The analysis of Bitcoin transactions, addresses, UTXOs and some other key metrics allows us to predict an upcoming exciting future, at least for a couple of years. Bitcoin (BTC) has been the most interesting asset over the last decade and on-chain analytics can prove such a statement. Since its inception, and until the first quarter […]
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The 2017 ASICBoost controversy, which accused Bitmain of unfair mining practices, has resolved itself. Bitcoin (BTC) miners openly using AsicBoost are now comprising 63% of its network hashrate. This vindicates community concerns from 2017 that accused Bitmain of using the “covert” version of AsicBoost. The statistic was highlighted on March 9 by Bitmex Research, building […]
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Is Bitcoin a currency, money, digital gold? Industry participants have differing opinions on what BTC is as the halving approaches. As the Bitcoin halving draws ever nearer, the demand for the digital asset keeps soaring, having seen an increase of around 15% against the United States dollar in the past month. The Bitcoin halving is […]
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Data suggests that up to two-thirds of all Bitcoin transactions now use SegWit, as more exchanges begin supporting the protocol. More Bitcoin (BTC) transactions now use so-called Segregated Witness (“SegWit”) technology than ever before, the latest data shows. According to various resources including SegWit.Space, adoption of the protocol has reached up to 66% of all […]
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The Bitcoin Core development team today released the latest update to Bitcoin’s original software client — the nineteenth in the coin’s eleven-year history. The Bitcoin Core development team released the latest update on Nov. 24 to Bitcoin (BTC)’s original software client — the nineteenth in the coin’s eleven-year history. Releasing Bitcoin Core 0.19.0 (eventually 0.19.0.1 […]
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Bitfinex adds Bitcoin bech32 address deposits and withdrawals as its the exchange’s CTO hints at integrating Lightning Network in the near future. Major global crypto exchange Bitfinex now supports Bitcoin (BTC) bech32 addresses generation and deposits to bech32 addresses. Following the launch of Bitcoin withdrawals on bech32 addresses on Oct. 29, Bitfinex officially announced on […]
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A Twitter exchange between Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao and famous bitcoiner Udi Wertheimer could lead to long-awaited features being added to the platform. One of the Bitcoin (BTC) space’s best-known and most outspoken developers has pledged to advertise Binance for the rest of the year if the exchange implements specific features. Wertheimer tackles Binance lack […]
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SegWit is an often misunderstood concept in the blockchain sphere, and for those just now entering, it’s crucial to get it right. Are there downsides to SegWit? SegWit is associated with Bitcoin and its core principles, so its strengths and weaknesses will vary depending on who is observing it. SegWit’s ability to give blocks more […]
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The percentage of Segregated Witness-spending Bitcoin transactions has reached an all-time high of 50.5%. The percentage of Segregated Witness (SegWit)-spending Bitcoin (BTC) transactions has reached 50.5%, or an all-time high, according to transactionfee.info statistics. SegWit solution to Bitcoin transactions SegWit is a proposed update to the Bitcoin Core, which is designed to reduce processing and […]
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Unidentified parties tell mainstream media the wallet provider wants to buy equity and cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency wallet and statistics resource Blockchain (formerly Blockchain.info) is reportedly raising $50 million in a new funding round. According to Yahoo! Finance citing two anonymous sources on Sept. 4, Blockchain is already negotiating the cash, which it will use to invest […]
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