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SEC freezes assets of DEBT Box, alleging $50M node license ‘sham’

Blockchain mining software firm DEBT Box has been accused of lying to investors about its involvement in crypto mining and its “node licenses.”

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Bitcoin Lightning company River raises $35M amid ‘new wave of institutional adoption’

“We’re seeing another wave of Bitcoin interest, largely driven by business and institutional adoption,” says Alex Leishman, River CEO. “It’s not fueled by hype.”

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Arizona governor vetoes bill targeting taxes on blockchain node hosts

The bill aimed to have only state authorities impose regulations and taxes on individuals and businesses running blockchain nodes, as opposed to those at the city and county level.

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The state of the Bitcoin Lightning Network in 2023

To what extent does the surge in the use of custodial wallets and difficulties in running a Lightning node undermine the Lightning Network?

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Ethereum Upgrade to Implement Beacon Chain Withdrawals Scheduled for April 12

During the Execution Layer Meeting streamed on March 16, 2023, Ethereum developers announced that the blockchain is scheduled to upgrade on April 12, in 27 days. The upgrade, known as the Shanghai-Capella upgrade or Shapella, will include the implementation of Beacon chain push withdrawals. This will enable Ethereum network validators to support withdrawal operations following […]

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Bitcoin’s Blockchain Growth Accelerates With Trend of Ordinal Inscriptions

The Bitcoin blockchain has 40.49 gigabytes (GB) to go until it reaches half a terabyte (TB), and with the recent trend of Ordinal inscriptions, it’s likely to get there faster. The average block size reached a high of 2.52 megabytes (MB) on Feb. 12, 2023, but block sizes have subsided and dropped to an average […]

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Bitcoin node connection shuts down: BlueWallet users urged to withdraw funds

BlueWallet seeks to promote self-custody solutions and greater levels of decentralization with its decision to sever the connection to lndhub.io.

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Bitcoin Continues to Record Blocks Above the 3.75 MB Range as Ordinal Inscriptions Near 150,000

As Ordinal inscriptions approach the 150,000 mark, blocks larger than 3 MB have become commonplace, with many blocks near the 4 MB range. Meanwhile, after the average transaction fee on-chain rose 122% higher at the beginning of February 2023, the average fee has remained the same over the last few weeks and is currently coasting […]