography
Bitcoin DeFi Expansion Faces Fork Dilemma as Developers Explore ZK Proofs
20.3.2025
BitcoinOS contributor and crypto OG Edan Yago describes forks on Bitcoin as like "open-heart surgery."
How Bitdeer Is Transforming Bitcoin Mining Machines
14.3.2025
The Singapore-based miner has big plans to shake up ASICs with a new design and a greater commitment to transparency
Binance Labs-Backed Network Hemi Debuts $440M Mainnet to 'Unify' Bitcoin, Ethereum
12.3.2025
Hemi Labs has signed up dozens of protocols, including decentralized exchange (DEX) Sushi, liquid staking token pumpBTC and oracles RedStone and Pyth
Ethereum L2 Starknet Seeks 'Bitcoin's DeFi Take-Off Moment' With BTC Wallet Xverse
11.3.2025
The aim is to provide a Bitcoin DeFi experience using trust assumptions as the next big thing to zero-knowledge proofs until such a time that OP_CAT is adopted
BTC Staking Platform Core Seeks Further Institutional Reach With APAC Custodian Cobo
7.3.2025
Core, the issuer of lstBTC, will enable Cobo's institutional clients to earn yield on BTC holdings while maintaining full control over their assets