Luke Dashjr’s technical proposal sounded innocuous enough: to make the popular Bitcoin Core software “effective with newer datacarrying styles.” In reality, the effort represented a sophisticated but controversial plan to block the suddenly popular “inscriptions” known as “NFTs on Bitcoin.”
The volatile episode came at a time when the crypto industry anxiously awaits a spot bitcoin ETF approval, a landmark for the asset class’ maturation.
Analysts from Standard Chartered, Galaxy and Corestone predict that a spot bitcoin ETF could see over $1 billion in inflows over just the first quarter.
Valkyrie, Invesco and Bitwise lowered their fees further just hours after all rivals finally revealed their fee plans.
The New York fiscal chief says the Department of Financial Services let some things fall through the cracks as a crypto watchdog.
“Verify” is an open-source protocol built on Polygon’s PoS blockchain, specifically used to establish the origin and history of registered media.
Ether has lost 43% of its value against bitcoin since Sept. 7.
President Nayib Bukele hailed the investment as being “back in the black” last month.
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Jan. 9, 2024.
Rodney Burton was arrested on Friday in Florida and will be transferred to Maryland.