BitVM wasn’t created to make Bitcoin a pseudo-Ethereum, says developer

One of the developers working on “BitVM” — a Bitcoin-based virtual machine — reiterates the tech is intended to scale Bitcoin rather than launching Ethereum-like decentralized finance applications on the network. BitVM’s... Read more »

Mastercard creates tech to tokenize CBDCs on multiple blockchains

Mastercard announced the successful demonstration of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) technology designed to integrate CBDCs with multiple blockchain networks, according to a press release. The technology aims to facilitate the... Read more »

Deciphering the role of UTXOs in Bitcoin consolidation patterns

One of the foundational concepts of Bitcoin is the Unspent Transaction Output, or UTXO. Every Bitcoin transaction results in the creation of these UTXOs, which represent a piece of Bitcoin that can... Read more »

Did SBF really use FTX traders’ Bitcoin to keep BTC price under $20K?

Bitcoin (BTC) failed to hit $100,000 during the 2021 bull market because defunct exchange FTX kept selling BTC, analysis claims. In an X post on Oct. 12, Joe Burnett, senior product marketing... Read more »

Inflation and war impact markets, but Paul Tudor Jones says, ‘I love Bitcoin and gold’

Investing legend Paul Tudor Jones has revealed that he’s bearish on stocks and bullish on gold and Bitcoin (BTC). The two main reasons he cites are the potential for an escalation of... Read more »

FTX fallen founder Sam Bankman-Fried wanted to shutdown Alameda before bankruptcy

Embattled FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) wanted to close down his other company, Alameda Research, according to an unpublished post revealed at his ongoing fraud trial. In the extensive post shared on... Read more »

Bitcoin price could hit $750K to $1M by 2026 — Arthur Hayes

Love him or hate him, when Arthur Hayes speaks, people listen.  Last week, as a guest on Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, Hayes made the case for why he believes Bitcoin (BTC)... Read more »

Sam Bankman-Fried wanted to be President of the United States: Ellison

Caroline Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research and business associate of Sam Bankman-Fried, testified in the  ex-FTX CEO’s fraud trial on Oct. 10. SBF for USA In addition to detailed testimony concerning... Read more »

Binance tight-lipped on projects funded by $1B crypto recovery fund

Binance-spearheaded Industry Recovery Initiative (IRI), a co-investment project aiming to support the cryptocurrency industry in the aftermath of the FTX collapse, may not have been as effective as desired, a new report... Read more »

FTX hacker could be using SBF trial as a smokescreen: CertiK

The hacker responsible for stealing over $400 million from FTX and FTX US in November could be using the hype around Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud trial to further obfuscate the funds, says CertiK’s... Read more »
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