DeFi remains strong on Ethereum, gas expenses indicated

So far in 2024, DeFi has surpassed $500 million in fees on ETH. The Uniswap exchange site is one of the most used platforms on Ethereum. The adoption of the decentralized finance ecosystem (DeFi) on the Ethereum (ETH) network is undoubtedly. So much so that, for the fourth consecutive year, users who participate in this … Read more

Bitcoin Ordinals Debut at Iconic Auction House

“Ascend” reflects the decay of abandoned buildings that will be immortalized recorded in Bitcoin. The work switches between day and night modes, adding interactivity to the experience. In a new historic event for the Bitcoin ecosystem, the 250-year-old auction house Christie’s will auction the digital artwork titled “Ascend” on October 10. This is a piece, … Read more

DLC Markets Derivatives Platform Completes Transition to Bitcoin Network

Key facts: The Discreet Log Contract protocol, from DLC Markets, allows you to operate without counterparty risks. The DLC Market test phase gave key information for the transition to the official version. On Thursday, September 26, DLC Markets announced the completion of its transition to the Bitcoin network, marking “a significant advancement in non-custodial trading … Read more

Private, Reusable Addresses Now Standard on Bitcoin Lightning Network

BOLT 12 Offerings have been officially integrated into the specification of Bitcoin’s second-layer network protocol, Lightning Network. This advancement enables a more private and user-friendly way to send and receive funds via Lightning. BOLT 12 introduces a set of improvements and new functionalities, among which the Offers stand out (or in English Offers). This technology … Read more

Self-custody of payments with Lightning will not require a node thanks to this tool

Boltz, the non-custodial platform that acts as a bridge between different layers of Bitcoin (BTC), announced today, September 26, the launch of the plugin Boltz BTCPay. This update, which is available at open betaallows the Merchants using BTCPay Server accept payments via Lightning Network (LN) without the need to trust third parties for the custody … Read more

Worldcoin Orbs are now scanning the irises of Guatemalans

Since September 25, Worldcoin has launched its Orbs iris scanning devices in Guatemala. As part of its expansion plan across Latin America and the world, the controversial project brought machines to Guatemala City, the country’s capital. According to as notified by the companythe movement in Guatemala occurs because in that country There is interest in … Read more

BRC-20 Tokens Coming to Fractal Bitcoin

Fractal Bitcoin (FB), a sidechain or Bitcoin (BTC) sidechain, announced on September 25 in a post on X that the protocol BRC-20 has been implemented in your network. This technology enables the creation and management of tokens fungible in bitcoin, and now also on FB. The BRC-20 protocol is available as open source on Fractal, … Read more

Bitcoin Rollup Citrea Moves Towards BitVM Implementation

Citrea, a project that seeks to expand the utility and scalability of Bitcoin, announced the launch of its testnet (testnet) on the Bitcoin Testnet4. This phase will allow testing the integration of Citrea functionalities in a secure environment without using the Bitcoin (BTC) mainnet. Citrea seeks to be the first ZK rollup built on Bitcoin. … Read more

Celo overtakes Tron in addresses linked to stablecoins

The growing interest in the use of stablecoins The recent report from analytics platform Celo (CELO), a layer-one (L1) network launched in 2020 that is in the process of transitioning to an Ethereum (ETH) layer-two (L2) network, demonstrated on-chain Artemis. Regarding the report provided by Artemis on Celo L1, it was highlighted that this network … Read more

My First Bitcoin Overcame Its Financial Crisis: “We’re Just Getting Started”

Key facts: They now have the funds necessary to operate without any problems until the end of this year. They will implement a savings method to accumulate reserves and avoid the same situation in the future. Mi Primer Bitcoin, the El Salvador-based nonprofit dedicated to Bitcoin (BTC) education, announced that it has overcome its financial … Read more