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BRC-20 Marketplace, Creator Take Opposing Positions on Proposed Network Upgrade
BRC-20 marketplace UniSat said it will follow a proposed change in the token standard that has met with opposition from Domo, the pseudonymous creator of BRC-20.
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By Jamie Crawley
Jan 3, 2024 at 10:56 a.m. UTC
Jan 3, 2024
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Finance
Crypto for advisors
Price, Not Intrinsic Value, Is the True Measure of Bitcoin’s Success
Many financial advisors cite lack of intrinsic value as a case against bitcoin. But demand and global adoption, evidenced by bitcoin's steadily increasing price, are what they...
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By Isaiah Douglass
Mar 9, 2023 at 1:45 p.m. UTC
Mar 9, 2023
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We're Experimenting With What Is Possible for Bitcoin: Luxor Technologies CEO
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We're Experimenting With What Is Possible for Bitcoin: Luxor Technologies CEO
Independent developer Udi Wertheimer claims he minted a giant image of what appears to be a bald, bearded wizard donning sunglasses and promoting “magic internet JPEGs” on the...
We're Experimenting With What Is Possible for Bitcoin: Luxor Technologies CEO
By CoinDesk Inc
Feb 7, 2023 at 8:55 p.m. UTC
Feb 7, 2023
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A number of firms track asset flows on the Bitcoin blockchain.
Finance
Privacy
Elliptic Is Mapping Bitcoin Stolen From 2016 Bitfinex Hack
New research from blockchain analytics firm Elliptic asks whether zkSNACKs, the firm behind bitcoin privacy wallet Wasabi, is turning a blind eye to stolen coins.
A number of firms track asset flows on the Bitcoin blockchain.
By Ian Allison
May 13, 2021 at 3:57 p.m. UTC
May 13, 2021
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Markets
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In Echo of Bitcoin's Genesis, Mining Pool Embeds Reuters Headline on the Blockchain
Slush Pool has immortalized a potentially iconic Reuters headline on the Bitcoin blockchain.
Reuters headline embedded in Bitcoin's blockchain
By Tanzeel Akhtar
Dec 3, 2020 at 1:36 p.m. UTC
Dec 3, 2020
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Coinbase Moves to Cut Blockchain Load With Bitcoin Batching
The San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange has started grouping multiple bitcoin transactions together to benefit both users and the blockchain.
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By Daniel Palmer
Mar 13, 2020 at 12:37 p.m. UTC
Mar 13, 2020
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Markets
Smart contracts
Tiny $217 Options Trade on Bitcoin Blockchain Could Be Wall Street's Death Knell
Skew., a startup led by an ex-JPMorgan trader, is trying to prove that bitcoin’s blockchain works better than Wall Street.
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By Bradley Keoun
Oct 8, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. UTC
Oct 8, 2019
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Crime
The Downside of Tracking Bitcoin on the Blockchain
Tracking funds on the blockchain may help catch crooks, but such snooping undermines one of the most important characteristics of money: Fungibility.
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By Marc Hochstein
Feb 7, 2018 at 5:00 a.m. UTC
Feb 7, 2018
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