To combine Bitcoin’s robust security with the flexibility of the EVM, Syscoin uses advanced rollup technology while addressing issues overlooked by most layer-2 models. Despite innovative layer-2 protocols, scalability and smart contract functionality remain headaches for Web3 developers due to Bitcoin’s fundamental limitations. Even the Bitcoin Taproot update, which opens doors to smart contracts — self-executing…

Driven by institutional adoption, stable infrastructure and familiar financial mechanisms, digital assets are shifting from speculative ventures into trusted components of conservative portfolios, marking crypto’s maturation and broader mainstream financial integration. Cryptocurrencies were born as rebels, but they’re maturing into something far more familiar: a respectable addition to conservative investment portfolios. When Bitcoin debuted during…

US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins appeared before lawmakers in one of his first hearings since taking the reins at the financial regulator, addressing questions about his plans for the cryptocurrency industry. In a May 20 hearing discussing oversight of the SEC, Atkins reiterated his pledge to make regulating digital assets a “key priority”…