Bitcoin (BTC)

Is Bitcoin or Ethereum a better protocol for developers? A closer look reveals the answer may not be so obvious. Tony Cai – CEO of Bitcoin-based DeFi platform Atomic Finance and former Ethereum builder – published a Twitter thread on Wednesday explaining the different experiences of building apps on both networks, including the strengths and weaknesses of each. Bitcoin’s Advantage: Security and Focus According to Cai, Bitcoin’s first advantage is the security of its...

Après un mois de test, la nouvelle version de Phoenix Wallet est désormais disponible sur Android pour tous les utilisateurs. Cette version exploite toutes les possibilités ouvertes par le splicing, c’est-à-dire la création de canaux dynamiques capables de recevoir ou d’envoyer sans limite et sans confiance des satoshis on-chain, sans avoir à fermer puis à rouvrir un canal et en ne payant que les...

Bitcoin’s price plummeted on Thursday to $25,300, touching lows the asset has not seen in the past two months. The event triggered nearly $1 billion in liquidations across the entire crypto market. Bitcoin slightly rebounded after the crash, trading for $26,386 at writing time. The last time Bitcoin traded this low was in mid-June, shortly after Binance and Coinbase were sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and shortly before BlackRock announced its bid for a...

Stablecoin giant Tether announced on Thursday that it has discontinued USDT support for three blockchains, on which the token “lacks significant traction.” Those chains include Bitcoin’s Omni Layer, Bitcoin Cash’s Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP), and Kusama. No Signs Of Omni Adoption As explained on Tether’s website on Thursday, community interest is a “key factor” in deciding whether or not the company will bring USDT to a particular network. “If a blockchain lacks significant...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is hoping to become next year’s democratic presidential nominee and thus beat out the present holder of that title Joe Biden. Robert Kennedy Loves Bitcoin At the Miami Bitcoin Conference last May, Kennedy assured the crowd that he wasn’t an investor in bitcoin, though he touted all its benefits and the great technology behind it. He stated to attendees: I am not an investor, and I am not here to give investment advice. However, a little...

CoinspeakerBitcoin Price Spikes in Argentina After Pro-BTC Presidential Candidate Wins Primaries Following Milei's win, Bitcoin in Argentina soared but has now corrected some of its profit, although it remains higher than previous levels. Bitcoin Price Spikes in Argentina After Pro-BTC Presidential Candidate Wins Primaries

Europe saw the launch of the first spot Bitcoin ETF on Tuesday, but it turned out to be a sell-the-news moment since the cryptocurrency’s price plummeted in the following days to multi-month lows. Interestingly, something similar happened back in 2021 after the launch of the futures Bitcoin ETFs in the States, leading to speculations on whether these products are actually benefiting the crypto industry. BTC Down After First European ETF Going under the ticker BCOIN, the...

Leading fiat-to-crypto firm Ark Fi is introducing Ramp, a secondary platform that will allow customers to purchase digital assets with their credit cards. Ramp Will Make Crypto Buying Easy The whole idea of purchasing bitcoin and its altcoin cousins should be easy. One pulls out their credit card, enters the information, and done! The money should be transferred to their digital wallet for use and investment purposes. Unfortunately, there are some companies out...

CoinspeakerCME Group and CF Benchmarks Floats BTC and ETH Reference Rates in APAC This strategic collaboration aims to provide market participants with accurate and timely pricing information, fostering greater transparency and confidence in the evolving digital asset space. CME Group and CF Benchmarks Floats BTC and ETH Reference Rates in APAC

CoinspeakerAnalyst Tips Bitcoin to Surge Past $150K on One Condition The approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs is expected to tip Bitcoin’s supply-demand dynamics in the direction of a significant price surge. Analyst Tips Bitcoin to Surge Past $150K on One Condition