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Ordinals Defy Bitcoin's Design Principles but Offer Miners Huge Post-Halving Advantages
10.4.2024
Ordinal inscriptions and BRC-20 tokens are controversial for using up valuable space on the Bitcoin network. But, with rewards set to be cut in half, they offer a lifeline for miners as they adapt to new blockchain economics
Bitcoin’s Bullish Quarter Eases Retail Skepticism: Deutsche Bank
10.4.2024
While 40% of respondents to the German bank’s survey said bitcoin will thrive in the coming years, 38% said they expect the cryptocurrency to disappear
Marathon CEO Says Bitcoin’s Upcoming Halving Event is Already Partially Priced In
10.4.2024
Bitcoin's highly anticipated "halving" event may already be partially factored into the market, according to the CEO of Marathon Digital Holdings Inc., the largest cryptocurrency miner in the United States.
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Bitcoin’s “Digital Gold” concept doesn’t generate growth in like Octoblock
9.4.2024
By referencing the Bitcoin ETF, Bitcoin may offer stability and store of value properties like gold but lacks the growth potential that innovative projects like Octoblock present. While Bitcoin has been compared to gold, and many investors see it as a hedge against inflation and economic...
Bitcoin’s Path to Halving — Anticipated Increase in Difficulty Sets Stage
6.4.2024
Based on current metrics, the Bitcoin blockchain is set to undergo another difficulty adjustment before the halving, with an anticipated increase of 1.2% to 2.16% around April 11, 2024. Following this adjustment, there will be 1,344 blocks remaining until the reward is halved. Estimated Increase...
Genesis Completes Redemption of GBTC Shares, Buys 32K Bitcoins with Proceeds
5.4.2024
The company in February got permission from a New York bankruptcy court to sell approximately 36 million shares of Grayscale's Bitcoin Trust
Whale Sends Green Bitcoin’s GBTC Token Up 1.6x On Uniswap Launch
5.4.2024
A new eco-friendly Bitcoin alternative called Green Bitcoin (ticker: GBTC) landed on Uniswap at 1PM UTC today and it posted an instant 1.6x windfall after one whale bought $44k worth of it. GBTC began trading at $1.10 but climbed 63% to reach a high of $1.79 immediately after the launch as...
Bitcoin’s Acceptance as 'Digital Gold' May Spur Demand From New Investors: Coinbase
5.4.2024
Gold has outperformed after the Federal Reserve expressed a cautious stance on the pace of future interest-rate cuts, the report said
Cathie Wood Attributes Bitcoin's Rise to National Currency Devaluations
3.4.2024
US Government Transfers Nearly $2B in Bitcoin to Coinbase, Arkham Data Reveals
2.4.2024
On April 2, 2024, the U.S. government executed a transaction involving nearly $2 billion in bitcoin (BTC), channeling the assets to Coinbase Prime, as Arkham Intelligence’s data reveals. The transfer comprised 30,174.70 BTC, successfully processed at block height 837,413, incurring a fee...
How to Use Seasonal Tokens to Get Bitcoins
2.4.2024
Like Bitcoin, the four Seasonal Tokens – Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter – are produced by proof-of-work mining, and become scarcer over time. Once every nine months, the rate of production of one of the tokens is cut in half. The token that was produced at the fastest rate becomes...
Bitcoin’s Future as Currency
1.4.2024
Bitcoin has flourished as digital gold. But, in the long-term, its biggest impact will be in denominating business and trade, says Zac Townsend, CEO of Meanwhile
Bitcoin’s future: X-based trader ‘Doctor Profit’ predicts what’s next
1.4.2024
As the much anticipated halving approaches, investors and traders are at their wits’ end. With Bitcoin’s big price retracements in the last month generating concerns about the sustainability of the whole cryptocurrency industry, investors continue to rush to BCH-tracked futures, which...
Altcoins could skyrocket following Bitcoin’s halving, predict analyst
1.4.2024
Pick up some of the altcoins, and nothing is left to wonder—they could eventually navigate to a stronger bull run. ETH has retraced to $3,544.92 amid speculation that its ETF applications will get rejected. However, there is a chance that it will rebound in the years to come. SOL has climbed...
Is This the End of Bitcoin's 4-Year Bull/Bear Market Cycle?
28.3.2024
Bitcoin’s infinite paradox: Halving, renewables, and the race to value
28.3.2024
The system is reminiscent of Zeno’s Achilles and the tortoise paradox. With rising costs of renewable energy and the potential for Layer 2 solutions like the Lightning Network, the mining industry may undergo significant changes. Bitcoin’s decentralized structure allows it infinite...
‘Eccentric’ Crypto Laundering Mastermind Dreamed of Being Anointed a Buddhist Goddess
28.3.2024
Zhimin Qian, the alleged mastermind behind the cryptocurrency laundering, dreamed of being anointed as a Buddhist goddess by the Dalai Lama. Qian also had plans to build a Buddhist temple, an airport, and a port in Danube, a fictitious micronation situated between Serbia and Croatia. Zhimin...
Mega Whale Moves 2,000 Dormant Bitcoins From 2010 in Third Series of Transfers This Month
27.3.2024
On March 1, a well-known colossal whale holding bitcoins from 2010 activated 2,000 dormant bitcoins across 40 transactions in a single block. Just four days afterward, on March 5, this entity once more made waves by transferring 1,000 bitcoins originating from the same year. For the third instance...
British Man Who Lost 7,500 BTC Sues for Right to Search Council Landfill
26.3.2024
A British computer expert, who inadvertently misplaced a hard drive containing 7,500 bitcoins, has initiated a legal action to compel the Newport City Council to permit him to search through the landfill where the storage device is believed to be buried. Anticipating a further increase in the value...
Nobody Wants to Sell BTC, Analyst Says as Bitcoin's On-Chain Activity Limps
25.3.2024
Hardly any value is being moved on-chain, a sign nobody wants to sell, one analyst said