The basis for Bitcoin is the difference between the spot price and the futures contract price. The concepts of contango and backwardation refer to whether the basis is at a…
In 2020, Bitcoin works very well for its main use cases: confiscation-resistant store of value and censorship-resistant medium of exchange. Anyone can accept payments for any type of work around…
Taproot is one of the most significant Bitcoin Improvement Proposals (BIP) written in recent years. In a nutshell, it aims to enable privacy and flexibility for Bitcoin smart contracts. As…
Sidechains are one of the most fascinating and ambitious innovations in the Bitcoin space. At their core, sidechains are parallel blockchains that enable interoperability via a two-way peg. They function…
The Liquid Network is a federated sidechain of Bitcoin that allows anyone to issue digital assets and take advantage of its many features including faster settlement, Confidential Transactions, and trading…
The Liquid Network, a federated sidechain of Bitcoin, boasts a number of attractive features. One such feature is Confidential Transactions. In the context of Liquid, what are Confidential Transactions and…
