Bitcoin (BTC)

Bulletin d’information hebdomadaire Bitcoin Optech du 21 juin 2023 traduit par@copinmalin. Le bulletin de cette semaine résume une discussion sur l’extension des factures BOLT11 pour demander deux paiements. Vous y trouverez également une autre contribution à notre série hebdomadaire limitée sur la politique de mempool, ainsi que nos sections régulières décrivant les mises à jour des clients et des services, les nouvelles versions et...

The first Bitcoin ETF application was filed way back in 2013 by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. However, the US regulators have not approved any such application to date.  But now, they are seemingly under tremendous pressure, with some of the biggest players in traditional finance throwing their hats in the ring. Race for BTC ETF Hots Up  In the latest, the world’s largest fund manager – BlackRock – filed on June 15 for a spot Bitcoin investment trust fund through iShares, the...

Olaoluwa Osuntokun et Michael Levin de Lightning Labs ont annoncé jeudi la sortie d’un ensemble de solutions permettant aux développeurs d’IA et aux développeurs Lightning de créer des outils LLM (Large Language Model) intégrant Bitcoin et le Lightning Network. « En portant notre attention sur les plateformes LLM populaires, nous avons constaté que les modèles les plus puissants sont protégés par...

Bitcoin (BTC) has treated its faithful well in 2023, having appreciated over 80% year to date. However, there may be better ways for investors to capitalize on the asset’s success besides stacking actual sats. Here’s a look at how some Bitcoin-related assets and companies are performing next to BTC, from financial companies to mining stocks. Mining Stocks Are Booming Shares for multiple publicly traded Bitcoin miners surged on Friday, including CleanSpark (CLSK; 11.32%), Riot...

Bitcoin went through a volatile end of the week in which it posted a new 13-month high before it slipped under $30,000 but has managed to defend that level. The altcoins are calmer on a daily scale, aside from SOL, AVAX, LEO, ARB, and a few others, which have added some value. BTC Defends $30K The past weekend was quite uneventful, even though BTC went through a rollercoaster that drove it from $31,000 to $29,500 and back up to $30,500 in a matter of hours on Friday. Saturday...

The hype surrounding Artificial Intelligence (AI) is taking multiple industries by storm, and the digital assets industry appears to be readily embracing the tech. Lightning Labs has become the latest platform to tap the space. The team behind the Bitcoin Lightning Network announced the release of a new set of developer tools to enable the Lightning and AI developer communities to interact with Bitcoin seamlessly. Lightning Labs Taps AI According to the official blog post,...

As the crypto landscape continues to change, recent days have seen Bitcoin ($BTC), along with several other cryptos, experience a notable downturn. This downturn has caused ripples of concern throughout the market, with many traders now pondering whether the bullish momentum is over for now. However, despite the slump, several new tokens are emerging, offering a silver lining. Red Week for Crypto As Bitcoin Price Stumbles It’s been a difficult week for crypto traders thus...

Bitcoin maximalists have proved to be highly staunch supporters of the crypto asset. For more than a decade, they have stayed as a united front, but the advent of Ordinals shook up the long-standing narrative. 2023 will be known for many things, one of them being – the Bitcoin community’s split into two warring factions. The first cohort are Ordinals skeptics and supporters of “staying true” to Bitcoin – using the asset purely to process transactions. The second cohort is...

Arthur Hayes, the co-founder and former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX, believes bitcoin (BTC) will be chosen by artificial intelligence (AI) as the currency for their economic activities in the future. In a lengthy Substack essay posted on July 7, the American entrepreneur laid out reasons for his belief, presenting arguments and conclusions to prove that the traditional financial system is unsustainable for AI-powered economies. The AI Currency Choice Hayes’...

Winklevoss-owned crypto exchange Gemini has filed a lawsuit against Digital Currency Group (DCG) – the owner of the institutional crypto lending company Genesis – for committing “fraud” against the exchange’s customers. The lawsuit asserts that DCG and its CEO, Barry Silbert induced depositors to lend “huge amounts of cryptocurrency and U.S. Dollars” to Genesis through “false, misleading, and incomplete representations” of the company’s financial position and “robust...