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How to Save on Bitcoin Transaction Fees
You may have noticed these past weeks that Bitcoin transaction fees were particularly high compared to the earlier part of the year. This is due to a surge in Bitcoin…
Bitcoin Futures Basis: How to Read It and Trade the Spread
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…
Lightning Network : The Road to Billions of Bitcoin Users
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 and Private Bitcoin Smart Contracts
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…
How Does a Federated Sidechain Work?
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…
What Is a Liquid Asset?
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…