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Bitcoin is the world's first cryptocurrency, created in 2008 by the mysterious genius called Satoshi Nakamoto. Bitcoin has a limited total supply and the strongest community. With its price going all the way up to where it is today, Bitcoin is more and more seen as modern society’s "digital gold".

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BTC Halving and ETF Influence: A Trading Perspective
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BTC Halving and ETF Influence: A Trading Perspective

As Bitcoin gradually approaches the next halving event, subtle changes in market structure and participant behavior reveal a complex trading landscape. This report delves into how the significant buying power of ETFs reshapes traditional expectations about the supply squeeze effect brought by halving, and the key role of Long-Term Holders (LTH) in the current market cycle. By comprehensively analyzing historical data, market trends, and investor behavior, this article provides valuable insights for traders, aiming to help them navigate the unique environment of the Bitcoin market and optimize their trading strategies. As the market moves toward the crucial halving point, understanding these dynamics becomes key to grasping the future market direction.
Apr 07, 2024
Seven Websites to Take You Deeper into ORC-20
Intermediate

Seven Websites to Take You Deeper into ORC-20

Master Bitcoin's new inscription standard with this guide to essential websites. Learn everything you need to know about ORC-20.
Apr 07, 2024
Bitcoin nodes vs. miners: Key differences explained
Beginner

Bitcoin nodes vs. miners: Key differences explained

Get a deeper understanding of the building blocks of the Bitcoin network: nodes and miners. Explore their critical role in maintaining blockchain integrity, security, and decentralization, and how they work together through complex verification and mining processes. This article provides you with a comprehensive breakdown of how the Bitcoin network works.
Apr 03, 2024
The Bankless Guide to Lightning Network
Intermediate

The Bankless Guide to Lightning Network

The Layer 2 scaling solutions on Bitcoin, enabling fast and low-cost payments. This article will guide you through an in-depth understanding of how it works, a comparison with Ethereum's rollups, and the current dynamics of the network. Discover top Lightning wallets and understand how the Lightning Network is shaping the future of Bitcoin.
Apr 03, 2024
Top 10 Venture Capitals
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Top 10 Venture Capitals

In the crypto space, Venture capital (VC) firms play a major role in funding startups and projects focused on cryptocurrency, blockchain technology, and related fields.
Apr 03, 2024
Nervos Network Explained
Intermediate

Nervos Network Explained

The rise of BTC L2 is an undeniable narrative in the current cryptocurrency market. BTC L2 provides greater performance, programmability, and privacy capabilities than Bitcoin itself. This article introduces two main aspects: off-chain and enhanced capabilities, and, based on the underlying architecture's isomorphism, divides it into the UTXO camp and the EVM camp. It focuses on introducing the features, ecosystem development, and token economic model of the UTXO isomorphic BTC L2 project Nervos Network.
Apr 02, 2024
The most common crypto metrics: A beginner's guide
Beginner

The most common crypto metrics: A beginner's guide

Exploring the Cornerstones of the Cryptocurrency World: This guide provides a detailed overview of various key cryptocurrency indicators used by investors and traders. From market capitalization to fear and greed indices, learn how to analyze and interpret this data to establish a solid foundation for your cryptocurrency investment decisions.
Apr 02, 2024
What’s Different About This Bitcoin/Crypto Bull Cycle
Intermediate

What’s Different About This Bitcoin/Crypto Bull Cycle

This article summarizes the signs of a new bull market in the cryptocurrency market, including Bitcoin and Ethereum poised to set new all-time highs, as well as trends in innovation and development in the market.
Apr 02, 2024
How to Use Merlin Chain’s M-Token
Intermediate

How to Use Merlin Chain’s M-Token

Merlin Chain, a Bitcoin Layer 2 network, announces the launch of M-Token and initiates the release of M-BTC. This article will analyze what M-Token is, how to play it, and most importantly, the crucial question: what's the purpose? If you're interested in participating in Merlin's Layer 2 interaction, it's recommended to read this article as an introductory guide.
Apr 02, 2024
Bitcoin halving 2024: Ultimate guide
Beginner

