Layer-2 network BOB has launched its testnet ahead of the mainnet going live in Q4 of this year. Describing itself as a hybrid layer-2, BOB’s aim is to combine Bitcoin’s security and reserves with Ethereum’s programmability using the BitVM computing paradigm to create a decentralized finance (DeFi) hub. BitVM was introduced in late 2023 by […]
As Asia opens the Wednesday trading day, bitcoin is changing hands above $105.5K, a slight correction from $107K, where it sat during the U.S. business day. Despite the geopolitical upheaval of the last few weeks – with the U.S. strike on Iran, an event that surprised both geopolitical scholars and Polymarket bettors – BTC has […]