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It’s February 2026. Bitcoin is trading around $70,000. And crypto Twitter is melting down. **”Where’s the post-halving pump?”** **”Bitcoin always goes parabolic 12-18 months after the halving!”** **”The cycle is just delayed, wait until Q3!”** Here’s the uncomfortable truth nobody wants to accept: **The Bitcoin halving cycle—the predictable 4-year boom-bust pattern that defined crypto from … Read more
Bitcoin energy consumption is the debate everyone’s having. But they’re missing the point entirely. Every time Bitcoin pumps, critics scream: “Bitcoin energy consumption is destroying the planet!” And Bitcoin maximalists counter with renewable energy stats and banking comparisons. Here’s what nobody wants to admit: Both sides are wrong. The real threat to Bitcoin isn’t energy … Read more
Ethereum researcher ladislaus.eth published a walkthrough last week explaining how Ethereum plans to move from re-executing every transaction to verifying zero-knowledge proofs. The post frames it as a “quiet but fundamental transformation,” and the framing is accurate. Not because the work is secret, but because its implications ripple across Ethereum’s entire architecture in ways that … Read more
A New York federal judge dismisses Bancor-affiliated patent infringement lawsuit against Uniswap, ruling that the asserted patents claim abstract ideas and are not eligible for protection under US patent law. This landmark decision marks a significant victory for decentralized finance protocols. In a memorandum opinion and order dated Tuesday, Feb. 10, Judge John G. Koeltl … Read more
What to Know: Russia’s move to restrict Telegram underscores the vulnerabilities of centralized platforms and strengthens the case for decentralized infrastructure. Bitcoin’s long-standing limits on speed and programmability have created a significant opportunity for Layer 2 solutions to expand its utility. Bitcoin Hyper aims to solve these issues by integrating the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) … Read more
