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Understanding Bitcoin Network Congestion: High Fees, and What to Do | by Blockchain.com | @blockchain

The Bitcoin network is currently experiencing significant congestion, leading to high transaction fees and delays in confirmation times. Why is the Bitcoin Network Congested? The growing popularity of Bitcoin has resulted in an increased number of transactions, straining the network’s capacity. Additionally, the limited block size of 1MB means that only a fixed number of

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OP_CAT Proposal to Bring Smart Contracts to Bitcoin Finally Gets a ‘BIP Number’

While Quantum Cats is one of the most popular inscription projects to date, OP_CAT itself is far from universally accepted. There is some speculation, for instance, that despite Heilman and Sabouri submitting their BIP proposal several months ago, it was being held off from approval by lone BIP editor and Bitcoin Core dev Luke Dashjr,

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Negative Nirvana? Decoding The First Bitcoin Funding Rate Dip Of 2024

The recent Bitcoin halving event, which cut the block reward for miners in half on April 20, 2024, has sparked a wave of optimism in the cryptocurrency market. While a brief dip in a key futures metric hinted at potential short-term bearishness, overall market indicators suggest a bullish trend taking hold. Analysts at Kaiko, a

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SEC Seeks $5.3 Billion in Final Judgment Against Do Kwon and Terraform Labs

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked the court to order Terraform Labs and Do Kwon to pay around $5.3 billion as part of the final judgment against the two defendants. This sum includes $4,192,147,847 in disgorgement and $545,748,909 in prejudgment interest. SEC Seeks Final Judgment Against Terraform Labs and Do Kwon The

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Recognizing Recent Efforts By Volunteer Contributors on the Translation Team

Through continued donations and support from the community, we’re thankful to have recently been able to send out over $15,000 USD worth of bitcoin as a gesture of gratitude to people who volunteer to help translate bitcoin.org and spread the word about Bitcoin. Each month, contributors are helping localize bitcoin.org so that more people around

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Understanding Bitcoin Network Congestion: High Fees, and What to Do | by Blockchain.com | @blockchain

The Bitcoin network is currently experiencing significant congestion, leading to high transaction fees and delays in confirmation times. Why is the Bitcoin Network Congested? The growing popularity of Bitcoin has resulted in an increased number of transactions, straining the network’s capacity. Additionally, the limited block size of 1MB means that only a fixed number of

Understanding Bitcoin Network Congestion: High Fees, and What to Do | by Blockchain.com | @blockchain Read More »

OP_CAT Proposal to Bring Smart Contracts to Bitcoin Finally Gets a ‘BIP Number’

While Quantum Cats is one of the most popular inscription projects to date, OP_CAT itself is far from universally accepted. There is some speculation, for instance, that despite Heilman and Sabouri submitting their BIP proposal several months ago, it was being held off from approval by lone BIP editor and Bitcoin Core dev Luke Dashjr,

OP_CAT Proposal to Bring Smart Contracts to Bitcoin Finally Gets a ‘BIP Number’ Read More »

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