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A former Bitcoin developer refuted allegations that he is the real Satoshi Nakamoto, creator of Bitcoin, after an HBO documentary pinpointed him as the Bitcoin mastermind. Peter Todd, who claimed the documentary falsely identifies him as Satoshi, believed that it is pointless to know who the Bitcoin founder is,...

Bitcoin is displaying strong resilience, breaking through several key resistance levels and bullish technical patterns in spite of a downswing across the general cryptocurrency market, leading to a slowdown in BTC’s renewed upward movement. Bitcoin Undergoes Key Breakout From Bullish Pattern Bitcoin’s recent breakthrough from a Broadening Wedge pattern...

The fraudsters stole $21.6 million from over 40,000 investors to fund their lavish lifestyle, which also reportedly included $100,000 spent on sex workers....

Amid mounting criticism, MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor declared support for Bitcoin’s (CRYPTO: BTC) self-custody, stating that the asset benefits from all types of custody. What Happened: On Wednesday, Saylor took to X to clear the air on a controversial take that kicked up a storm. He advocated for self-custody...

Bettors on the social prediction market Manifold believed late technologist Len Sassaman to be Bitcoin’s (CRYPTO: BTC) mysterious creator Satoshi Nakamoto, as estimates on the play money-powered platform fluctuate wildly. What happened: At the time of writing, Sassaman’s odds were 26%, as the cryptographer and privacy champion emerged as...

A recent Nansen report revealed that the Game Finance (GameFi) sector is expected to see major growth by the decade’s end, driven by decentralized economic systems, the rise of AAA games in Web3, and the popularity growth of role-playing games (RPG). What’s Behind Web3 GameFi’s Growth Blockchain analytics firm...

Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance executive who had been detained since February, has been officially cleared of all charges by the Nigerian government. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) requested the withdrawal of the case at the Federal High Court in Abuja during a court session on October 23,...

El Salvador president Nayib Bukele donated Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) to well-known philanthropist Shin Fujiyama to help raise funds to build schools in the Central American nation of Honduras. What Happened: On Wednesday, Stacy Herbert, Director of El Salvaodor’s National Bitcoin Office, shared that President Bukele personally donated 2 BTCs...

Leading cryptocurrencies joined stocks in a broader sell-off on Wednesday as the market lost momentum seen at the beginning of the week. Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:15 p.m. EDT) Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) -1.54% $66,584.09 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)                -4.50% $2,515.92 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)           -1.84% $0.1384 What Happened: Bitcoin...

After years of refinement, Ethereum, the world’s largest smart contracts platform, is scaling. However, it does not scale in the way most decentralization purists desire. The network, trying to accommodate all its users, now relies mainly on off-chain solutions using roll-up techniques to process more transactions and relieve the...