Jamie Redman

Bitcoin Difficulty Hits Record 64.68 Trillion Amid 5 Straight Increases Since September

On Sunday, November 12, 2023, Bitcoin’s difficulty metric climbed 3.55%, reaching a new peak of 64.68 trillion at block height 816,480. This adjustment marks the fifth consecutive rise in the network’s difficulty since September 19. Bitcoin Difficulty Rises 3.55% Higher The quest to discover a bitcoin (BTC) block reward has reached unprecedented difficulty following the […]
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Bitstream White Paper Proposes Bitcoin Payments to Disrupt File Storage Economy

Robin Linus, the creator behind BitVM — a computing construct atop the Bitcoin blockchain — released a new white paper on November 11, 2023, entitled “Bitstream.” The document explores a system aimed at reforming the economic structure of file storage, suggesting a usage-based model that rewards server contributions with bitcoin payments. Bitstream Revealed: A White […]
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