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Trump’s $5,000 Checks Could Send Billions Into Bitcoin and Crypto: But There’s a Catch

US President Donald Trump doubled down on his promise to distribute a $5,000 “dividend” to every adult US citizen if Republicans retain control of Congress in November. Popular analyst Crypto…

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Only 9 of the Top 50 Altcoins Have Beaten Bitcoin Since Its Peak: Picking the Winners Is Brutal

For years and years, the promise of investing in altcoins has been pretty straightforward: accept additional risk in exchange for returns that Bitcoin can no longer deliver as the market…

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Researchers Propose Zcash-Style Privacy for Bitcoin Without a Soft Fork

Researchers behind Alloc Init have proposed “Shielded Bitcoin,” a metaprotocol designed to hide BTC transfer amounts and counterparties without changing Bitcoin’s consensus rules or relying on trusted bridge operators. The…

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