The last six months or so have seen several proposals for improvements to Bitcoin Script: CAT, 64-bit arithmetic, as well as some older ideas (CTV) and far-future ideas (Chialisp and Simplicity). This activity has largely overshadowed some revolutionary changes in our understanding of the existing Bitcoin Script, changes which form the basis of BitVM...

Microstrategy’s annual Bitcoin for Corporations conference has kicked off its second day, featuring conversations with leading finance, regulatory and fintech professionals on the future of corporate Bitcoin adoption.Discussions will center around the financial implications of the recently approved Spot Bitcoin ETFs in the United States, the changing...

UPDATE: Additional blockchain analysis indicates this purchase was the result of a for-profit "sat hunting operation" that was programmatically buying and withdrawing Bitcoin from Binance. The article has been revised accordingly.One of just four rare "Epic Sats," as defined the Ordinals protocol, was discovered and withdrawn from the Bitcoin and crypto...

Asset management giant BlackRock says it is seeing growing interest in Bitcoin ETFs from institutional players like sovereign wealth funds and pension funds. This comes after a hugely successful debut for BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF, iShares IBIT, which was approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this year.BREAKING: Blackrock says “Sovereign...

BNP Paribas, the second largest European bank, has purchased exposure to Bitcoin via a spot ETF, per recent 13F filings with the SEC . The filings show BNP Paribas bought BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT).JUST IN: 🇫🇷 Second largest European bank, BNP Paribas reports exposure to #Bitcoin ETF in 13F filings. It's just getting started 🚀 pic.twitter.com/4zi1EkAc07—...

Korok Ray, Bitcoin researcher and Associate Professor at the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University, announced plans to launch The Bitcoin Research Institute to drive academic research at the intersection of Bitcoin and artificial intelligence. At the MicroStrategy World: Bitcoin for Corporations 2024 event, Ray made note of Bitcoin’s potential...