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Bitcoin Core 0.21.0 introduces new features, performance improvements and takes big steps toward the Schnorr and Taproot protocol upgrade.

What the fork happened to Bitcoin? Editorial Some things are simple, but not easy—like Bitcoin! Common tropes about Bitcoin are the product of the haziness of cultural narratives clouding the collective mind with Hegelianism: a view which says that there are no facts, but that truisms are the products of the constant debate of opinions. Without fundamental truths, the culture becomes mired in postmodernism with ethereal ideas replacing useful ones and endless debate replacing proof of...

In this episode of the "Bitcoin Magazine Podcast," John Newbery discusses Bitcoin development, Taproot and Brink.

US based Digital Asset Exchanges OKCoin and Coinbase Continue to Support Bitcoin Core Development Digital asset exchange OKCoin recently took a look back at its initiative to support independent Bitcoin Core developers. The crypto trading platform’s developers confirmed that it has now been about a year since they introduced their Open-Source Developer Grant program, an initiative launched to support the ongoing development of the Bitcoin (BTC) network. The OKCoin team noted that their Open...

Coinbase recently announced who will receive funding for Bitcoin network development. One of the developers chosen by the exchange is 0xB10C, who works on a software fork visualizer. Another is Joao Barbosa, known for his work in BTC code reviewing and simplification of Bitcoin Core UI. US crypto exchange, Coinbase, just announced who will be the recipients of its Crypto Community Fund grants. The grants are given to Bitcoin developers who can contribute the most to the advancement of the coin�...

Bitmain Lawyer Reveals Company Loss Totalling $60 Million in 2019  Last Updated: 20 December 2020 Bitmain, the largest manufacturer of mining equipment in the crypto industry, has been suffering some financial challenges recently. A lawyer for the company explained that its losses for the past year totaled $60 million in a recent court hearing. Snowballing Financial Strains Leave Bitcoin Hamstrung  The confession came at the People’s Court in Beijing, in a case between...

December 19, 2020 @ 6:07 pm By Omar Faridi Gemini Trust Company, LLC (Gemini), a cryptocurrency exchange and custodian, confirmed on December 17, 2020 that this month marked the highly-anticipated launch of Ethereum 2.0 Phase 0. Although the complete implementation of Ethereum 2.0 (Eth2) will be rolled out in different phases, Gemini stated that it intends to support Eth2 trading and staking “as soon as possible.” The Gemini team notes that Ethereum is an innovative blockchain that has “p...