SpaceX's IPO just put 18,712 BTC on the public leaderboard
@SpaceX's debut on the Nasdaq today did more than confirm the company's status as the largest IPO in history. It also delivered a surprise: the aerospace giant is a major Bitcoin holder, and
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Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Falls 10% in 11th Largest Downward Move
Bitcoin’s network difficulty eased noticeably on Sunday, falling by 10.09% in what Galaxy Research described as the blockchain’s 11th-largest downward adjustment. The change reduces the work
Bitcoin Core's new privacy feature can leak the IP it promised to hide
A Privacy Promise That Can Be Broken Bitcoin Core version 31.0, released in April 2026, shipped a new optional feature called -privatebroadcast. The feature routes transaction broadcasts excl
Standard Chartered calls it: "Winter is over"
The crypto market has taken a heavy beating since $BTC notched all-time highs eight months ago. Standard Chartered's (@StanChart) global head of digital assets research, Geoff Kendrick, posit
SpaceX's IPO just put 18,712 BTC on the public leaderboard
@SpaceX's debut on the Nasdaq today did more than confirm the company's status as the largest IPO in history. It also delivered a surprise: the aerospace giant is a major Bitcoin holder, and
Hoskinson Breaks Silence On Cardano's 1,096 Bitcoin Dispute
Cardano (@Cardano) founder Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) has offered his most detailed public explanation yet of the disputed 1,096 $BTC that has shadowed the project since its earliest d
Cardano’s 1,096 BTC dispute grows after Hoskinson AMA
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has offered a more detailed account of the 1,096 BTC linked to the project’s early Isle of Man Foundation, saying the Bitcoin was used around 2016 and 2017 f
Bitcoin mining difficulty drops 10% in 11th largest downward adjustment
Bitcoin mining difficulty dropped by 10.09% on Sunday, marking the blockchain’s 11th-largest downward adjustment and easing some of the pressure on miners. Galaxy Research said that mining di
Bitcoin Core's new privacy feature can leak the IP it promised to hide
A Privacy Promise That Can Be Broken Bitcoin Core version 31.0, released in April 2026, shipped a new optional feature called -privatebroadcast. The feature routes transaction broadcasts excl
Standard Chartered calls it: "Winter is over"
The crypto market has taken a heavy beating since $BTC notched all-time highs eight months ago. Standard Chartered's (@StanChart) global head of digital assets research, Geoff Kendrick, posit
SpaceX's IPO just put 18,712 BTC on the public leaderboard
@SpaceX's debut on the Nasdaq today did more than confirm the company's status as the largest IPO in history. It also delivered a surprise: the aerospace giant is a major Bitcoin holder, and
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Drops 10% as Hashprice Exceeds $30
Bitcoin’s mining difficulty fell by 10.09% on Sunday, easing one of the main cost pressures facing miners as the network recalibrated to a drop in hash rate. Data shared by Galaxy Research in