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TLDR: The BIP-110 Bitcoin fork produced only two blocks in about eight hours, while Bitcoin’s main chain advanced by 48 blocks. The minority chain inherited Bitcoin’s mining difficulty despit
BTCPay Server has taken a defensive step for Bitcoin Lightning users, temporarily blocking public remote connections to Lightning Network nodes running LND after attackers reportedly exploite
Bitcoin(BTC) split into two competing chains Saturday, leaving nodes that enforce the contested BIP-110 rules 18 blocks behind by evening. Key Points: BIP-110 nodes rejected a non-signaling b
BTCPay Server has temporarily blocked public remote connections to Lightning Network nodes running the Lightning Network Daemon (LND) after attackers exploited a critical vulnerability to obt
BTCPay Server has temporarily restricted public remote connections to Lightning Network nodes running Lightning Network Daemon (LND) software after attackers exploited a critical vulnerabilit
OpenAI says Astra may approach its Critical cybersecurity threshold after the unreleased model produced 10 major math results and showed rapid gains in autonomous cyber work. Key Points: Open
TLDR: U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs drew $865.3M from Aug. 3-7, signaling a sharp rebound in institutional demand. CryptoQuant tracked 11,792 BTC entering ETF-linked wallets, the second-largest week
External threats rain down on Bitcoin, from quantum computers to security vulnerabilities. Yet, the most immediate danger comes from within. The network is about to pass block 961632, trigger
TLDR: Ethereum median mainnet fees fell over 99%, from above $2 in January 2024 to below $0.02 by March 2026. U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs drew $244.9M in weekly inflows, extending their positive
TLDR: BIP-110 fork trails Bitcoin by 21 blocks after enforcing nodes rejected block 961,632 early on August 9. Only 51 of 2,016 blocks signaled BIP-110 support in the prior period, equal to j
Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) 110 has entered its mandatory-signaling window, but miners are signaling support at a fraction of the level needed to credibly move the network to a new con
Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 110 (BIP-110) has entered its mandatory-signaling phase, but miners have sent the required signal in only a small fraction of recent blocks—raising doubts about w
