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Among Bitcoin Developers, Debate Is Raging Over Whether to Censor Ordinals BRC-20s
12.5.2023
Despite calls for censorship, many developers agree that maintaining the status quo is the right thing to do for now
Coinbase Newsletter Flags Rise of Pepecoin and BRC-20 Tokens, Irks Crypto Twitter
11.5.2023
A Coinbase newsletter said meme coins allow investors to make big profits in a short period of time but warned of long-term investing in these tokens
Bitget Introduces the BRC20 Zone and Lists Ordinals (ORDI)
10.5.2023
PRESS RELEASE. May 10 2023 Victoria, Seychelles – Bitget, the top derivatives and copy trading platform, has announced the listing of the ORDI token in the newly launched BRC-20 zone and has also revealed plans to bring other promising BRC-20 tokens to its platform. In addition to ORDI...
If Bitcoin Can’t Handle a Few JPEGs, How Can It Handle the World?
10.5.2023
Bitcoin ‘under siege’ by BRC-20 coins with soaring fees, claims analyst
10.5.2023
Bitcoin transactions and fees are at high levels, and 400,000 of them are still unconfirmed on the blockchain
Bitcoin Network in Flux as BRC-20 Craze Sends Transaction Fees Towards Multi-Year Highs – What Next for BTC Price?
9.5.2023
The Bitcoin network is in flux amid a surge in the popularity of BRC-20 tokens, a new Bitcoin blockchain-based fungible token standard inspired by the Ethereum blockchain’s ecosystem of ERC-20 tokens.
The BRC-20 standard, which was developed and deployed by a pseudonymous Twitter user by the name...
Litecoin Transactions Hit Record High as Bitcoin Fees Surge Amid BRC-20 Frenzy
9.5.2023
Transaction fees on the Bitcoin blockchain have hit a two-year high due to the growing popularity of so-called BRC-20 tokens
Bitcoin Cash Rises 11% but Gains Could Be Short-Lived
9.5.2023
The token was up 11% on the day, but analysts think the cryptocurrency will not be able to sustain its gains
BRC-20 tokens surpass $1B market cap as wallet providers prepare integration
9.5.2023
The growth in BRC-20 tokens comes just two months after the creation of the Bitcoin token fungibility protocol
Binance Announces Lightning Network Withdrawal Implementation Amidst Bitcoin Network Congestion Issues
9.5.2023
Binance has announced its intention of implementing Lightning Network, a layer 2 Bitcoin scaling protocol, on its platform after experiencing an episode of congestion regarding withdrawals on the Bitcoin network. The exchange had to pause bitcoin withdrawals twice due to a large backlog...
Ordinals inscriptions approach 4.8M, nearly doubling in just over a week
9.5.2023
The BRC-20 token frenzy has seen the number of Ordinals inscriptions on the Bitcoin network soar 92% in 8 days
Bitcoin’s ‘BRC-20’ Explosion Sends Users Scrambling for Options, Including Lightning
9.5.2023
The effects of the BRC-20 mints range from halting of bitcoin withdrawals on Binance to frustration with the sudden high costs of making bitcoin payments in places like Africa and South America
Bitcoin Network Congestion Causes Binance to Pause Withdrawals
7.5.2023
The world’s biggest crypto exchange has now resumed withdrawals, but problems continue to linger for the bitcoin protocol
Bitcoin Transaction Fees Surge to 2-year Highs – Where Next for the BTC Price?
6.5.2023
The mean fee to conduct a transaction on the Bitcoin network just shot to its highest level in nearly two years, as per data presented by crypto on-chain analytics firm Glassnode.
On Friday, the average transaction fee clocked in at 0.00032814 BTC, up more than ten-fold from a dip to 0.00003161...
Pump the BRCs: The Promise and Peril of Bitcoin-backed Tokens
5.5.2023
A new way of issuing tokens on Bitcoin is growing fast. So why did their creator warn that they “will be worthless”?
Bitcoin’s Frenzy of Activity Pushes Average Transaction Fee Over $7, Nearly 2-Year High
4.5.2023
The average transaction fee on Bitcoin has shot above $7, pushing total fees up nearly five-fold in two weeks– thanks to a surge in Ethereum-style “BRC-20” tokens and NFT-like “inscriptions” on the increasingly popular Ordinals project
Bitcoin BRC-20 token standard becomes a new destination for meme tokens
3.5.2023
BRC-20 token market cap has seen a 600% rise over the past week, and its transaction volume has overtaken the standard BTC transactions on the network
First Mover Americas: BRC-20 Tokens Skyrocket
2.5.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for May 2, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Bitcoin Ordinals daily inscriptions surge due to ‘BRC-20 tokens’
3.4.2023
The BRC-20 token standard utilizes Ordinal inscriptions to deploy token contracts, mint tokens, and transfer tokens