Lightning Labs Raises $70M to Bring Stablecoins to Bitcoin
The Taproot-powered “Taro” protocol aims to bring low-fee stablecoin and asset transfers to the Bitcoin Lightning Network.
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Apr 5, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Isn’t Private – But Its Recent Taproot Upgrade Will Help
The upgrade could give the network a much-anticipated privacy boost once its effects ripple throughout the ecosystem.
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Jan 24, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
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Most Influential 2021: The Developers Who Wrote Bitcoin’s Taproot Upgrade
With Taproot, Bitcoin has gained a valuable set of tools for developers to integrate new features that will improve privacy, scalability and security.
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Dec 7, 2021 at 2:53 p.m. UTC
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Crypto News Roundup for Nov. 30, 2021
With crypto markets stabilizing after a recent pullback and a look at five achievements to be crypto grateful for, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the latest news roundu...
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Nov 30, 2021 at 2:58 p.m. UTC
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5 Reasons for Crypto to Be Thankful
CoinDesk’s Chief Content Officer picks out five big trends to be pleased about.
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Nov 26, 2021 at 5:36 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Attempts Price Recovery After a Derivatives-Led Slide to Sub-$56K
Bitcoin is looking to regain its footing, having reached five-week lows early Friday in a move market participants said was driven by derivatives. Haohan Xu, CEO of crypto tra...
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Nov 19, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. UTC
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Taproot Unlocks Bitcoin Opportunities, Mintable Aims Big
Bit Digital says the entire crypto mining fleet is now out of China. Taproot upgrade unlocks greater bitcoin network utility. Singapore’s Mintable aims to become the world’s l...
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Nov 18, 2021 at 3:54 p.m. UTC
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After Taproot, What’s Next for Bitcoin’s Future?
Now that Bitcoin has Taproot, here are some other interesting soft fork changes developers have been eyeing.
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Nov 17, 2021 at 8:01 p.m. UTC
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Market Wrap: Analysts See Bitcoin as Still in ‘Bullish Phase,’ Despite Pullbacks
But it remains to be seen whether investors will continue to accumulate BTC in hopes of long-term gains.
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Nov 15, 2021 at 10:58 p.m. UTC
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What Taproot Could Mean for Bitcoin Investors
Taproot is an overwhelmingly positive upgrade to the Bitcoin protocol, but it is not itself enough for investors to get excited.
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Nov 15, 2021 at 10:45 p.m. UTC
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