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What are Bitcoin covenants, and how do they work?

Bitcoin improvements can be achieved by implementing covenants. This article explains covenants, how they work and the debate around them.

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Small-time investors achieve the 1 BTC dream as Bitcoin holds $20k range

With BTC recently trading at the $20,000 range for the first time since 2020, small-time investors found a small window of opportunity to achieve their dream of owning at least 1 Bitcoin.

Can you earn passive income running a Lightning node?

Learn to manage and run a Lightning node at a profit. Also, discover various Lightning Network problems and how to address them.

Sam Bankman-Fried provides bailouts, ‘Bitcoin dead’ searches soar, and debate over hidden themes behind BAYC continues: Hodlers Digest, June 19–25

Bitcoin may still see 'wild' weekend as BTC price avoids key $22K zone

Bitcoin bulls still have a battle on their hands in low-volume weekend trading, analysis warns, while altcoins preserve multi-week record gains.

Bitcoin network power demand falls to 10.65GW as hash rate sees 14% drop

The Bitcoin network recorded the year 2022’s lowest power demand of 10.65 gigawatts (GW). At its peak, the BTC network demanded 16.09 GW of power.

Crypto Stories: YouTuber Paco de la India explains his travels using Bitcoin

The Bitcoiner had visited eight different countries out of his goal of forty and was in Africa at the time of Cointelegraph’s interview.

Here’s how pro traders could use Bitcoin options to buy the $20K BTC dip

Predicting a market bottom is pretty much impossible, but clever traders use options strategies like the Iron Condor setup to target a particular trading price range.

Price analysis 6/24: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, SOL, DOGE, DOT, SHIB, LEO

A handful of on-chain metrics suggest that Bitcoin could be close to bottoming, and if true, the eventual relief rally could induce sharp gains from altcoins.

White hat hacker attempts to recover 'millions' in lost Bitcoin, finds only $105

“We didn’t make money, but we definitely made new friends," said Lavar Sanders, who originally purchased the Bitcoin in 2016.

Uganda’s gold discovery: What it could mean for crypto

Is gold becoming inflationary? Can Bitcoin replace it as a store of value due to its scarcity and reliability? Are Uganda’s numbers implausible? Questions arise.

Bitcoin payments make a lot of sense for SMEs but the risks still remain

While Bitcoin payments can be processed quite easily by businesses these days there are still some tangible issues that need to be ironed out.

Bitcoin gives ‘encouraging signs’ — watch these BTC price levels next

The 200-week moving average is back on the menu for BTC/USD, but altcoins are shining as the week ends.

CBDC may threat stablecoins, not Bitcoin: ARK36 exec

A state-backed digital currency like the U.S. dollar doesn’t necessarily have to be a competitor to a decentralized cryptocurrency, one industry exec believes.

Bitcoin miner 'capitulation event' may have already happened — research

Investigative work argues that on-chain metrics are proving miners have capitulated, while whales appear to be lone Bitcoin dip-buyers.

Buy Bitcoin or start mining? HashWorks CEO points to ‘attractive investment yield’ in BTC mining

Bear markets are for building, which is exactly why HashWorks CEO Todd Esse says BTC’s current pricing presents an opportunity for retail investors and industrial mining companies.

Voyager Digital cuts withdrawal amount as 3AC contagion ripples through DeFi and CeFi

Traders brace for more bad news after headlines revealed that Voyager Digital had lent $655 million to Three Arrows Capital. Is another crypto market sell-off on the way?

'Foolish' to deny Bitcoin price can go under $10K — Analysis

Investors need a plan to cater for every eventuality, as analysts still focus on $16,000 as a downside target.

Swan Bitcoin CEO against crypto lenders: Users are way under-compensated for the risk

The CEO of Swan Bitcoin, Cory Klippsten, criticizes Celsius Network and other centralized crypto lending platforms, warning of possible market contagion.

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