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.
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Bitcoin Core devs think it would be easy, and funny, to attack Knots
Prominent Bitcoin Core developers and influencers were laughing while describing a denial of service (DoS) attack against Knots nodes.
The worst part of yesterday’s bitcoin ‘flash crash’ was social media
Bitcoin investors broadcasted horror onto social media and demanded someone go to jail for a supposed flash crash yesterday.
Bitcoin Core devs call dissidents ‘Knotzis,’ find bug in their software
The OP_RETURN war has degraded into childish rhetorical tactics, with Bitcoin Core devs laughing at Knots node operators.
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.
MSTR underperforms, decouples from BTC to the downside
MicroStrategy investors have started to notice that their leveraged treasury stock is starting to underperform BTC.
US Treasury Sec says no BTC buys for Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
Scott Bessent confirmed a disappointing amount of US government bitcoin this morning, putting the number at $15B to $20B.
Crypto treasury companies are trading for less than their holdings
There is a concerningly downward trend in the premium that investors are paying for shares of crypto treasury companies.
Fees will bleed crypto treasury companies for decades
Crypto treasury companies have disclosed lavish advisory and asset management fees that will persistently drag on shareholder returns.
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.