Bitcoin's Lighting 'Torch' Reignites, Blazes Through 38 Countries in 3 Days - CoinDesk
It's moving around the world much faster the second time around, already reaching 91 people.
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Bitcoin Is Quantitatively Tightening
...bitcoin’s use case begins to look increasingly less speculative.
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Square's been on the ball here lately
Square's newly awarded patent enables seamless transactions between a number of potential asset types including crypto.
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The Cryptoconomy Podcast: CryptoQuikRead_343 - Introduction to the Efficient Market Hypothesis for Bitcoiners [Nic Carter]
"So is the halving “priced in” or will it be a catalyst for appreciation? [...] I consider it patently absurd that a change in issuance would have been overlooked by the price-setting entities." - Ni...
Congress takes a step toward a de minimis exemption for everyday cryptocurrency transactions
The Cryptocurrency Tax Fairness Act has been re-introduced
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Great news!! Number of Bitcoin Addresses with One or More Coins Records Remarkable Increment
Glassnode discovered that 784,000 addresses had one or more Bitcoins as of January 14. The number represents about an 11% increase from 707,000 observed
US SEC Charges Blockchain Company, Opporty International and its Founder for Conducting an Illegal ICO
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged blockchain startup, Opporty International and its founder, Sergii Grybniak, for conducting an
Pull Request opened for BIP 340, 341, 342 (Schnorr, Taproot, Tapscript)
This is an implementation of the Schnorr/taproot consensus rules proposed by BIPs 340, 341, and 342 (see current bitcoin/bips#876).
It consists of:
#16902 to avoid the O(n^2) behavior in IF/ELSE/END ...
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Retail Accumulation? Number of Bitcoin Addresses With One or More Coins Sees Solid Rise - We don't need the 1% to buy Bitcoin. We need the 99% to buy it in small amounts so we can exit the current system controlled by the 1%.
A key on-chain metric has witnessed solid growth over the past 12 months, possibly indicating steady accumulation of bitcoins by retail traders.
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Reserve Bank of India: Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies are Not Banned
India’s central bank — the Reserve Bank of India — is in the midst of a Supreme Court case where Indian entities have requested the bank to end its restrictions involving cryptocurrencies. In a recent...
Lego Bitcoin
This article shows a build of the Bitcoin logo in Lego! It contains several pictures of the build as well as a parts list.
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #81
This week’s newsletter requests help testing a pre-release of the next major version of LND, seeks review of a method for sending payments as part of a chaumian coinjoin mix, links to a work-in-progre...
Bank of England to consider adopting cryptocurrency | We are so ahead of the curve
The Bank of England has created an international group to explore the possibility of developing a cryptocurrency backed by central banks. The central banks of Japan, Sweden, Switzerland and the eurozo...
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CME Bitcoin options volume is surging just one week after launch
CME Group has had a very good trading month, with a daily high of 17,000 BTC futures contracts and more than 122 Bitcoin options traded last week.
South Korea’s Finance Ministry Considering a 20% Tax on Crypto Transactions
South Korea’s finance minister is considering levying a 20 percent tax on income from cryptocurrency transactions. Which includes Bitcoin and other currency
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust is Now an SEC Reporting Company
On January 21st, 2020, Grayscale Investments announced that its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust has become the first digital currency investment vehicle to attain the status of an SEC reporting company. In la...
All Bitcoins in existence (Visualized)
Bitcoin Supply - Visualized - Blockchaincenter