The Lightning Network's bitcoin capacity has never been higher than it is today.
Over 1,512 bitcoin are now locked up in Lightning channels; 60% more than a year ago. In U.S. dollar terms, that's just shy of $60 million, which, while lower than the
Nothing gets Elon Musk riled up like criticism of his soft weak hands. Amidst rumors that Tesla had further reduced its exposure to Bitcoin, Musk took to Twitter to deny selling at the peak. He reiterated a positive stance on the cryptocurrency, stating that Tesla would resume acceptance of bitcoin
As Bitcoin underwent its largest downward difficulty adjustment in history, miners may have rejoiced: the 27.94% reduction in difficulty makes mining easier and therefore more profitable for current miners. The drop corresponds with the large amount of miners being pushed offline in China in recent weeks.
The difficulty level
As Bitcoin underwent its largest downward difficulty adjustment in history, miners may have rejoiced: the 27.94% reduction in difficulty makes mining easier and therefore more profitable for current miners. The drop corresponds with the large amount of miners being pushed offline in China in recent weeks.
The difficulty level
The Lightning Network's bitcoin capacity has never been higher than it is today.
Over 1,512 bitcoin are now locked up in Lightning channels; 60% more than a year ago. In U.S. dollar terms, that's just shy of $60 million, which, while lower than the
Nothing gets Elon Musk riled up like criticism of his soft weak hands. Amidst rumors that Tesla had further reduced its exposure to Bitcoin, Musk took to Twitter to deny selling at the peak. He reiterated a positive stance on the cryptocurrency, stating that Tesla would resume acceptance of bitcoin
The three open-source developers Jesse Posner, Alekos Filini, and Hennadii Stepanov are receiving a grant from independent organization Brink, according to a press release shared with the BTC Times.
Founded by Bitcoin Core contributor John Newbery and Bitcoin Optech contributor Mike Schmidt last year, Brink focuses on supporting Bitcoin developers
An official from the Central Bank of the Russian Federation announced that the institution plans to develop a prototype of a digital ruble and test it by the end of 2022.
Russian news outlet Prime reported on March 10 that Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank Alexei Zabotkin announced at
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world's largest independent producer of semiconductors, is reportedly throttling its supply to bitcoin mining hardware manufacturers.
Local news outlet China Money Network reported on March 5 that TSMC is limiting the access that mining hardware manufacturers have to its production output due
Authorities in China's Inner Mongolia region plan to stop local bitcoin mining activities.
According to an energy-saving plan published by the Inner Mongolia Development and Reform Commission on Feb. 25, local authorities will stop all ongoing bitcoin mining operations and prevent new ones from being established. These new
This article was originally published on Bitcoin Magazine on February 24th, 2020.
The discussion on Taproot activation appears to have reached its final stage, with the remaining decision revolving around the activation parameter LOT.
The code for Taproot, a proposed Bitcoin protocol upgrade for compact and privacy-preserving smart contracts, has
