Measuring Lightning
This paper demonstrated that many users of the Lightning Network failed to take adequate steps to protect the privacy of their information.
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BRC-20 and Bitcoin NFTs—A new era for Bitcoin?
Thanks to the smart folks who created the Ordinals, the BTC network exploded with activity recently, but sadly the network performance slowed to a halt, forcing even Binance to halt withdrawals.
Michael Saylor voices support for Ordinals on BTC
Michael Saylor believes Ordinals will open the floodgates for the development of many applications on the BTC base layer, but this is proving to be too difficult with the current state of the protocol.
BTC chokes as token trading rises: The ‘money of the future’ costs $10 to spend
May 7, 2023, marked BTC history that transaction fees in a single block were higher than the miners' block reward because of the network congestion due to increased activity in the network.
CoinGeek Weekly Livestream Q&A: How the original Bitcoin works
On the latest CoinGeek Weekly Livestream, host Kurt Wuckert Jr. answered the fans' questions about how the original Bitcoin works, what it can do, and a lot more.
The Internet of Money review—7 years later
There was a chance to change everything with Bitcoin, and Andreas Antonopoulos’ lack of fortitude contributed to making it culturally acceptable to treat Bitcoin as a Hegelian popularity contest rather than a bullet-proof internet of money, Kurt Wuckert Jr. writes.
Public blockchains—the other option
Public blockchains also provide enterprise solutions despite its issue in scalability, and despite the popularity of private blockchains in businesses, it also has its fair share of woes.
Twitter Tips on Lightning Network fizzles out after 1 year due to low demand
Twitter announced it would discontinue its tipping feature, which lacked both awareness and demand, with a worldwide total of just US$8,500 in payments.
Block pins net losses on BTC’s fading consumer demand
Block's gross profits rose 38% to $1.57 billion, but expenses rose by nearly one-half, resulting in a net loss of $18.7 million, significantly worse than the $3 million loss in Q3 2021.
MicroStrategy’s Saylor struck by Lightning, and possibly a blunt object
MicroStrategy's three-month revenue suffered a 2.1% slump from last year as the BTC token, which founder Michael Saylor heavily bet on, found itself in the doldrums following an epic 'crypto' crash.
Block plots BTC mining, integrates Lightning, abets Blockstream
According to reports on October 25, Block had tapped Perry Hothi, former chief technology officer for Argo Blockchain PLC, to help spur Block’s BTC mining ambitions.
Boracay is becoming the Philippines ‘Bitcoin Island’ as adoption soars
Boracay is renowned for its beaches and resorts, but it’s now seeking to become a digital asset island—can it avoid El Salvador’s Bitcoin Beach mistakes?