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Crypto venture capitalists have tipped stablecoin card adoption to take off in 2026 after fintech startup Rain secured $250 million in funding to push stablecoin payments.
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Transactions News
Transactions form the backbone of any economic system, facilitating the exchange of goods, services or assets between parties. In the digital age, cryptocurrency transactions, notably those involving Bitcoin (BTC), have revolutionized how we exchange value. In the crypto world, a Bitcoin transaction involves transferring ownership of a specific amount of Bitcoin from one digital wallet to another. These transactions are recorded on a public ledger called the blockchain, ensuring transparency and security.
The sender generates a digital signature to verify ownership before initiating a Bitcoin transaction and broadcasting it to the network. The validity of the transaction is then confirmed by miners using intricate mathematical algorithms. The transaction is recorded permanently on the blockchain after it has been verified and added to a block.
A digital wallet, which can be hardware or software-based and contains cryptographic keys that let the owner access and manage their money, is required to spend Bitcoin. Funds can be safely transferred using the recipient’s Bitcoin address, allowing people to easily participate in the global digital economy.
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Bootstrap says US nonprofit law limits outside investment and drove governance tensions that led Electric Coin Company to break away.
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Solana Mobile will airdrop up to 20% of SKR tokens to users of its Seeker phone on Jan. 21, and introduce so-called Guardians to secure the network.
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Ethereum developers have raised the blob limit for a second time in recent weeks, a move that will allow more transactions to be batched via rollups, making them cheaper.
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Ethereum processed $8 trillion in stablecoin transfers during Q4, nearly double Q2’s volume, while active addresses and daily transactions peaked.
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Solana’s bid to move beyond memecoins will depend on whether its upgrades can deliver predictable execution for serious onchain finance.
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US Representative Warren Davidson said the stablecoin-focused GENIUS Act may backfire on Americans by stripping them of their financial freedom and privacy.
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Ethereum transactions were the most costly in May 2022 when fees were over $200 per transaction on average. They have been declining since.
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The Flow Foundation has been slammed for planning to roll back the layer 1 Flow chain to patch up a $3.9 million exploit, with one partner advising validators to stop processing transactions until further notice.
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James Howells, who accidentally had his hard drive containing 8,000 Bitcoin thrown away, offered his advice to industry newcomers, veterans and skeptics in 2026.
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Hyperliquid said that the wallet flagged by its community for insider HYPE shorting belongs to a former employee dismissed in early 2024.
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Ethereum could see another rise in transaction speed in January, with developers considering raising the gas limit to 80 million after the next blob parameter-only hard fork.
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After securing $20 million in seed funding for the project in January, Brian Shroder announced a step toward 1Money’s planned stablecoin network.
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How Ethereum's new PeerDAS feature slashes fees, boosts data capacity and paves the way for lightning-fast user experiences on the network.
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Bitcoin settled $6.9 trillion in the past 90 days as a growing alternative to traditional settlement networks, but its global merchant adoption remains only a fraction of the international giants.
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