Sushi taps into ZetaChain to begin testing native Bitcoin DeFi swaps
DeFi platform Sushi has partnered with interoperability platform ZetaChain to explore the possibility of native Bitcoin swaps for its users across 30 different blockchain networks.Sushi’s deployment of its decentralized exchange (DEX) on ZetaChain is touted to enable trading of BTC without ...
Lightning Network faces criticism from pro-XRP lawyer John Deaton
Lawyer and cryptocurrency supporter John Deaton has criticized the Lightning Network, deeming it less effective than the “Spend The Bits” protocol on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). Lightning is a layer-2 scaling solution for Bitcoin. It is designed to improve the scalability and efficiency of ...
Bitcoin core developer steps back from Lightning Network over “hard dilemma”
Security researcher and developer Antoine Riard is stepping down from the Lightning Network’s development, citing security issues and fundamental challenges to the Bitcoin ecosystem. According to a thread on the Linux Foundation’s public mailing list, Riard believes the Bi ...
Bitcoin-centric AI language model aims to drive BTC education and adoption
“It’s good at answering Bitcoin and economics-related questions, at least better than GPT-4”, Aleksandar Svetski tells Cointelegraph at a bustling Bitcoin Amsterdam.The entrepreneur, author and founder of Spirit of Satoshi, a novel AI large language model (LLM), begins to unpack the a ...
Bitcoin Amsterdam highlights hurdles for consensus over improvement proposals
Bitcoin (BTC) core developers have long been at odds over improvement proposals (BIPs) to address pain-points of the protocol, as was evident in a heated panel during Bitcoin Amsterdam.Long-time Bitcoin developers Paul Sztorc and Peter Todd brought this to the fore in Amsterdam, with the l ...
Bitcoin Amsterdam: BTC shines in depths of crypto bear market
The Bitcoin (BTC) value proposition continues to be a source of confidence for investors and proponents amid prevailing depressed market conditions in the broader cryptocurrency space.This was a key takeaway from in-depth interviews with Bitcoin developers, advocates, analysts and influent ...
UK court grants appeal from Craig Wright in Bitcoin rights lawsuit
A British court granted an appeal on July 20 that gave Craig Wright the right to argue in litigation that the Bitcoin file format is well-defined enough to qualify for copyright protection. Wright, who since 2016 has claimed to be the inventor of Bitcoin (BTC), launched a lawsuit agai ...
How to access Bitcoin network data without advanced IT skills
The Bitcoin network is home to a variety of data that can offer investors, academics and fans useful insights. However, those without significant IT abilities might find it difficult to obtain this data. The good news is that anyone may explore Bitcoin network data without having substantial tech ...
Bitcoin Core 25.0 Update Enhances Performance and Security
The Bitcoin Core team announced the release of update 25.0, which is designed to improve performance and security. The Bitcoin Core 25.0 release notice posted on the project's website states that the update includes new features as well as bug fixes for network systems an ...
Bitcoin Core Members Propose Spam Filtering for Taproot Transactions, Opposed by NFT Community
It should have been done months ago Ali Sheriff and Luke Daschr Influential members of the NFT community are opposed In their opinion, this is an unwarranted attack on a promising trend Bitcoin Core team members Ali Sheriff and Luke Daschr ...