Over the course of the last several months, one of the most consistent debates in the circles of bitcoin enthusiasts has been whether a blockchain can function successfully without the “inconvenience” of its underlying cryptocurrency

The authors of the much-discussed Bitcoin Sidechains paper “Enabling Blockchain Innovations with Pegged Sidechains,” released in October, have formed Blockstream to develop new ways to accelerate innovation in digital currencies, open assets and smart contracts

Bitcoin is off to a hot start in 2023 with a very bullish technical analysis of its investment fundamentals.

Around April 2024, the next bitcoin halving event will occur, reducing the bitcoin reward from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC per block.