Bitcoin’s secondary layers are often overlooked despite their undoubted potential to enhance Bitcoin’s potential for even more advanced functionality. Much of the focus is directed at the Lightning Network and…

Rebar Labs, a team of seasoned veterans from the cryptocurrency industry, is bringing their expertise to Bitcoin to tackle the emerging challenges posed by on-chain Maximal Extractable Value (MEV). The…

At the most recent Bitcoin++ developer conference in Austin, TX, Bitcoin Magazine’s Alex B. sat down with Michael from Boltz and Tiero from Ark Labs to discuss the latest developments…

A new collaborative effort spearheaded by Lightning infrastructure company LNFi intends to accelerate the adoption of the Lightning Network. Leveraging the progress of novel protocols such as Taproot Assets and…

Competition for blockspace is and always will be one of the core tensions that exist between different users of the Bitcoin protocol. At the end of the day there are…

Bitcoin & Beyond is an educational series by the team at The Rollup focused on a new and emerging class of builders in the Bitcoin ecosystem. Through spaces, panels, and…

What’s modularity anyway? Modularity is the result of a curious experiment playing out in Ethereum as a reaction to the poor scaling properties of blockchains. To address this bottleneck, developers…

As Bitcoin is increasingly integrated into the economy, investors are recognizing the importance of scalability. Bitcoin investors are particularly interested in the potential of this digital asset to transform not…

Abstract In this study, we reveal that it is not only feasible but economically viable and environmentally beneficial to use landfill gas (LFG) for digital asset compute (e.g., Bitcoin mining).…

Civkit, a project attempting to revitalize the global peer-to-peer economy, announced the release of its first alpha version following over a year of dedicated development. The protocol aims to enable peer-to-peer…