Author: Jamie Redman

On Oct. 24, at block height 867,127, a bitcoin wallet from 2011 suddenly moved 150 bitcoins, marking the first transaction in over 13 years. This is the fifth occurrence this month of bitcoins from 2011 being spent, and it’s extremely likely that most of these transactions are all connected to the same individual or entity…

With self-custody and third-party custodians becoming hot topics within the crypto community, the founder of timechainindex.com, an X user known as Sani, recently posted an eye-opening image of onchain data. The snapshot revealed that Coinbase currently holds 11.72% of the total 19.77 million bitcoin (BTC) in circulation…

In a working paper, Amol Amol and Erzo G.J. Luttmer from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis argue that prohibiting bitcoin or imposing specific taxes could help governments implement permanent primary deficits effectively. Their research explores the impact of bitcoin on fiscal policies and offers potential solutions…

Following former President Donald Trump gaining a dominant lead in his odds against Vice President Kamala Harris for the 2024 election, as tracked by Polymarket bettors, a group of skeptics suspects the odds are being skewed by large-scale gamblers, often called “whales.” On the flip side…

The World Foundation has introduced World Chain, a new blockchain network that claims to focus on verified human users instead of bots. With 15 million verified participants already, the project aims to tackle blockchain issues like congestion and costly transaction fees. How World Chain Plans to Change Blockchain In a statement shared with Bitcoin.com News…