Key Takeaways Blockstream paused the Liquid network layer two (L2) after roughly 4,000 BTC, worth $320 million, was withdrawn by so-called white hat hackers on Sept. 6. Sideswap’s …
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Fomo Takes Crypto by Storm, Grayscale Predicts Rotation From Stocks, and More
by Jason Scottby Jason ScottKey Takeaways Fomo hit the top 5 U.S. finance apps, signaling strong demand for social crypto trading. CLARITY Act faces a Sept. 15 Senate test, with prediction markets …
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Bitcoin Whale Shifts 1,260 BTC as 75 Casascius Coins Are Peeled – Bitcoin News
by Jason Scottby Jason ScottKey Takeaways A 2016 Bitcoin wallet shifted 1,260.77 BTC, now worth over $100 million. Casascius holders redeemed nearly 75 physical 1 BTC coins in the first 6 days …
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Difficulty Rises, Hashprice Rips 22% as Bitcoin Hashrate Stalls
by Jason Scottby Jason ScottKey Takeaways At block height 965664, Bitcoin difficulty ticked up 1.31% to 127.45T, marking its 8th bump of 2026. Bitcoin hashprice popped 22.24% from $32.42 to $39.63, while …
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Ripple CEO Says BIS Testing With XRP Ledger Is No Surprise to Him – Bitcoin News
by Jason Scottby Jason ScottKey Takeaways Garlinghouse highlighted XRPL’s low fees and settlement speed. Researchers tested a data-verification system on XRPL DevNet. The proof of concept did not constitute BIS adoption of …
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Mexican Rock Star and Family Murdered Over $1.5M Bitcoin Wallet
by Jason Scottby Jason ScottKey Takeaways Musician Jonathan Meléndez and his family were murdered over his $1.5M Bitcoin wallet, exposing fatal risks. Police swiftly arrested two suspects for the killings, who now …
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This article first appeared in Miner Weekly, a weekly newsletter by Blocksbridge Consulting curating the latest news in energy, compute, infrastructure, and data analysis from The Energy Mag. …
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Key Takeaways Bukele slammed false reports of a transferred bitcoin reserve, clarifying only Chivo shares were privatized. The IMF praised El Salvador’s economic growth and fiscal surplus, which …
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Key Takeaways Bitcoin saw 600 BTC from 2010 swept into 12 new wallets on Sept. 5, putting $47.84 million in rare Satoshi-era coins back in play. Arkham tagged …
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Orionx Halts Operations After Audit Uncovers $7M Financial Hole
by Jason Scottby Jason ScottKey Takeaways Orionx halted withdrawals and is shutting down after a forensic audit revealed a $7M financial shortfall. Orionx filed criminal complaints against its founders for allegedly losing …
