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What happens when you bin the password for a wallet containing 8,000 Bitcoins?

Deep dive: Ever wondered why some Crypto Twitter users’ names ending in .eth? They have an ENS (Ethereum Name Service) domain name.

Discover the origins of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies in our deep dive into the history of the cypherpunk movement that began in the 1970s.

MetaRising users can earn virtual currency in-game which can be used to contribute to various real-world agricultural initiatives and purchase NFTs.

WalletConnect aims to develop a generalised messaging layer that allows wallets to communicate with each other.

South African mobile network operator MTN has bought 144 plots of land in the Africarare Ubuntuland metaverse for an undisclosed amount 

From Texas to the wild reaches of Inner Mongolia, there are dozens of territories around the globe where Bitcoin mining is especially prevalent. Yet, there remains little understanding about why these destinations are so popular for miners, and why they’re such important contributors to network resilience. 

When Bitcoin is written and talked about, previous attempts to create digital currencies that made Bitcoin possible are often overlooked. Attempts to create digital currencies had been undertaken numerous times since the late 1980s that pioneered some of the underlying…

An atomic swap is the process of exchanging cryptocurrencies between different blockchains. 

Ethereum’s London hard fork went live on Thursday 5 August with five new Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIP). Strap in as we give the London hard fork our undivided attention. This one’s a biggy.

The Bitcoin mining community has resoundingly voted for the Taproot upgrade to the Bitcoin network and it’s now expected to be implemented around the end of 2021.

When you send bitcoin, you aren’t really moving it between addresses. The bitcoin is essentially stored in a digital vault where it stays regardless of the owner. When you send bitcoin, what you’re actually doing is changing the locks to fit the recipient(s)’s key rather than your own.