Colin Harper, Blockspace Media

Colin writes about Bitcoin. Formerly, he worked at CoinDesk as a tech reporter and Luxor Technology Corp. as head of research. Now, he is the Editor-in-Chief of Blockspace Media, and he also freelances for CoinDesk, Forbes and Bitcoin Magazine. He holds bitcoin.

Colin Harper, Blockspace Media

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New Taproot Activation Timeline Means the Upgrade Is (Probably) Coming to Bitcoin This Fall

If the timeline holds, Taproot’s November activation could make for an exciting autumn for bitcoiners.

Once signaling starts in May, the timeline will be set for November activation (probably).

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$4.6M in Filecoin 'Double Deposited' on Binance; Exploit Open on Other Exchanges

It’s not a “true” double-spend, but does it matter if funds can still be duplicated and traded on an exchange?

Filecoin creator Juan Benet

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‘Speedy Trial’ Taproot Activation on Bitcoin Could Still Include a ‘UASF’ Safety Net

Speedy Trial is nearly approved for activating Taproot, but the code may still include a “user activated soft fork” (UASF) safety net, just in case.

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NEM Launches Proof-of-Stake, Enterprise-Facing Blockchain Platform

The new proof-of-stake platform was four years in the making.

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Nano’s Network Flooded With Spam, Nodes Out of Sync

Developers encouraged node operators to throttle their bandwidth in response. They had to make it worse before it could get better.

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OpenZeppelin's 'Defender' Gives DeFi Teams a Weapon Against Flash Loan Attacks

Flash loan attacks have filched nearly $150 million from DeFi projects since 2020.

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Nexo Grants $150K to Brink for Open-Source Bitcoin Development

Nexo’s contribution is the latest in a slew of grants to Bitcoin developers who typically work as volunteers.

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Bitcoin Startup Moon Brings the Lightning Network to All Visa E-Commerce Merchants

Yes, you can pay for that thing with Lightning.

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Kava Halted After Yield Farming Bug Discovered in Latest Release

The bug overpaid certain liquidity providers and will require a reboot to fix.

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OKCoin Toasts Its Bitcoin Lightning Network Launch With New Developer Grant

OKCoin joins roughly half a dozen exchanges that support the scaling technology.

OKCoin’s support for the Lightning Network is live.