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Russia's Central Bank to Test Digital Ruble in 2022
Russia's Central Bank to Test Digital Ruble in 2022
Feature  •  Technology  •  Mar 10, 2021 by Dariusz Z

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

Taiwanese Semiconductor Giant TSMC Limits Chip Supply for Bitcoin Miners
Taiwanese Semiconductor Giant TSMC Limits Chip Supply for Bitcoin Miners
News  •  Technology  •  Mar 04, 2021 by Dariusz Z

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

Brink Awards Grants to Three Developers to Support Open-Source Development
Brink Awards Grants to Three Developers to Support Open-Source Development

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

News  •  Technology  •  Mar 30, 2021
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Brink Awards Grants to Three Developers to Support Open-Source Development
Brink Awards Grants to Three Developers to Support Open-Source Development

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

News  •  Technology  •  Mar 30, 2021
Russia's Central Bank to Test Digital Ruble in 2022
Russia's Central Bank to Test Digital Ruble in 2022

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

Feature  •  Technology  •  Mar 10, 2021
Taiwanese Semiconductor Giant TSMC Limits Chip Supply for Bitcoin Miners
Taiwanese Semiconductor Giant TSMC Limits Chip Supply for Bitcoin Miners

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

News  •  Technology  •  Mar 04, 2021
China's Inner Mongolia to Stop Bitcoin Mining
China's Inner Mongolia to Stop Bitcoin Mining

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

News  •  Technology  •  Mar 01, 2021
LOT=True Or LOT=False? This Is the Last Hurdle Before Taproot Activation
LOT=True Or LOT=False? This Is the Last Hurdle Before Taproot Activation

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

News  •  Technology  •  Feb 24, 2021
Visa Reveals API Pilot to Help Banks Buy Bitcoin
Visa Reveals API Pilot to Help Banks Buy Bitcoin

Visa has partnered with First Boulevard, a neobank focused on the financial empowerment of the United States black community, to conduct crypto asset application programming interface (API) tests. According to a February 3rd announcement, First Boulevard will be the first bank to have access to Visa's crypto API,

News  •  Bitcoin  •  Feb 02, 2021
OKCoin Adds Lightning Network Support
OKCoin Adds Lightning Network Support

OKCoin announced on Friday that it will be integrating the Lightning Network to "create the best trading experience for [its] customers." The Lightning Network is Bitcoin's leading scaling solution that allows Bitcoin users to send transactions near-instantly and at negligible cost. The feature is not live

News  •  Bitcoin  •  Jan 22, 2021
Don't Believe the Hype: Bitcoin Was Not Compromised By a Double Spend
Don't Believe the Hype: Bitcoin Was Not Compromised By a Double Spend

Bitcoin nears the end of a tumultuous week as it recovers from a sudden dive below $30,000 after an inaccurate interpretation of a routine event snowballed into claims that the entire Bitcoin blockchain had been compromised. A Storm in a Teacup The focus was on a chain reorganization, or

News  •  Bitcoin  •  Jan 21, 2021
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