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ForkLog 39 20.01.2021

Bitcoin node count hits a record high

The number of full Bitcoin nodes has risen to a record high of 11,727, according to Bitnodes data.

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ForkLog 9 20.01.2021

Barclays strategist says bitcoin is unfit for institutional investors

Barclays' chief strategist Gerald Moser says bitcoin is unfit for institutional investors. This was reported by Financial News.

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ForkLog 12 20.01.2021

Navalny’s campaign HQs received more than 1 BTC after his return

1.16 BTC were transferred to Alexei Navalny's campaign Bitcoin wallet (over $40,300 at the time of writing) since the politician's return to Russia. From January 17 to 20, 33 incoming transactions were received.

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ForkLog 86 19.01.2021

Biblical message found in Bitcoin block 666,666

A quote from the sixth book of the New Testament was added to Bitcoin block 666,666 by an unknown person.

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ForkLog 12 19.01.2021

Ruffer Investment: Bitcoin at the Dawn of Institutional Adoption

British investment company Ruffer Investment, having invested around $744 million in bitcoin, expects growth in institutional adoption of the first cryptocurrency. This is stated in a review dated the end of 2020.

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ForkLog 19 19.01.2021

Taproot: a privacy threat? why the forthcoming Bitcoin upgrade is drawing criticism

On January 14 the release of Bitcoin Core version 0.21.0, the most popular Bitcoin network client, took place. Among various innovations and improvements, it included the final Schnorr/Taproot code, an upgrade aimed at increasing the network's privacy and scalability, as well as fungibility of coins.

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ForkLog 13 18.01.2021

Tomsk mayor’s office receives sketch of Bitcoin monument

A resident of Tomsk, Valeria Soboleva, has approached the mayor's office with a proposal to install a monument to the 'Lost Bitcoin'.

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ForkLog 8 18.01.2021

Opinion: Bitcoin Is Set to Overtake Ethereum in the Long Run

Investment strategist Lyn Alden conducted an economic analysis of Bitcoin and Ethereum, in which she labeled the second-largest cryptocurrency an 'experimental product'.

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ForkLog 17 18.01.2021

NYDIG chief says institutions are only interested in Bitcoin

Major investors in the crypto market are focused exclusively on Bitcoin, NYDIG chief executive Robert Gutmann said in a comment to The Block.

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ForkLog 39 18.01.2021

David Schwartz: Former Ripple CTO Lost Access to Hundreds of Bitcoin Accounts

The former Ripple CTO Stefan Thomas lost access not only to his wallet but also to hundreds of Bitcoin accounts. His successor David Schwartz said on Quora.

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ForkLog 13 18.01.2021

Ex-Canadian prime minister sees Bitcoin and CBDCs contesting the dollar for reserve-currency status

Bitcoin and national digital currencies (CBDCs) could potentially bolster the basket of reserve currencies and become an alternative to the US dollar. This view was expressed by former Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper.

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ForkLog 25 18.01.2021

Bitcoin, not emojis: how to leave a message in the blockchain of the first cryptocurrency

Some call Bitcoin a single global currency; others equate it with gold. It is rarer still to compare the first cryptocurrency to a social network.

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