A new DeFi proposal arrives in Bitcoin: Motoswap

The Motoswap team announced on April 1 the launch on the Bitcoin mainnet of what it describes as the “first native base layer decentralized exchange (DEX). According to the Motoswap team, users can make swaps (exchanges), staking and generating returns while bitcoins (BTC) remain in the base layer, with no bridges or assets involved (wrapped … Read more

Bitcoin signatures resistant to quantum computers

The Blockstream standard produces signatures of ~2,564 bytes while the SLH-DSA standard produces 7,872 bytes. According to Google, the quantum resources needed to break BTC are 20 times less than estimated. Blockstream Research, the research arm of the company co-founded by Adam Back, announced on March 30 the launch of SHRIMPS, a new digital signature … Read more

First external audit of Bitcoin Core. What results did it show?

The audit was coordinated by Brink, an organization that funds eight Core developers. Currently, almost 80% of Bitcoin node operators run Bitcoin Core. Brink, a nonprofit organization that funds Bitcoin Core developers, published its 2025 Engineering Impact Report yesterday, March 26, documenting the first independent security audit of the Bitcoin Core client in its 16-year … Read more

Ethereum launches website to coordinate its post-quantum advances

The roadmap addresses quantum protection of the consensus, execution, and data layers. The research began in 2018 with signature aggregation based on a technology called zkSTARK. The Ethereum Foundation (EF) presented this March 24 the new Post-Quantum Ethereum website, a site dedicated to centralizing all the resources, specifications and advances of the post-quantum effort of … Read more

Bitcoin suffers a reorganization of two blocks, what does it mean?

Transactions in the obsolete blocks were rolled back and had to be confirmed again. According to developer callebtc, the 6-confirmation rule “works well with decentralization.” The Bitcoin network experienced a two-block reorganization on March 23, an event that occurs when two miners find a valid block almost at the same time, the network briefly splits … Read more

Bitcoin Day 2026: Panama, new regional hub

The event will bring together banks, regulators and the community in a single space. It will take place on April 16, 2026 at the Emotions Theater at the Hilton Panama. Bitcoin Day Panama 2026 will bring together entrepreneurs, banks, regulators and investors at the Emotions Theater of the Hilton Panama on April 16. The meeting … Read more

Crypto Global Summit 2026 lands in Margarita

The event will feature more than 20 national and international speakers. The agenda will address topics of blockchain, regulation, AI, marketing and adoption. Margarita Island is preparing to host one of the most ambitious meetings of the blockchain ecosystem in Venezuela: the Global Crypto Summit 2026, an event that will bring together national and international … Read more

Who is Jed McCaleb and what does it have to do with Stellar Lumens?

McCaleb co -founded Mt. Gox as a platform to exchange Magic game cards. By noticing Bitcoin’s potential, McCaleb turned Mt. Gox into an exchange of cryptocurrencies. Jed founded Ripple Labs in 2012 together with Chris Larsen, a business executive. In 2013, McCaleb left Ripple Labs due to disagreements with Larsen. Jed McCaleb founded Stellar in … Read more

Who is Cynthia Lummis and how does it relate to Bitcoin?

He began his political career with only 24 years. He represented Wyoming at the United States House of Representatives between 2009 and 2017. Lummis bought Bitcoin in 2013 and positioned himself as a key defender of cryptocurrencies. In 2020 he became the first Wyoming senator woman in the United States Congress. He is currently the … Read more