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[sociallocker id="55298"] A years-old privacy solution for addressing Bitcoin’s anonymity has got a facelift last week, with one developer believing the protocol can be deployed without requiring any change to Bitcoin’s source code. Addressing Privacy Issue Chris Belcher, a computer programmer boasting hundreds of committing across Bitcoin-centric projects, says the 2013-founded CoinSwap
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The past few days have seen Bitcoin recover strongly from the weekly lows of $8,600.As of the time of this article’s writing, the flagship cryptocurrency sits at $9,400, just over $200 shy of the weekly high of $9,650.It’s a strong rally that has convinced many traders of the bull case,
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The Ethereum network now has more bitcoin held in reserves than the Lightning Network, according to onchain statistics. At the time of publication, Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) has close to 4,000 BTC ($34.7M) held in reserves, while the Lightning Network has only 925 BTC ($8.3M). Wrapped Bitcoin Project’s Total Value
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Just a week ago, Bitcoin was trading just dollars shy from $10,000. But after rumors (since disproven) spread about Satoshi Nakamoto selling his stash of BTC, the cryptocurrency has collapsed to $8,700.Some have deemed this move a “healthy” retracement, but a key indicator suggests that Bitcoin bulls have further losses
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Bitcoin's network difficulty adjusted downwards today, making older mining machines profitable once again, while Tokensoft distributed $4 million in tokenized equity to investors and technology firms are calling upon the Department of Defense to invest in the blockchain arms race. Here's the story:You're reading Blockchain Bites, the daily roundup of the
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Frances Coppola, a CryptoX columnist, is a freelance writer and speaker on banking, finance and economics. Her book “The Case for People’s Quantitative Easing,” explains how modern money creation and quantitative easing work, and advocates “helicopter money” to help economies out of recession.On May 11, block 630,000 on the Bitcoin network
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CryptoX columnist Nic Carter is partner at Castle Island Ventures, a public blockchain-focused venture fund based in Cambridge, Mass. He is also the cofounder of Coin Metrics, a blockchain analytics startup.Much ink has been spilled on the question of Bitcoin’s energy footprint. But amid the clarifying details and the energy mix calculations we
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A widely tracked bitcoin price indicator is about to turn bullish – potentially accelerating the recent uptrend of the top cryptocurrency by market value.The 50-day moving average (MA) of bitcoin’s price looks set to cross above the 200-day MA within two to three days. The resulting "golden crossover," a long-term
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One week after the Bitcoin rewards halving, investors are speaking more positively about the coin than they have at any point over the last 2.5 years according to crypto data company The TIE.Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Joshua Frank spoke to Cryptox on May 18, saying the 30-day average daily sentiment
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Just two months ago, Bitcoin was trading at $3,700. Amid a liquidation event in traditional finance and growing fears of a recession and a pandemic, global markets were tanking, crypto included.But just eight weeks and a block reward halving later, BTC just recently traded at $10,000 — just over 170%
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