Statechains is an original second layer protocol, originally developed by Ruben Somsen in 2018, depending on the proposal for Eltoo (or LN -symmetry). By 2021, a variation of the original proposal, Merkur, was built by Commerceblock. By 2024, a further iteration of the original Mercury scheme was built, Mercury Layer. The Statechain Protocol is a … Read more
Student loans continue to problems with millions of Americans, with a total of $ 1.77 trillion already owed. This crisis has been a major political issue for a while, especially after the former president Biden promised to wipe out all student loans and ended up only fulfilling half the promise. These billions of dollars are … Read more
“It would have been nice to get this attention in any other context. WikiLeaks have kicked Hornet’s Nest, and Svermen is on our way to us.” This message was sent by Satoshi Nakamoto to Bitcointalk on December 11, 2010. A few months later, in February 2011, Silk Road Marketplace was launched, and only a few … Read more
American Bitcoin Corp (ABTC), a newly created private Bitcoin -Mine company supported by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., announced in a June 10 -archiving that it has acquired 215 Bitcoin (BTC) since the launch of April 1, 2025. $ 23 showing their drive and commitment to Bitcoin. Just in: American Bitcoin Corp (Private) reports … Read more
Since 2021, Mayor Eric Adams has talked about how to make New York City the center of the crypto industry, although this has not realized. (Some Bitcoin and Crypto companies are based here, but this has little to do with Adams’ efforts – or lack of them.) So when I heard the mayor propose to … Read more
Las Vegas, NV, May 26, 2025 – Takeover, Magic Eden, Spark and Stacks were successfully hosted by their second annual Bitgala on May 26 at Wynn in Las Vegas. The celebration gathered over 200 Bitcoin industrial leaders and members of the community for an evening dedicated to celebrating Bitcoin. Bitgala was designed as a curated … Read more
Metaplanet Inc. Widely recognized as Japan’s leading Bitcoin Treasury Company, announced a major update to its Bitcoin accumulation strategy revealing “555 million plan” aimed at acquiring over 210,000 BTC at the end of 2027, which is equivalent to 1% of Bitcoin’s total supply. This new goal marks a dramatic increase from the company’s previous “21 … Read more
Meanwhile, Insurance announced Bitcoin (Bermuda) Limited (“Meanwhile”) that it has become the first company in the world to release external audited accounts that were completely in Bitcoin. According to the message, the company reported 220.4 BTC in assets and 25.29 BTC in net income for 2024, an increase of 300% year over the year. Today, … Read more
The Genesis History of BTCpay Server is arguably one of the most iconic moments in the Bitcoin story. A single developer who feels betrayed by Bitpay, a Bitcoin payment giant and its attempts to co-Optying Bitcoin, declared economic war against the company in a tweet that will never be forgotten by the Bitcoin industry; “This … Read more
Today, Solarbank Corporation (NASDAQ: Suun), a leader in distributed solar energy, battery storage and pure energy infrastructure over North America, has announced the integration of Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset in his business chamber strategy after the footsteps of Microstratey and Sharplink games. Solarbank has also applied to open an institutional account with Coinbase … Read more