Bitcoin halving 2024: Ultimate guide

In April 2024, Bitcoin will undergo another halving — its quadrennial event slashing miner rewards. A rally is widely anticipated, supported by the evolving market structure. This halving cycle is fundamentally different — our guide summarizes common price projections and drivers that make it unique.
Apr 01, 2024
Interoperability Heats Up: Polyhedra Leads the Charge
Intermediate

Interoperability Heats Up: Polyhedra Leads the Charge

In the past three years, the Polyhedra team has gathered more than 20 PhDs and cryptography experts and made dozens of breakthroughs around ZK interoperability. The DeVirgo and Virgo they invented are currently one of the fastest ZKP protocols, providing ordinary users with the convenience of becoming a Prover without downloading large amounts of data. Using deVirgo, zkBridge’s proof generation speed can be increased by nearly 100 times.
Mar 31, 2024
Development and Ecological Layout of BTC Layer2 Solutions
Beginner

Development and Ecological Layout of BTC Layer2 Solutions

Bitcoin's Layer2 technology is a payment channel network based on Bitcoin, which can achieve fast, low-cost small payments while providing better privacy protection. Bitcoin's usage scenarios and value have been enhanced through the development of Layer2 solutions and decentralized financial ecology. Currently, hundreds of decentralized applications are built on the Bitcoin second-layer network, including Lightning Network, Liquid Network, RSK and Stacks, etc. Investors need to consider technical risks fully, user acceptance and education costs, and adopt risk management and strategic planning to ensure sustainability and long-term returns of their investments.
Mar 31, 2024
Bitcoin Native Economics - The Patterns Behind the Bull Market
Beginner

Bitcoin Native Economics - The Patterns Behind the Bull Market

The Bitcoin bull market introduces new narratives and record-high prices. Beyond ETFs and halvings, the Bitcoin ecosystem revolution is rapidly progressing. Technological advancements expand Bitcoin's application scenarios, like the Ordinals protocol and the Rare Sats market. UTXO is the fundamental unit of Bitcoin transactions, with each UTXO being indivisible. Digital Matter Theory proposes a framework for deriving non-arbitrary value from Bitcoin blocks. DMT presents a new digital asset framework, opening new frontiers for blockchain. Bits are the underlying elements of the Bitcoin ecosystem, driven by the innovation and evolution of Bitcoin native asset issuance.
Mar 30, 2024
An Analysis of Mainstream Bitcoin L2 Protocols
Intermediate

An Analysis of Mainstream Bitcoin L2 Protocols

Through unique technical solutions, projects such as Merlin, B² Network, BEVM and Bouncebit have improved Bitcoin’s scalability, transaction efficiency and application scenarios. BTC L2 is showing a flourishing trend, indicating that it will reach new heights in scalability, transaction efficiency, security and ecosystem diversity in the future.
Mar 30, 2024
Adjusting Trading Strategies to the Upcoming Bitcoin Halving: Is This Cycle Different?
Intermediate

Adjusting Trading Strategies to the Upcoming Bitcoin Halving: Is This Cycle Different?

This article explores the impact of the Bitcoin halving event on the market and finds that ETF acquisitions may offset the supply tightening effect. The behavior of long-term holders (LTH) will be in focus, and traders should pay attention to the LTH market inflation rate to guide trading strategies. Halving may trigger market fluctuations, but is affected by psychological factors and institutional participation. ETF inflows may signal a shift in investor behavior, and successful trading requires paying close attention to ETF and LTH sentiment and action. The current cycle is consistent with historical norms, and monitoring the Bullish Corrective Retracement indicator provides an indicator of market sentiment, risk appetite, and turning points.
Mar 29, 2024
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