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How this conflict sets up Bitcoin to undergo another major fork in 2026
Bitcoin, the world’s largest and oldest blockchain, is confronting an existential question of how much data should live on its ledger. A new proposal, Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 444 (BIP-444), seeks to roll back a recent OP_RETURN upgrade that allowed users to attach text, images, and digital signatures to transactions. Its supporters call it a necessary…
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Bitcoin rally smashes past $116k on softer Fed bets: What changes next?
Crypto markets started this new week with a surge powered by a rare alignment of favorable macroeconomic shifts. According to CryptoSlate data, Bitcoin climbed to a fresh intraday high above $116,000 before stabilizing near $115,587 as of press time. Notably, this is its highest price level in weeks and shows that it is within sight…
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Decentralized exchanges surpass $1 trillion monthly volume as volatility spikes
Perpetual decentralized exchanges (perp DEXes) registered $1.049 trillion in monthly volume as of Oct. 24, marking the first time on-chain derivatives markets crossed the $1 trillion threshold and establishing a new benchmark for decentralized trading infrastructure. DefiLlama data shows roughly $1.241 trillion in 30-day volume as of Oct. 24. Yet on-chain open interest stands at…
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XRP Ledger Validator Sees NFT-to-NFT Trading Potential in Proposed ‘Batch’ Amendment for a more techy and short
The proposed Batch amendment for the XRP Ledger introduces atomic transaction capabilities.