New record: Bitcoin processes 1.6M confirmed payments in a day

A recent report by blockchain tracking and analytics provider, Whale Alert, revealed that the miner known as Patoshi mined over $10.9 billion or 1,125,150 BTC during Bitcoin’s infancy in order to protect the network from a 51% attack. Patoshi has been confirmed to be the anonymous Bitcoin creator known as Satoshi and the early blocks mined…

Predictions include a short-term low at $42,000 as overnight progress turns into consolidation. 868 Total views 7 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) faced stiff resistance above $44,000 on Thursday, Sept. 23, as China told governments to prepare for property giant Evergrande to collapse.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewBuyers line up to snag sub-$40,000 BTCData from…

Conservative United States think tank the Heritage Foundation argues that instead of launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC), the government should ensure that the public can use the currencies they prefer, including private ones.In a commentary piece published on Feb. 12, the Heritage Foundation notes that Facebook’s Libra global stablecoin project “is just the…

According to some estimates, coronavirus-related strains may soon force upwards of one in every eight physical museums to permanently close — but despite the struggles, one Metaverse-native museum is raising funds to transition to a community-governed model. The Museum of Crypto Art announced today the launch of the MOCA token, a Polygon-based governance and utility asset.…

Badger DAO has welcomed some deep-pocketed investors into the community with an asset sale aimed at de-risking the treasury portfolio. 2371 Total views 9 Total shares Some major venture capital names are ‘sett’ to join the Badger DAO community. Bitcoin on Ethereum-focused decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Badger DAO announced today a $21 million sale of DAO…

A law passed in the previous session of US Congress requires ByteDance to divest ownership of TikTok or face a potential ban starting on April 5. Zoop, the social app created by OnlyFans founder Tim Stokely, and the HBAR Foundation have reportedly submitted a bid to purchase the video-sharing app TikTok in the United States.

StabilityAI announced the launch of StableLM, a suite of open-source large language models. 192 Total views 5 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTThe large language model sector continues to swell as StabilityAI, maker of the popular image-generation tool Stable Diffusion, has launched a suite of open-source language model…

Charles Hoskinson, a co-founder of the Ethereum Network and current CEO of IOHK, has announced that IOHK-created project Cardano is rolling out version 1.6 within a few days’ time.Hoskinson teased the upcoming launch in a Twitter post on Aug. 13. Hoskinson also asked users to send screenshots and comments on the latest version of Daedalus,…