Binance users support 0-fee trading despite CZ's wash trading concerns
CZ is open to implementing the changes regardless of the challenges that a new system would bring, as he said, “Let’s see what the poll say. We listen to our users.” Source link
Crypto tax deters 83% Indian investors from crypto trading: WaxirX report
The implications of what anti-crypto regulations can do to a thriving economy can be seen first-hand unfolding in India. Supporting the massive decline in trading volumes across all Indian crypto exchanges, a report from WazirX reveals a change in investor sentiment as the Indian government imposed its second crypto law — a 1% tax deduction…
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Peter Schiff’s bank closure strengthens Bitcoin case for financial freedom
Prominent economist Peter Schiff, who is well-known in the community for his anti-crypto sentiments, had his bank shut down by Puerto Rico regulators. The revelation, however, led to Crypto Twitter pointing out the “irony” as Schiff’s prediction for Bitcoin (BTC) came true for his own traditional bank. Puerto Rico regulators closed down Schiff’s bank for…
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Bitcoin Lightning Network developer updates node software with Taproot support
Lightning Labs, a developer of the Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network (LN), released a beta version of the Lightning Network Daemon (lnd) — a complete implementation of the LN node — with added support to the latest protocol upgrades including Taproot and Musig2 among other improvements. lnd is a software component that handles various aspects within…
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Bitcoin mining revenue mirrors 2021 lows, right before BTC breached $69K
The key to survival for Bitcoin miners boils down to the delicate balance between the revenue and the operating cash flow. Source link
Small-time investors achieve the 1 BTC dream as Bitcoin holds $20k range
Ever since early Bitcoin (BTC) investors woke up millionaires as the ecosystem gained tremendous popularity alongside the mainstreaming of the internet, investors across the globe have been in the rush to accumulate as many of the 21 million BTC — one Satoshi at a time. With BTC recently trading at the $20,000 range for the…
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Bitcoin network power demand falls to 10.65GW as hash rate sees 14% drop
The overall power consumption of the Bitcoin (BTC) network recorded a drastic drop after mimicking the two-week-long fall in the mining hash rate, which reduced the commuting power for mining BTC blocks to 199.225 exahash per second (EH/s). According to the data shared by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, the Bitcoin network recorded the…
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Crypto resonates better with BIS’ vision of ideal monetary system
In its continued efforts to identify the ideal future monetary system, The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) revealed the edge of the crypto ecosystem over the present-day fiat economy when it comes to fulfilling the policy goals. While sharing its vision for the future monetary system, the BIS outlined eight high-level goals it hopes to…
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El Salvador president addresses bear market concerns with Bitcoin hopium
El Salvador introduced BTC as legal tender on September 7, 2021, when its market price was around $50,000. Ever since, Bukele’s government made significant returns on their initial BTC investments as Bitcoin rallied to its all-time high of $69,000, which was redirected to the country’s various infrastructure development initiatives. However, as tensions rise amid falling…
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Who designed the Bitcoin logo?
The bright orange Bitcoin (BTC) logo, for over a decade, has become synonymous with financial freedom amid modern-day recession and stringent governmental oversight. However, unlike the mysteries tied to Bitcoin’s origin, the development of the Bitcoin ‘₿’ logo is fairly documented in the depths of the internet. When Bitcoin was introduced 13 years ago by…
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