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Bitcoin’s ‘BRC-20’ Explosion Sends Users Scrambling for Options, Including Lightning

The effects of the BRC-20 mints range from halting of bitcoin withdrawals on Binance to frustration with the sudden high costs of making bitcoin payments in places like Africa and South America.

The explosion of BRC-20 tokens has put Bitcoin to the test. (Jose A. Bernat Bacete/Getty Images)

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Bitcoin Slips Below $27.5K After Binance Resumes Bitcoin Withdrawals

Bitcoin (BTC) has dropped below $27,500 as investors apparently react to crypto exchange Binance halting bitcoin withdrawals twice on Sunday. The world's largest crypto exchange has since resumed bitcoin withdrawals. CryptoQuant Head of Research Julio Moreno discusses his key takeaways on Binance and current activity on the Bitcoin network.

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Binance Resumes Bitcoin Withdrawals as Bitcoin Blockchain Fees Jump

Binance resumed bitcoin withdrawals after a second pause, as the Bitcoin network suffers from congestion. This comes as fee rates on the bitcoin blockchain surged to a 2-year high after Taproot enabled inscriptions and BRC-20 to take up coveted block space. Sam Reynolds, CoinDesk Senior Markets Reporter for Asia, breaks down this developing story.

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21.co CEO Reacts to Binance Resuming Bitcoin Withdrawals

Binance briefly paused bitcoin withdrawals for around two hours Sunday afternoon U.S. time as the number of unconfirmed transactions hit a record high. Its second pause, taking place Sunday evening U.S. time, was also for just over two hours. "What's going on right now in Bitcoin is quite unprecedented," 21.co co-founder and CEO Hany Rashwan says, reacting to this development.

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Bitcoin Drops After Binance Pauses Withdrawals Twice

Bitcoin (BTC) has slipped below $28,000 as traders react to crypto exchange Binance pausing withdrawals twice over the weekend. Binance has since resumed bitcoin (BTC) withdrawals. Those latest market updates and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world are in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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Binance Resumes Bitcoin Withdrawals After Second Pause in 12 Hours

Crypto exchange Binance has resumed bitcoin (BTC) withdrawals after a second pause over the weekend, as the Bitcoin network suffers from unprecedented congestion. 21.co co-founder and CEO Hany Rashwan discusses the potential impact on the crypto markets. Plus, Rashwan's outlook for memecoins as Pepecoin (PEPE) holders may be taking profits on their positions.

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DOJ Investigating Binance for Russia-Related Sanctions Violations: Bloomberg

Bloomberg reports that the U.S. Department of Justice's national security division is conducting an inquiry into whether Binance allowed Russian customers to access the exchange in violation of U.S. sanctions related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Spokespeople for Binance and the Justice Department did not immediately return CoinDesk's requests for comment. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De shares the latest developments.

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Bitcoin Network Congestion Causes Binance to Pause Withdrawals

The world’s biggest crypto exchange has now resumed withdrawals, but problems continue to linger for the Bitcoin protocol.

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U.S. Justice Department Investigating Binance for Russia-Related Sanctions Violations: Bloomberg

CoinDesk has reached out to Binance and the Justice Department for comment.

Binance's Tigran Gambaryan at Consensus 2023 (Amitoj Singh/CoinDesk)