Coinmarketcap (CMC) Research and Footprint Analytics have released a thorough report exploring the swift expansion of decentralized finance (defi) on the Bitcoin blockchain. The report
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Internet Computer Protocol Implements Threshold-Schnorr Signatures, Enhancing Bitcoin Integration
The Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) has integrated threshold-Schnorr signatures and onchain Bitcoin block headers as part of its Deuterium milestone. This development aims to expand
Read moreBitcoin Lightning hacker Burak introduces new layer 2 ‘Brollups’
The Bitcoin developer says Brollups can support more than 90% of decentralized finance use cases, from NFT sales to token orders on DEXs.
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Lightning Labs CTO Conducts First Mainnet Multi-Hop Asset Payment via Taproot Asset Channels
Olaoluwa Osuntokun, co-founder and CTO of Lightning Labs, recently executed the first successful mainnet multi-hop asset payment using Taproot Asset channels, marking a new development
Read moreStablecoins on Bitcoin coming soon, says Lightning Labs CEO
Elizabeth Stark unpacked the basics of Bitcoin Lightning at FT Live’s Crypto summit and teased a new development on Bitcoin’s leading layer 2.
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Bitcoiner drops BitVM paper — bringing Ethereum-like contracts to Bitcoin
The author of the white paper, Robin Linus, based BitVM’s architecture on Ethereum’s optimistic rollups with fraud proofs and recent Merkle tree developments.
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