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Bitcoin Core's 'v26.0' Upgrade Aims to Impede Eavesdropping, Tampering

The v26.0 upgrade contains experimental support for the v2 transport protocol as defined by Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 324 (BIP324).

Snippet of code pulled from Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 324, co-authored by Dhruv Mehta. (GitHub)

Tech

Bitcoin Might Get Ethereum-Style Smart Contracts Under ‘BitVM’ Plan

A goal of Robin Linus's design for "BitVM" is to enable Turing-complete Bitcoin contracts – making the blockchain programmable, similar to a computer – without making the network more complicated for other users.

Robin Linus, a core contributor to ZeroSync and the author of the new "BitVM" paper. (Robin Linus)

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Bitcoin Foundation Founder on Future of Bitcoin

Bitcoin Foundation Founder and "The Charlie Shrem" show host Charlie Shrem discusses his crypto journey and the outlook for the Bitcoin Network as activity on the blockchain hit a two-year high, according to a report by CryptoQuant. Plus, his reaction to the latest developments regarding Sam Bankman-Fried's legal proceedings.

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Finance

Jack Mallers’ Strike Announces Shopify Integration for Bitcoin Lightning Payments

The bitcoiner instrumental to El Salvador’s announcement at last year’s conference waxed philosophical on Bitcoin’s role as a payments network.

Strike CEO Jack Mallers speaks at the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Morgan Stanley Says Ethereum Less Decentralized, Ether More Volatile Compared to Bitcoin

Attempts to regulate DeFi and NFT markets could see less demand for transactions on the Ethereum network.

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Bitcoin Holds Above $41K as Hashrate Surged to All-Time High

Bitcoin held above the $41,500 resistance level over the weekend after declining from $46,000 last week, and has shown strength this month after a dip to yearly lows of $33,000 in January.

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Bitcoin Holds Above $41K as Hashrate Surged to All-Time High

Bitcoin held above the $41,500 resistance level over the weekend after declining from $46,000 last week, and has shown strength this month after a dip to yearly lows of $33,000 in January. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) levels showed readings of 39 Monday, suggesting an end to the weekend slide as hashrates for the Bitcoin network hit lifetime highs. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

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US Congress Organizing Hearing on Crypto Mining

CoinDesk Managing Editor for Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De shares his insights on an upcoming Congressional hearing that will examine the environmental impact of crypto mining, especially on the bitcoin network. The Oversight and Investigations subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee is currently drawing up a list of witnesses while the date still has yet to be set.

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Markets

Bitcoin Transaction Fees Decline as Network Congestion Eases

After facing a heavy load of transactions earlier this month, bitcoin's network has returned to a more normal level, recent developments suggest.

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Inside IC3: How Cornell is Advancing the Science of Bitcoin

An inside look at Cornell University's IC3 lab, which has numerous projects centered on researching and boosting cryptocurrencies like bitcoin.

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