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Hidden surprises in the Bitcoin blockchain and how they are stored

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Every Bitcoin transaction is stored in the distributed database known as the Bitcoin blockchain. However, people have found ways to hack the Bitcoin protocol to store more than just transactions. I've searched through the...

Mainnet Merge Announcement

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Ethereum is moving to proof-of-stake! The transition, known as The Merge, must first be activated on the Beacon Chain with the Bellatrix upgrade. After this, the proof-of-work chain will migrate to proof-of-stake upon hitting...

Ethereum After the Merge: What Comes Next?

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At the Ethereum Community Conference in Paris, the Ethereum blockchain’s co-founder, Vitalik Buterin, shared what he expects for Ethereum in a post-Merge era. Buterin closed the conference by sharing that after the Merge, Ethereum will only...

The Final Countdown to the Ethereum Merge Has Officially Begun

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The Ethereum blockchain’s Merge is officially underway and will likely kick in sometime between Sept. 13-16. The Bellatrix upgrade – the network's final "hard fork" before the Merge – was activated on Tuesday, marking the beginning...

The People Will See The Value In Bitcoin’s Proof-of-Work

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Preachin’ to the Choir The average Bitcoiner from 2016 could argue they do not gain much value from a commentary about proof-of-work versus proof-of-stake. Justifiably so, as that “orange-pilled” person has been through the blocksize...

BITCOIN PIZZA DAY: P2P DIGITAL CASH ACTUALIZED 12 YEARS AGO

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Bitcoin Pizza Day is likely the famous remembrance day of Bitcoin’s history. It alludes to the day when BTC was first used to purchase a real-world product, on May 22, 2010. The transaction took place...

In Defense of Bitcoin Maximalism

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We've been hearing for years that the future is blockchain, not Bitcoin. The future of the world won't be one major cryptocurrency, or even a few, but many cryptocurrencies - and the winning ones will...

BITCOIN IS HOW WE REALLY BUILD A NEW FINANCIAL SYSTEM

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Iteration upon iteration of DeFi platforms simply exposes the necessity for the decentralized network of bitcoin to act as a base layer. Led by Ethereum, a new financial system based on blockchain technology is being...

U.S. BECOMES WORLD’S BIGGEST BITCOIN MINER, BEATING CHINA

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The United States is now the epicenter for Bitcoin Mining, accounting for 35.4% of the global hash rate at the end of July 2021, according to a Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance study published on Wednesday. The...

Twitter Launches Tips, Enables Bitcoin Payments Via Lightning Network With Strike

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Microblogging and social networking platform Twitter has officially shared details of its new feature that would enable users (at least on iOS, for the meantime) to receive tips from other users through a number...