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If activated, BIP-119 could boost Bitcoin layer 2s like the Lightning Network and Ark while offering end-users safer and easier self-custody solutions.
Andrew Singer
Andrew Singer is a senior contributor who covers the impact of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology on business and society, as well as the intersection of blockchain with other emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence. He began writing for Cointelegraph in 2019. He is the founder and former editor-in-chief of Ethikos: The Journal of Practical Business Ethics. He holds an M.A. in statistics from Columbia University, where he was also adjunct associate faculty in machine learning, and deputy academic director in Applied Analytics at Columbia's School of Professional Studies. He also holds an M.A. in English Literature from the University of Oregon and a B.A. from Colgate University, where he graduated cum laude with Honors in Philosophy. As a freelance writer, he writes regularly for Global Finance Magazine, and his stories have also appeared in MSN (US), Information Week, CCN, Risk Management, the Christian Science Monitor, and other publications. Andrew holds Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana above Cointelegraph’s disclosure threshold of $1,000.
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