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Bitcoin’s ‘Upgrade for the Ages’ Taproot is Here
14.11.2021
It’s been long coming, but now it’s here – Taproot, Bitcoin (BTC)’s largest upgrade in more than four years....
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Bitcoin Taproot upgrade improves the network as BTC price impact may be limited
13.11.2021
This upgrade focuses on the expansion of the Bitcoin network’s smart contract capabilities and improves privacy on the network
Twitter Launches Twitter Crypto: Here’s How the Company Got There
11.11.2021
The social media giant Twitter is launching a “new team focused on crypto, blockchains and other decentralized technologies,” claims the woman who has been picked to lead it.
The team will be called Twitter Crypto, and the woman in question is Tess Rinearson, who has previously worked at...
Bitcoin Suisse to enable Lightning Network payments
10.11.2021
Bitcoin Suisse, Switzerland’s biggest BTC broker, has now made Lightning Network technology available for its crypto payment system
Bitcoin soft fork days away as Taproot upgrade closes in
7.11.2021
The Taproot upgrade was set for deployment after achieving a 90% consensus among the Bitcoin miners (mining nodes)
NYDIG acquires Bitcoin micropayments firm Bottlepay
1.11.2021
Former Goldman Sachs partner NYDIG partook in Bottlepay’s seed funding round in March 2021
The New iPad Mini Reclaims The Title Of Best Gaming Tablet
15.10.2021
When Apple released the original iPad Mini back in late 2012 I thought, “This is it, the perfect form-factor for tablet gaming.” Everywhere I went I pulled out the compact device, showing off its 7.9-inch screen, how well it fit in my oversized paws. I was never going back to a full-size iPad. Then...
Arcane Research predicts 700 million Lightning Network users by 2030
8.10.2021
Arcane Research says that Lightning Network usage has been on a steep upwards trajectory since late last year, but in September growth went parabolic off the back of El Salvador's Bitcoin adoption
Smartbch Poolside Puffers NFT Collection Sells Out in 3 Days — 100% of Proceeds Goes to Orphanage in Vietnam
7.10.2021
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have been extremely popular in recent times as a great number of collections have been dropped and billions of dollars worth of NFTs have been exchanged. Just recently, a collection of NFTs stemming from the Smartbch protocol called “Poolside Puffers”...
Bitcoin Lightning Network Is Growing Faster Than You Think
6.10.2021
n that will see hundreds of trillions of Lightning transactions each year by 2030, they estimate.The report
Bitcoin Lightning nodes and channels hit record highs
28.9.2021
The number of Lightning Network nodes has increased 160% over the past 12 months while the number of channels is up 170% since January
Bitcoin hits $45K, TWTR stock price rises 3.8% after BTC tipping comes to Twitter
24.9.2021
Twitter's stock feels the benefit of the "orange pill" as surging stocks add to positive tailwinds for Bitcoin
Tweet and Send Bitcoin - Twitter Enables BTC Tips Over Lightning Network
24.9.2021
n Lightning Network that is now being used in El Salvador.The new feature is being rolled out
Bitcoin bulls make a run on $45K after Twitter debuts crypto tipping
23.9.2021
Bitcoin price rallied to $44,800 and takes aim at flipping the $45,000 level to support shortly after Twitter launched a new crypto tipping service
Custodial Lightning Network Service Attack Discovered by LN ‘Newbie’ — Hacker Strikes 6 LN Custodians
20.9.2021
On September 18, a Redditor posted to the r/bitcoin forum and explained how he discovered a way to “attack [the] lightning Network’s custodial services.” The Reddit account dubbed “Reckless Satoshi” wanted to figure out if a “discrepancy between real...
Here's why Bitcoin might be safe from a global stock market crisis
20.9.2021
BTC’s lack of integration with traditional finance and its inability to be forcefully sold to cover financial losses mean the price might not ‘collapse’ if there is a global stock market meltdown
EY Embraces Polygon, Paxful's Bitcoin Lightning, GameFi Investments + More News
14.9.2021
use the Polygon (MATIC) protocol to deploy EY blockchain solutions on Ethereum (ETH). EY has connected t
P2P exchange Paxful integrates Lightning Network
14.9.2021
Lightning Network is the leading Bitcoin scalability solution, providing layer-two transaction capabilities separate from BTC’s main blockchain
Ethereum Transfer Fees Drop From Recent Highs, L2 ETH Solutions Between 46-97% Cheaper
13.9.2021
At the end of August, Ethereum network gas costs skyrocketed and tapped a high of $59 per transaction on September 7, according to the average transaction fee spent on that day. The median fee for an ether transaction on September 7 was around $20 per transaction. Days later, ether transaction fees...
Elektra Group President Ricardo Salinas Hints at Inclusion of Lightning Network Payments in Mexico
8.9.2021
Ricardo Salinas, president of Elektra Group, one of the biggest retail franchises in Mexico, hinted at the possibility of integrating payments using Bitcoin’s second layer solution, the Lightning Network. Salinas made the announcement yesterday via Twitter. This would allow residents of...