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".
In the field of blockchain investment, the profitability of PoW (Proof of Work) and PoS (Proof of Stake) blockchains has always been a topic of significant interest. Crypto influencer Donovan has written an article exploring the profitability models of these blockchains, particularly focusing on the differences between Ethereum and Solana, and analyzing whether blockchain profitability should be a key concern for investors.
Bool Network functions as a witness bridge, requiring only a signature on the target chain to complete the cross-chain transaction at minimal cost. Its core advantage is that nearly all operations occur within a Trusted Execution Environment (TEE), ensuring that external parties cannot see what is happening. Each node is unaware of the identity of the witnesses or whether they have been selected, which fundamentally prevents collusion and greatly increases the cost of external attacks.
This article looks back at the iconic event of May 22, 2010, when programmer Laszlo traded 10,000 bitcoins for two pizzas. This transaction marked the first-ever use of bitcoin for a real-world purchase, becoming a significant milestone in bitcoin's history.
In this article, Portal Ventures introduces Bitcoin's history of innovation and controversy, the latest initiatives, and Portal's argument for making Bitcoin more "capital efficient" rather than "programmable."
Why, despite the rather large scope of the proposal, Rusty Russell's Great Script Restoration might be the path forward for Bitcoin's development.
This article shares our latest thoughts from a year ago, reflecting on the current state and perspectives of BTC, and predicting future developments. We observe intense competition among EVM L2/sidechains, increased liquidity fragmentation and scaling solutions, and widespread trust assumptions across L2 and meta-protocols. Different trust assumptions are proposed for sidechains, rollups, and meta-protocols. The development trends of Bitcoin include the issuance of digital assets, programmable solutions, and improved capital efficiency. Additionally, some emerging solutions and potential winners are mentioned, calling for everyone to build the Bitcoin ecosystem together.
Bitcoin, as Layer1, suffers from insufficient support for smart contracts, high performance, and mining costs, which restricts its development. As a result, the demand for Bitcoin scaling has increased, making Bitcoin Layer2 a popular track.
With the joint efforts of institutions, centralized exchanges (CEX), and service providers, Bitcoin has a complex and extensive user base. This article aims to provide an understanding of BTC's user profile by examining major BTC holders, thereby shedding light on the current level of participation and adoption of Bitcoin.
This article points out that the Runes ecosystem is in a period of chaos and no consensus has yet been formed. The Runes protocol has not made any technical breakthroughs and relies on Casey's influence. Although there is speculation logic such as rune stones and DOG, its success depends on market selection, and future development remains to be seen.
HyperAGI is a community-driven decentralized AI project aimed at creating true AI agents and fostering an autonomous cryptocurrency economy. It achieves this by integrating Bitcoin Layer 2 solutions, an innovative Proof of Useful Work (PoUW) consensus mechanism, and large language models (LLMs). The project is dedicated to realizing Unconditional Basic Agent Income (UBAI) and advancing a decentralized and equitable digital society through AI technology.
This article delves into Nekoswap, the first native rune and token cross-chain exchange on Bitlayer. It analyzes the features of the Runes protocol, the current market status, and the importance of fragmentation solutions. The article also covers Nekoswap's business model, token framework, competitor analysis, valuation forecasts, and plans, concluding with an evaluation of Nekoswap's potential and impact within the Bitcoin ecosystem.
Dego Finance is an innovative project that combines NFTs and DeFi. It offers a suite of NFT tools for creation, trading, and management. As an incubator, Dego fosters promising projects in Web3. Learn more about Dego's features, ecosystem, and token ($DEGO).
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This article provides a comprehensive analysis and in-depth technical discussion. It not only explains how constraint mechanisms work but also explores the innovative applications they might bring and their long-term impact on the Bitcoin network and the broader blockchain ecosystem. Additionally, the article discusses the challenges faced in implementing these technologies and the considerations of the community, offering readers a holistic view to understand the ongoing technical innovations and discussions within the Bitcoin network.
At the Austin Bitcoin++ conference in early May, core Lightning Network developer Rusty Russell made a very radical proposal in the first talk of the conference to re-enable most opcodes previously disabled by Satoshi Nakamoto. Try to explore the entire feature space by driving and analyzing a full recovery of the scripts.