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
Key facts: The consumer confidence index fell to lower than expected levels. However, many analysts continue to show positive expectations for the economy. American consumer confidence has shown clear signs of deterioration in recent months, reflecting growing pessimism about the economy and the country’s financial future. According to “The Kobeissi Letter,” a financial analysis newsletter … Read more
Key facts: The price of an ounce of gold is at an all-time high. Bitcoin, the “digital gold”, is also showing bullish movements. Gold has not stopped recording new all-time high prices this year. This reflects a sustained growing demand for the precious metal, something that usually occurs in times of economic uncertainty. “Gold is … Read more
Moo Deng is a peculiar pygmy hippopotamus native to Thailand whose photograph floods social networks, internet forums and is used as a meme to promote different brands. The hippo, whose name means “jumping pig” in Thai, has found favor on major social media accounts including The Tonight Show and martial arts company UFC. Now, it … Read more
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
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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
Key facts: The recent drop in US interest rates is a positive catalyst for bitcoin. There are several factors that would drive the growth of cryptocurrencies, in general. The latest macroeconomic movements in the United States have sparked optimism in the bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency sector. Sebastian Serrano, CEO of the Ripio exchange, believes that … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) price correlation with gold has reached its highest level in six months. This shows that both assets are behaving similarly, which is different from the performance of Ethereum’s cryptocurrency, ether (ETH). Precisely, The correlation between gold and bitcoin reached a score of 0.75, something not seen since Marchaccording to market intelligence platform IntoTheBlock. … Read more
Sky, the decentralized finance platform (DeFi) formerly known as MarkerDAO, appears to have backtracked on its plan to remove the Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) cryptocurrency as collateral for users to obtain loans, following clarifications from BitGo CEO Mike Belshe. The executive spoke out on an issue that had caused a stir in the Sky community: Justin … Read more