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Why Bitcoin Should Be Broken into 'Bits'

The existing units for subdividing bitcoin are too complex, but there is a simpler solution.

By Daniel CawreyApr 25, 2014

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Bitcoin's biggest advocate, Michael Saylor, says new plan to clean up the blockchain is 'a bad idea'

Michael Saylor argues that a new proposal, BIP-110, to temporarily block "spam" data from the Bitcoin blockchain would undermine the network's neutrality and create a dangerous precedent for censorship.

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Tether's USDT hits 2-year countdown threatening its position on U.S. crypto platforms

The GENIUS Act has hit its first anniversary without U.S. regulators yet meeting deadlines to write regulations, though rules will be in full effect by July 2028.

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Kraken says simpler options can unlock crypto's next derivatives market

The Wyoming-based firm launched USD-settled bitcoin and ether options, saying product design, not demand, has held back adoption.

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Bitcoin’s quantum problem gets a recovery tool, but not for Satoshi’s 1.1 million coins

Project Eleven says it has funded a proof that lets a wallet's own key-derivation path stand in as ownership after quantum computers can forge its signatures. It runs in 243 milliseconds on a laptop.

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