Tether terminates Bitcoin support while advertising Bitcoin support
Tether will terminate redemptions and freeze most USDT tokens using the Bitcoin ledger on September 1 as it terminates Omni support.
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You can now spam JPEGs in Bitcoin private keys
BitMEX Research has invented a new method for storing spam data in Bitcoin transactions wholly outside of the popular OP_RETURN tool.
Why billions in Bitcoin treasury purchases can’t pump the price
Public treasury companies have raised about $10 billion this year to buy BTC, yet the spot price keeps falling.
Three sneaky changes in Bitcoin Core v30 are confusing node operators
Bitcoin Core v30 will dramatically raise the mempool storage allowance of nodes for arbitrary data unrelated to the on-chain movement of BTC.
Bitcoin’s transaction fees have fallen to a multi-year low
The percent of BTC miner revenue from fees has hit its lowest rate since 2022 and is suffering from a 90% reduction in fee minimums.
No, China didn’t ban crypto again
Wild rumors of a crypto ban in China started on Telegram and reached millions via Elon Musk’s X account. Thing is, it was fake news.
Was the largest BTC sale in history linked to a 2011 exchange hack?
MyBitcoin, an early exchange that went into receivership in 2011, splashed back into markets after a whale sold 80,000 of its BTC.
Are bitcoin treasuries mirroring the 1929 investment trust collapse?
Bitcoin (BTC) treasury companies today share certain similarities with mania of US investment trusts from the Roaring ‘20s.
The global web tied to MicroStrategy’s $71B bitcoin stash
Securities, funds, and derivaties tied to MicroStrategy (MSTR) and its bitcoin are almost too numerous to count.
IMF claims El Salvador isn’t buying bitcoin despite Bukele’s boasts
The IMF gave El Salvador another $118 million as part of its deal to wind down the state-issued Chivo bitcoin wallet by July 31.