Bitcoin

Bitcoin is the world's first cryptocurrency, created in 2008 by the mysterious genius called Satoshi Nakamoto. Bitcoin has a limited total supply and the strongest community. With its price going all the way up to where it is today, Bitcoin is more and more seen as modern society’s "digital gold".

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What are Bitcoin Stamps and SRC-20?
Intermediate

What are Bitcoin Stamps and SRC-20?

Bitcoin Stamps, a protocol for storing text and image data within Bitcoin transaction outputs, offering a more native Bitcoin solution compared to the Ordinals protocol, albeit at a higher transaction cost. Inspired by the BRC-20 token, SRC-20 is a standard for Bitcoin chain tokens created based on the Stamps protocol.
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Bitcoin hard fork history: both a split and a growth
Intermediate

Bitcoin hard fork history: both a split and a growth

This article explores the difficulty of upgrading Bitcoin, pointing out that this is mainly due to concerns about reduced rewards after halving, which has led to many hard forks. A review of Bitcoin's past few hard forks and an introduction to the experimental hard fork currently planned by LayerTwolabs. Although Bitcoin has always faced route issues, it is still seeking opportunities on a different path.
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Launch of BRC20-Swap: An In-Depth Look at Its Development, Business Model, and Future Expectations
Beginner

Launch of BRC20-Swap: An In-Depth Look at Its Development, Business Model, and Future Expectations

This article provides a detailed explanation of the development history, product model, and future expectations of brc20-swap.
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Runes: The Next Evolution in Bitcoin Asset Issuance Standards?
Advanced

Runes: The Next Evolution in Bitcoin Asset Issuance Standards?

This year has witnessed an explosive growth in the Bitcoin ecosystem. First came Ordinals, followed swiftly by the BRC-20 tokens that took the crypto industry by storm. In just two months, the market capitalization of BRC-20 reached a staggering 1 billion USD. BRC-20 allows for the minting and transfer of fungible tokens on the Bitcoin platform via the Ordinals protocol. However, Rodarmor believes that the problem with BRC-20 tokens lies in their use of "spam" Unused Transaction Outputs (UTXO) to flood Bitcoin. In an article on September 26th, he highlighted that BRC-20 tokens result in "adverse UTXO proliferation" and proposed Runes as a UTXO-based alternative. So, what improvements does this new protocol offer compared to BRC-20? Why did Ordinals founder Casey Rodarmor propose this new protocol? Will the introduction of this new protocol pose a threat to BRC-20? In this article, we'll provide a comprehensive breakdown of the "Runes" protocol.
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Various 'X'RC-20 Standards Emerging: The Future of Bitcoin?
Beginner

Various 'X'RC-20 Standards Emerging: The Future of Bitcoin?

This article introduces Ordinals token standards beyond BRC-20 and analyzes them from the perspective of BRC.
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Recursive Inscriptions: The Cornerstone of BTC Lego Assemblies and Complex Logic Products
Intermediate

Recursive Inscriptions: The Cornerstone of BTC Lego Assemblies and Complex Logic Products

The article begins with the fundamental principles and technical details of Ordinals technology, analyzing its developmental trajectory and examining the importance and roles played by Segwit and Taproot upgrades. It then delves into the concept of recursive inscriptions, explaining their innovative uses through real-world cases.
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What is Layer Zero in Blockchain?
Beginner

What is Layer Zero in Blockchain?

Explore the layered architecture of blockchain technology in this detailed introduction. Understand the roles and functionalities of Layer Zero in detail.
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Bitcoin Spot ETF Vs. Bitcoin Futures ETF: What's the Difference?
Intermediate

Bitcoin Spot ETF Vs. Bitcoin Futures ETF: What's the Difference?

Learn the difference between Bitcoin Spot ETFs and Bitcoin Futures ETFs that allow buyers to invest in Bitcoin without signing up for an exchange or dealing with crypto wallets.
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What is SocialFi and Why Does it Matter?
Intermediate

What is SocialFi and Why Does it Matter?

SocialFi is the integration of DeFi and social networking, leveraging blockchain technology to establish decentralized social networks, offering financial rewards to users based on their interactions and contributions.
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BTC ETF Application History - How to Continue and Profit in the Ever-changing Cryptocurrency Market
Intermediate

BTC ETF Application History - How to Continue and Profit in the Ever-changing Cryptocurrency Market

Recently, the applications for BTC ETFs have attracted attention in the market, as institutional investors' interest in cryptocurrencies continues to grow, leading to more BTC ETF applications. In particular, BlackRock's application on June 15, 2023, has sparked optimism among market participants regarding institutional investors' involvement in the cryptocurrency market.
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Cryptocurrency Payment Research
Beginner

Cryptocurrency Payment Research

Cryptocurrency payment, as one of the native applications of blockchain technology, harbors great potential. This article begins with the shortcomings of traditional payment methods, introduces the development path of cryptocurrency payment, and then discusses the main providers of cryptocurrency payment as well as the challenges it faces.
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What are bitcoin inscriptions and ordinals, and how do they work
Beginner

What are bitcoin inscriptions and ordinals, and how do they work

This overview delves into the concepts of inscriptions and ordinals. Before exploring these concepts, a stroll through the history of storing arbitrary data on Bitcoin is taken to understand why these ideas are not entirely new.
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Behind the “inscription” game stands the Bitcoin ecosystem that is waiting to be fed
Beginner

Behind the “inscription” game stands the Bitcoin ecosystem that is waiting to be fed

This article explores that the Bitcoin inscription has once again come out of the circle of community debates. Behind it, there is a desire for a diverse Bitcoin ecosystem.
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Can the inscriptions disappear? Just how big are Bitcoin Core developer rights?
Intermediate

Can the inscriptions disappear? Just how big are Bitcoin Core developer rights?

This article reviews popular events in the market and analyzes the development of Bitcoin and the interests of various developers.
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What is an Eclipse Attack?
Intermediate

What is an Eclipse Attack?

Eclipse attacks pose a significant threat to blockchain networks by severing a specific node's connection to the entire network, effectively cutting off its access to both incoming and outgoing connections.
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