Top Economist: Bitcoin Not Safe Haven
Robin Brooks is once again challenging Bitcoin’s credentials as a safe-haven asset. He has argued that its performance during the so-called “debasement trade” shows that it has failed to behave like digital gold.The senior fellow at the Brookings Institution said Bitcoin “isn't part of the…
Satoshi's Bitcoin Fortune Now Worth $71 Billion Amid Recent Selloff
Bitcoin is currently trading at $65,172, down 48.37% from its record highs. It has racked up losses for a significant portion of its holders, including its pseudonymous founder Satoshi Nakamoto.Satoshi's wallets, which have been untouched since 2010, hold about 1.096 million Bitcoin according to…
XRPL Amendment Retirement: Ripple Engineer Says Users Will Not Be Affected
In a major development in the past week, Version 3.3.0 of XRPLD, the reference server implementation of the XRP Ledger protocol, was launched.The release introduced several new amendments including the first privacy amendment for the XRPL, ConfidentialTransfer: Privacy-preserving Multi-Purpose…