Quick Take The integration of the Ordinal Theory protocol, and the consequent use of Inscriptions in the Bitcoin ecosystem, have significantly altered the transaction dynamics over the past year. Since its introduction in January 2023, the total number of inscriptions has skyrocketed, exceeding 60 million, as per Glassnode. Text data is the dominant source of
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Las Vegas-based company is the latest to buy facilities as a way to boost growth before per-block bitcoin mining rewards are cut in half

The new acquisitions will bump up CleanSpark’s Bitcoin mining capacity to 2.4 exahashes per second, says the company.

Bitcoin’s origin story took center stage on day two as Dr. Craig Wright, who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto, took the witness stand under oath. Wright faces allegations of presenting forged documents to support his identity claim by the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA). In the initial morning session, Justice Mellor explicitly stated the difficulty
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During the early hours of Tuesday, Solana (SOL) encountered a significant outage, adding to the growing list of incidents it has faced in the past 24 months.  As reported by our sister website NewsBTC, the mainnet-beta of Solana experienced a nearly 5-hour disruption, which raised concerns within the cryptocurrency community.  The incident was initially detected

In a series of statements on X, Brian Morgenstern, Head of Public Policy at Riot Platforms Inc, the second-largest Bitcoin miner in the United States by market capitalization, has openly criticized the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) new mandate to collect data on energy usage by miners. This directive, which stems from a White House

The Federal Reserve announced the enforcement action back in August

Recent reports have shown the surge in popularity of Artificial Intelligence (AI) generated technology, which could present a significant challenge for crypto exchanges and the community in the never-ending battle against scams and illicit activity. Related Reading: CFTC Issues Warning On AI-Driven Crypto Scams Exploiting Arbitrage Trading Strategies Can AI-Generated IDs Bypass Exchanges Verification Processes?

Digital Currency Group (DCG), the parent company of the defunct crypto lender Genesis, has filed an objection against the approval of its subsidiary’s bankruptcy plan, which was created via a “clandestine approach.” In a Feb. 5 court filing, DCG argued that Genesis’ plan aims to exceed legal obligations by overcompensating creditors. According to the firm,
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Existing laws leave gaps in crypto that enforcement agencies don’t account for, Janet Yellen argues.