Citrea has launched its public testnet, creating a solution to allow Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) developers to access Bitcoin’s blockspace. The team believes this is testnet marks a significant step toward using Bitcoin as a settlement layer for decentralized applications (apps). Citrea Launches Testnet to Bring Decentralized Finance to Bitcoin Citrea‘s testnet is live on […]
The Runes-based meme token DOG•GO•TO•THE•MOON, initiated by Leonidas, the founder of Ord.io, has reached a new pinnacle in its journey. It has ascended to become the 8th-largest meme coin by market capitalization. The token, which combines the fun of a meme coin with the trust of Bitcoin and the efficiency of the Runes protocol, has […]
Sales volumes of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) recorded a more than 37% increase to $ 277 million in the seven-day period ending April 11. Six of the top 10 collections with the largest sales volumes were Bitcoin-based NFTs. Some experts attribute the renewed interest in NFTs to the rise of real-world assets and NFTs with …
While the Bitcoin network is poised to see significant growth in its Layer-2 (L2) ecosystem, “finding an optimal mechanism to maintain finality” on the network remains an inherent limitation that prevents this from happening, Mithil Thakore, the co-founder and CEO of Velar, has said. Thakore also identified the yet-to-be-optimized “bridging of native Layer-1 (L1) assets […]
Sotheby’s, the world’s oldest fine art auction house, recently declared its intention to conduct an auction featuring Bitcoin-based Ordinal inscriptions, marking a first in the auction house’s history. This online event is set to commence in December at Sotheby’s New York, where an exclusive selection of “Bitcoinshrooms” from the Shroomtoshi’s Ordinals collection will be on […]