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Lightning Network — Truly Decentralized Finance
One time, I accidentally crashed my uncle’s car and had to send him money for repairs. In his country, personal transfers were taxed unless they were between close family members — parents and children, siblings, or spouses. My uncle was my mom’s sister’s husband. To avoid the tax, I had to either carry cash (which was inconvenient) or...
When Buybacks Don’t Save the Price: A Lesson in Tokenomics
I once wrote about the RUNE token and pointed out that even if developers commit to buying back their token from the market, this fact alone doesn't create enough demand to prevent the token's price from falling. A recent analysis by Messari confirms this idea. After announcing buyback programs, 4 out of 5 tokens tracked by Messari declined in price. The problem is that...
Demand Pool Launches the First StratumV2 Bitcoin Mining Pool
The first Bitcoin mining pool operating on the Stratum v2 protocol - Demand Pool - is now finally opening. Stratum v2 is a protocol that gives the pool participant who solves the mathematical problem required to add a new block to the chain the authority to determine the content of that block themselves. In most common protocols, the miner has no...
Meme Coins: Defying Logic, Again
Meme tokens continue to surprise me. I was looking at yesterday's cryptocurrency market movements and saw what seemed like a straightforward picture. Before Trump's speech at the Digital Asset Summit in New York, traders were anticipating positive statements, buying top cryptocurrencies in anticipation, and prices were climbing: * Bitcoin reached as high as $87,400 * Ethereum hit $2,060 *...
USA or Pakistan: Which Crypto Strategy Will Win?
In March 2025, two countries announced their ambitions to become leaders in the cryptocurrency space: the United States and Pakistan. Both have established dedicated bodies tasked with building the necessary framework for this initiative. However, the approaches differ significantly. In the U.S., authorities state they intend to leverage Bitcoin as a...
Wallet.tg Blocked Crypto Without Explaining the Violation
Russian political activist Daniil Chebykin reported on X that his account on wallet.tg (custodial wallet inside Telegram) was abruptly blocked, denying him access to withdraw his crypto assets. Initially, the wallet’s support team claimed Chebykin violated their terms of service and instructed him to withdraw his funds. But a month later, they backtracked, stating withdrawals were...
70% of Bitcoin is Still in Individual Hands
According to analysts from River, nearly 70% of all Bitcoin is held by individual owners (i.e., private individuals). Honestly, this number surprised me. Personally, I had far more Bitcoin 10 years ago than I do now. I believed that this was a general trend: as the price rises, it's hard to resist selling, meaning the higher the price...
Who Needs Anonymous Cryptocurrencies and Why
Among the clients of rabbit.io, anonymous cryptocurrencies are quite popular. We often process swaps in which such coins are involved. This popularity isn’t influenced by current trends. Whether prices go up or down, whether there’s some political news related to these currencies or not — none of that matters to people who truly use them...
Court Orders Freeze on Stolen BTC
At Rabbit Swap, we sometimes encounter transactions flagged as "high-risk" by private AML databases (like Chainalysis or Elliptic). These lists are not public, but they can cause major issues - most liquidity providers refuse such funds, forcing us to return them to senders. BUT HERE’S A NEW DEVELOPMENT: A New Jersey court recently issued a freeze order in...
Solana Inflation Vote Outcome: Stability Prevails
Yesterday's governance vote on adjusting Solana’s inflation model has concluded — no changes will be made. SOL’s inflation rate remains at 4.6% annually, gradually decreasing by 15% each year until stabilizing at 1.5% (details). However, the bigger picture raises important questions. Majority-based governance in crypto is a double-edged sword. Imagine Satoshi Nakamoto resurfacing decades from now, only to...
