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El Salvador Mined 474 Bitcoin Since 2021 Using Volcanic Geothermal Power, Bringing Total BTC to 5,750

El Salvador has mined 474 bitcoin since 2021 using geothermal power fueled by the Tecapa volcano. The mined coins bring the…

2 years ago

Lightning Labs Is Bringing Stablecoins to the Bitcoin Blockchain

The developer behind Bitcoin's Lightning Network has tested a protocol designed to enable stablecoins to be issued on the Bitcoin blockchain, its CEO said. Speaking at the Financial…

2 years ago

Bitcoin Network Surpasses 1 Billion Transactions

The Bitcoin network recorded its one billionth transaction, according to data from Clark Moody’s Bitcoin dashboard. Bitcoin transactions and their…

2 years ago

Bitcoin ETFs Expected to Launch on Australia’s ASX Exchange in 2024

Australia's largest securities exchange, ASX, is expected to approve spot Bitcoin ETFs this year, according to a Bloomberg report. Sources familiar with the…

2 years ago

The Bitcoin Halving Is Here, and With it a Giant Surge in Transaction Fees

Bitcoin completed the fourth halving in its 15-year history, a milestone venerated and anticipated in the blockchain community just like…

2 years ago

Bitcoin’s Block Reward Slashed by 50% Following 2024 Halving

Per-block bitcoin mining rewards officially dropped at 8:10 pm ET Friday in New York, marking the arrival of a rare…

2 years ago

Bitcoin Dips Below $60K as Pre-Halving Volatility Reigns

The price of bitcoin dipped below $60,000 during Wednesday’s afternoon trade as the crypto market continued to showcase its trademark…

2 years ago

BlackRock and Fidelity’s Bitcoin ETFs Make History with Record Streak of Inflows

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) and the Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Trust (FBTC) have broken another record by becoming two…

2 years ago

Bitcoin Price Plunges Below $67,000, Crypto Market Sees $426 Million in Liquidations

Bitcoin's price dropped to below $67,000 Tuesday morning, erasing gains made over the previous week. Per data from CoinGecko, Bitcoin is down 4.6% on the…

2 years ago

Coinbase Partners with Lightspark for Bitcoin Lightning Payments

Coinbase is one step closer to integrating Bitcoin Lightning on its platform amid a new partnership with Lightspark, an enterprise-focused…

2 years ago