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What Taproot Could Mean for Bitcoin Investors

Taproot is an overwhelmingly positive upgrade to the Bitcoin protocol, but it is not itself enough for investors to get excited.

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Is Bitcoin's Taproot Upgrade Already Priced In?

Jason Deane, a Bitcoin analyst at Quantum Economics, discusses his views on the impact of Taproot on bitcoin's price as the technical upgrade went into effect Sunday. "There are a lot of people forecasting 6 figures," Deane said. "I think it's possible."

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Canadian Miner Hut 8 Revenue Surged Over 700% in Q3

Canadian cryptocurrency miner Hut 8's third-quarter revenue was $40 million, rising about 767% from last year and beating the average analyst estimate of $34.8 million. Hut 8 Mining Chief Financial Officer Shane Downey shares insights into the firm's growth and plans. Plus, his take on the impact of Bitcoin's Taproot upgrade and China's crypto crackdown on Hut 8's business operations.

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What to Know About Taproot, Bitcoin's Long-Anticipated Upgrade That Just Activated

The Bitcoin Taproot upgrade, which aims to improve privacy and efficiency on the blockchain network, went live Sunday. "The Hash" team discusses the significance of Bitcoin's most significant network upgrade in four years and what it means for the bitcoin community.

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Taproot, Bitcoin’s Long-Anticipated Upgrade, Has Activated

Taproot gives developers an expanded toolbox to work with as they continue to ideate, iterate and build on Bitcoin.

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Titan Investment: 'Bitcoin's $60K-$100K Run Will Be Moved by Retail'

Following the activation of Bitcoin's long-awaited Taproot upgrade, Gritt Trakulhoon, an analyst at Titan, discusses his bitcoin analysis and outlook. "Right now, you can see that the run from $30K to $60K for bitcoin was .. moved by institutions," Trakulhoon said. "I believe $60K to $100K will be moved by retail."

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Taproot Goes Live, Hong Kong Crypto Kidnap

Chinese official expelled over crypto mining. Bitcoin's Taproot upgrade goes live. Hong Kong police make arrests after crypto kidnapping. We'll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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Bitcoin’s Long-Anticipated Taproot Upgrade Now Activated

Taproot, the long-anticipated Bitcoin upgrade, activated Sunday at block 709,632, opening the door for developers to integrate new features that will improve privacy, scalability, and security on the network. CoinDesk Managing Editor for Technology Christie Harkin explains how it works and the new features this upgrade could bring to the network.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Expected to Rise on Taproot Upgrade

Some analysts expect a price rise as the Bitcoin network receives the most significant upgrade since 2017.

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