Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction On-chain contracts Off-chain contracts Conclusions and References 2. On-chain contracts We represent contracts C as trees of transactions, as in Figure 1. Transactions highlighted in yellow are those already on the blockchain. We will assume that every participant of the contract (denoted with A, B, · · · … Read more
Crypto taxpayers are in for a rude awakening. We’re 16+ years into Bitcoin, yet taxpayers and CPAs still pretend that tax guidance remains unclear or even nonexistent. The IRS is gearing up for a historic wave of compliance audits targeting the crypto space, and taxpayers have no idea what they’re in for. Last year, the … Read more
:::info Authors: (1) Dario Maddaloni, Università degli studi di Trento (dariomaddaloni.6@gmail.com); (2) Riccardo Marchesin, Università degli studi di Trento (riccardo.marchesin@unitn.it); (3) Roberto Zunino, Università degli studi di Trento (roberto.zunino@unitn.it). ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction On-chain contracts Off-chain contracts Conclusions and References Abstract We consider the execution of smart contracts on Bitcoin. There, … Read more
The TON Foundation is distancing itself from early Golden Visa claims, saying the move is an independent initiative with no official backing from the United Arab Emirates government.
Despite Ether’s repeated rejection at $2,800, more bullish signs suggest that ETH price is still on its way toward $5,000 in 2025.
Traditional social platforms control your data, decide what you see, and can censor or make money from your content without asking. By switching to a browser-only P2P model, each user’s browser acts as both client and server, allowing them to own their data and decide who to connect with. This removes central control points, giving … Read more
The cryptocurrency market is showing signs of renewed strength as NEAR Protocol broke through a key resistance level during the final trading hour of July 7. The decisive move came on exceptional volume that was 61% higher than the daily average, confirming the validity of the breakout from an ascending triangle pattern that had been … Read more
How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, July 7, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, USSR Launched Venera 16 to Study Venus in 1983, King Louis XIV of France Was Coronated in 1654, The Douglas DC-4E Made Its First Test Flight in 1938, … Read more
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BNB Chain’s native token (BNB) held steady near $660, shifting in a narrow band of less than 1% over the past 24 hours. The lack of volatility underscores a pattern of consolidation. BNB is trading at $659.61, down just 0.5% for the day, with buyers stepping in repeatedly around $659.45. Sellers, meanwhile, blocked advances beyond … Read more
In the race for AI supremacy, North America is now learning important lessons from the bitcoin (BTC) mining industry about building large-scale infrastructure close to sustainable energy sources, according to serial entrepreneur Kevin O’Leary. “It all comes down to power,” said “Sharktank” star O’Leary in an interview. “Whether you’re talking about an AI data center … Read more
BONK is back in the spotlight, rallying 8.7% over the past 24 hours and reaching a high of $0.0000235 before settling at $0.00002215. The surge came with 2.27 trillion tokens traded, a 67% increase over average volume, signaling growing institutional and retail interest. Speculation continues to mount around a potential 2x leveraged BONK ETF from … Read more
Threads’ mobile app for iOS and Android saw 115.1 million daily active users, representing 127.8% year-over-year growth.
Strategy holds more than 593,000 Bitcoin with a current value of roughly $65 billion.
CoreWeave acquires Bitcoin mining giant Core Scientific for $9 billion in an all-stock deal, boosting its data center capacity for AI and high-performance computing.
There has been a lot of hype around blockchain today, but if you ask around what blockchain is actually useful for, getting a clear answer is not easy. Blockchain is often said to revolve around trust. And here you will see why blockchain is good for business. So, Why Is Blockchain Good for Business Think of the … Read more
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Foreign firms from Cyprus, Kazakhstan, and the UAE also appear on Ukraine’s sanctions list, alongside 55 Russian companies.
Russia’s Ministry of Energy has compiled a registry of cryptocurrency mining equipment, a step officials say will help identify mining operations and bring them under new regulatory and tax rules. Deputy Energy Minister Petr Konyushenko told state news outlet RIA Novosti the list has been distributed to regions where mining activity is high. “The creation … Read more
BTC highest weekly close ever. DOGE leads top 10, BTC dominance falls to 65%. Whale moves $4.35b BTC out of $8.7b holding. Public firms bought 131k BTC in Q2. Metaplanet buys $241m more BTC. BlackRock now holds $4.4b ETH. Fickel moves $204m ETH to Coinbase. Short on ETH futures nears ATH. UAE denies reports of … Read more
You’re rushing to finish a Python project, desperate to parse JSON faster. So you ask GitHub Copilot, and it confidently suggests “FastJsonPro”. Sounds legit right? So you type pip install FastJsonPro and hit enter. Moments later, your system’s infected. Your GitHub tokens are gone, your codebase is leaking to the dark web, and your company … Read more
Bit Digital (BTBT) is now the owner of more than 100,000 ether (ETH) after swapping out its bitcoin stack along with a $172 million capital raise for even more of the world’s second-largest crypto. From a holding of 24,434 ETH as of the end of March, Bit Digital now has approximately 100,603 ETH ($189.2 million) … Read more
The road to a spot Solana (SOL) exchange-traded fund (ETF) could be much shorter than expected. The Securities and Exchange Commission asked prospective issuers to respond to comments and re-file amended S-1 documents before the end of July, two people familiar with the matter told CoinDesk. Technically, the SEC has until October 10 to approve … Read more
The Web We Know and Its Hidden Cracks What if access to the internet is not determined by your government or your geography but by the community around you? The modern internet is like a digital nervous system that connects people, economies, and cultures around the world. But beneath this is a fragile and centralized … Read more