Bitcoin’s Taproot update is among the most important for the protocol in years. It has now taken a huge step towards activation. Taproot has met the requirements for the activation process. It has ...

Bitcoin, the pioneer of cryptocurrencies, has been a revolutionary force in the world of finance and technology since its inception in 2009. Its decentralized nature and security features have ...

Bitcoin Taproot, activated in November 2021, represents a significant upgrade to the Bitcoin protocol. It enhances privacy, efficiency, and smart contract capabilities, marking a major step in Bitcoin ...

Bitcoin’s Taproot upgrade is (basically) a shoe-in as Bitcoin stakeholders figure out the best way to bring it online. Digital signatures are created from the private keys that control bitcoin wallets ...

Bitcoin layer-2 infrastructure firm Lightning Labs has released the mainnet alpha of Taproot Assets, a protocol aimed at enabling stablecoins and real-world assets to be issued on the Bitcoin and ...

BOSTON –– Most of the world focuses on bitcoin BTC $108.416,91’s zipping price. Not so for the 100-odd bitcoiners who gathered at Fidelity Investments’ headquarters over the weekend. They were ...

Bitcoin developers behind the Taproot upgrade didn’t account for the “social attack surface” that enabled Ordinals, BRC-20s, and other nonfinancial transactions to flood the network with spam, says a ...

Bitcoin Maxis are patting themselves on the back after the launch of the Taproot Assets protocol for Bitcoin and Lightning. And they’re quite right to do so. Lightning Labs mainnet Alpha launch last ...

Shinobi’s Strawman is a weekly series where our Technical Editor Shinobi challenges the Bitcoin community, aiming to stir up conversation around heated technical debates. It’s been two years since the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Korok Ray is a PhD economist/professor who researches/teaches Bitcoin. There is no question that the two transformational ...

Though Bitcoin is considered to be the grandfather of crypto, it’s not always talked about for its innovation or pushing the envelope. Some want it to stay that way, but not everyone. Taproot Wizards, ...

As Bitcoin's adoption grew, limitations in its original design, particularly regarding privacy and efficiency, became more apparent. Complex transactions became increasingly cumbersome and expensive.