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Founded in 2015, Paxful became one of the most popular places to buy bitcoin in Africa and other emerging markets, and it had more than 200 employees. CoinDesk Bitcoin Protocol Reporter Frederick Munawa breaks down what happened behind the scenes ahead of Paxful shutting down operations earlier this month.

Abr 14, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) is on track to end the first quarter with its best performance since the first quarter of 2021. So far, the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has rallied roughly 70% in 2023. Separately, the U.S. government sold 9,861.17 bitcoin (BTC) for almost $216 million on March 14, a court filing shows. CoinDesk's Bitcoin Protocol Reporter Frederick Munawa and Crypto Markets Analyst Glenn Williams Jr. discuss.

Mar 31, 2023

Bitcoiners are cringing at the fact that users of the rival Bitcoin SV (BSV) blockchain can now freeze and confiscate other users’ coins, thanks to the Australian computer scientist Craig Wright’s “blacklist manager” – a software tool for recovering lost or stolen coins. But did Satoshi Nakamoto, inventor of Bitcoin, suggest a similar “kill switch” feature 13 years ago? CoinDesk Bitcoin Protocol Reporter Frederick Munawa explains.

Ene 20, 2023

CoinDesk Technology reporter Frederick Munawa discusses Bitcoin's major achievements this year, as outlined by the Bitcoin Operations Technology Group. The paper covers dozens of milestones: from ambitious scaling proposals such as validity rollups and the Taro test software, to captivating events like the establishment of a Bitcoin legal defense fund by Block CEO Jack Dorsey and a controversial Lightning Network Daemon (LND) bug that left part of the Lightning Network in disarray.

Dis 28, 2022