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Posted by | April 26, 2024
Consensys, a Target for the SEC’s Assault on ETH, Is Fighting Back

Consensys, one of the main supporters of the Ethereum network, claims the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is attempting a power grab over Ethereum (ETH), the second-largest blockchain by...

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Posted by | April 23, 2024
Institutional Digital Assets: The Future of Finance Is Here

A “crypto year” is often said to pack one year of innovation into a time span that would normally take seven. Like dog years. That said, institutions don’t move in...

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Posted by | April 23, 2024
Will Bitcoin’s New BIP Editors Streamline Development?

Bitcoin’s open source development is an often heralded strength, a show of the network’s resiliency and difficulty to capture. But take a closer look, and anything as complex as developing,...

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Posted by | April 23, 2024
AI Safety for Smart Contracts Is AI Safety for the World

Web3 and blockchain technology go far beyond Bitcoin and NFTs. As businesses become more aware of Web3’s possibilities, one feature will play an important role: smart contracts. Smart contracts enforce...

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Posted by | April 23, 2024
Web3 Artist Shavonne Wong on the Future of NFTs

It was early 2020, and Shavonne Wong was crushing it as a fashion photographer. She shot for clients like HBO and Vogue. She regularly appeared as a photographer on “Asia’s...

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Posted by | April 22, 2024
How the Bitcoin Halving Will Drive Action to Layer 2s

Welcome to “Epoch V” of Bitcoin. On April 20 Bitcoin underwent its fourth successful halving, the programmed slashing of the amount of new bitcoin (BTC) that enters into circulation via...

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Posted by | April 19, 2024
Bitcoin Pioneer Hal Finney Posthumously Wins New Award Named for Him

The Human Rights Foundation has announced that computer scientist and privacy advocate Hal Finney, who played a role in getting Bitcoin going 15 years ago, will posthumously be the first...

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Posted by | April 19, 2024
Google Searches for ‘Bitcoin Halving’ Get Higher Than 4/20

Google searches for the term “Bitcoin halving” have hit an all-time high, surpassing the previous record set during the last halving in May 2020. According to Google Trends data, which...

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Posted by | April 19, 2024
Leaving Behind Bitcoin Sectarianism

I’ve always tended to be heterodox in my beliefs, my social attitudes and the way I reason outside of scholarly consensus. Patrick Dugan is the founder of the Omni Foundation,...

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Posted by | April 18, 2024
This Bitcoin Halving Is Different. But Is It ‘Priced In’?

This year’s halving — the quadrennial slashing of the amount of new bitcoin (BTC) entering into circulation — may be the most important since the first one around 12 years...

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