Tag: Bitcoin

The Biden administration wanted to nix a “special tax subsidy for cryptocurrency,” but it wasn’t in the May 28 debt ceiling bill. Another narrow escape? The crypto sector appears to have dodged another bullet. At the time of publication, the United States has reached a political agreement to raise its debt ceiling, avoiding a calamitous…

Boson sampling was once considered a problem looking for a solution. Now, it might be the bridge that brings quantum computing to the blockchain. A team of researchers from universities in Australia and the United States, working in collaboration with quantum technology company BTQ, recently published research proposing a novel proof-of-work (PoW) scheme for blockchain…

Collectors known as “sat hunters” are collecting satoshis from rare Bitcoin — and those fragments may eventually be worth more than regular Bitcoin. Since January, there have been over 10 million inscriptions on the largest blockchain in the world, and this number continues to grow exponentially. To provide some context, the Ordinals Protocol allows for…

One Bitcoin can be bought for the equivalent of $22,000 on Binance Australia if paying with Australian dollars. The problem is getting it there. Bitcoin is trading hands at a hefty discount on the Australian branch of the Binance crypto exchange, with the price of Bitcoin down as much as 21% if traded against the Australian…

Bitcoin fundamentals are blasting ahead as May comes to an end, while traders remain torn over BTC price strength. Bitcoin starts a new week in an altogether different mood as the weekly candle close brings a move higher. The largest cryptocurrency, still stuck in a narrow range, is at last showing signs of life after several…

During an interview, Michael Saylor discussed how crypto networks like Bitcoin can promote security and combat digital trust issues. Bitcoin may be the answer to combat cybersecurity threats driven by artificial intelligence, such as deepfakes, Michael Saylor, executive chairman of MicroStrategy, said during a recent interview with Kitco News. Saylor illustrated his views using social media accounts created…