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Lightning Labs Rolls Out Taproot Assets Mainnet Alpha

Lightning Labs unveils the mainnet alpha of Taproot Assets, a significant milestone to bring dollar stablecoins and other assets natively to Bitcoin.

Bitcoin Is Physical: Bits And Bytes Have To Live Somewhere

Even digital pieces of data cannot exist without having a physical presence in computer memory somewhere.

Timeout Trees: A Solution To Scaling Lightning Network LSPs

John Law's Timeout Tree proposal is one of the first concrete designs for a channel factory to address Lightning's scaling limitations.

Two-Sided Coin Control

From “The Withdrawal Issue”, Shinobi discusses the nature of Bitcoin scaling and the choice between trusted third parties, or upgrading Bitcoin to remove the need for them.

From Cyberspace to Outer Space: Will Fiat Imperialism Push Mining Off-Planet?

A serious consideration of the possibilities and motivations for orbital bitcoin mining platforms.

BitVM: But Can It Run DOOM?

Shinobi’s Strawman is a weekly series where our Technical Editor Shinobi challenges the Bitcoin community, aiming to stir up conversation around heated technical debates.

Satoshi’s Sophon: Destroyer of BRC-20s

A superintelligent subatomic Artificial Intelligence is reeking havoc in the mempool.

Bitcoin’s First Ever EVM Transaction Takes Place Paving Way For ZK Rollup

The first Ethereum Virtual Machine transaction on bitcoin has been achieved, the latest milestone towards the launch of a BTC-based ZK rollup.

The Big Deal with BitVM: Arbitrary Computation Now Possible on Bitcoin Without a Fork

Any arbitrary computation can now be verified on Bitcoin, with no softfork necessary, in a challenge-response based protocol that can be enforced on-chain.

How Bitcoin Mining Monetizes Grid Resilience, A National Defense Matter

Reinforcing the grid so excess electricity is available during winter months is a matter of national security, mining can help.

Where Ethereum Fails: DLCs, Atomic.Finance, and Bitcoin-Native Financial Services

Bitcoin Magazine sits down with Atomic.Finance's CTO Matthew Black, exploring DLCs, Atomic.Finance's infrastructure, the downsides of Ethereum smart contracts and the far-reaching implications of Bitcoin-native financial services.

Readers Respond To The Cult Of The Covenant

Shinobi’s Strawman is a weekly series where our Technical Editor Shinobi challenges the Bitcoin community, aiming to stir up conversation around heated technical debates.

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