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Updated April 22, 2026 · 7:45 PM UTC

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Analysis

Bitcoin uses 56x less energy than classical system

Calculations show that Bitcoin currently spends 56 times less energy than traditional monetary system, while Bitcoin Lightning is 194 Million times more energy efficient.

4 years ago

Rumors

BlockFi liquidates major counterparty after it fails to meet margin call

BlockFi CEO revealed that the company liquidated a major counterparty after it failed to meet a margin call on its overcollateralized loan.

4 years ago

Exchanges

Binance announces withdrawal of support for anonymous Litecoin transactions

Binance withdraws support for Litecoin transactions where the sender's address and transaction details can't be verified. They warn that it could result in loss of funds.

4 years ago

Merge

Lido staking dominance could put Ethereum at risk

A researcher at Ethereum Foundation argued that Lido passing one-third of Ethereum staking is a centralization attack on PoS.

4 years ago

Adoption

Polygon on way to reaching mass adoption with major partnerships

Some of the biggest brands in the world are adopting Polygon as their blockchain of choice

4 years ago

Analysis

Web5 announced by Jack Dorsey’s Block to replace web3 as future of internet

Block, formerly Square, has announced it is working on web5 to replace web3 to focus on decentralized applications and allowing users to own their own data

4 years ago

Payments

Bitcoin of America increases ATMs across the U.S. by more than 30%

Bitcoin of America has increased its ATM count to more than 2,500 and added two new coins to the network.

4 years ago

People

Jay-Z, Jack Dorsey launch Bitcoin education classes for Marcy Houses residents

The Bitcoin Academy initiative seeks to educate and empower Marcy Houses residents to become financially independent.

4 years ago

Opinion

Op-Ed: Overhyping crypto tarnishes more than the industry’s reputation

Opportunistic behavior's from crypto industry companies only helps to serve it's own developers over providing actual value, delaying the industry's growth and adoption

4 years ago