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ForkLog 169 09.06.2025

Bitcoin Family Secures Crypto Keys Across Four Continents

Didi Taihuttu, known as the head of the “Bitcoin Family,” has radically changed his approach to asset storage due to a surge in offline crimes targeting cryptocurrency holders, reports CNBC. The Taihuttu family gained fame in 2017 when they sold all their possessions and invested in Bitcoin. Over the past eight months, they have abandoned […]

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ForkLog 57 05.06.2025

An awkward golden cushion

As bitcoin storms a new ATH, Americans are asking how to amass even more digital gold. In pursuit, many are willing to part with a portion of their precious-metal reserves. In this ForkLog piece, we examine how the wealthiest holders of gold and bitcoin are preparing for change—and where in the world it is easiest […]

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ForkLog 162 05.06.2025

Solo Miner Earns $330,386 for Bitcoin Block Discovery

On June 5, a solo miner successfully mined block #899,826 on the Bitcoin network, earning a reward of 3.151 BTC ($330,386). Data: mempool.space. The participant used the CKpool platform. According to mempool.space, the block contained 3,680 transactions. The average transaction fee was approximately $0.29, with a median rate of about 2 sat/vB. CKPool administrator Con […]

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ForkLog 159 04.06.2025

MARA Mines Record 950 BTC in a Month Post-Halving

The mining firm MARA extracted 950 BTC in May, marking the highest volume since January 2024 and a 35% increase from April’s figures. MARA’s May 2025 Bitcoin Production Highlights are here. — Record High 282 Blocks Earned in May, 38% Increase M/M— 950 Bitcoin Produced, 35% Increase M/M— Increased BTC Holdings* to 49,179 BTC Details […]

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ForkLog 46 03.06.2025

Sber Launches Bitcoin-Linked Bonds

Sber announced the issuance of structured bonds whose returns are tied to the price movements of the leading cryptocurrency. Currently, the instrument is available to a limited group of qualified investors on the over-the-counter market. The bank plans to list these securities on the Moscow Exchange in the future. According to the statement, this will […]

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ForkLog 31 29.05.2025

Arkham Traces 87% of Strategy’s Bitcoin Holdings

Analytical firm Arkham Intelligence has announced the identification of previously undisclosed Bitcoin addresses linked to the company Strategy. Previously, we tagged: — 107K BTC sent to MSTR Fidelity deposits (Fidelity does not segregate custody, so these BTC do not appear in the MSTR entity)— Over 327K BTC held in segregated custody including Coinbase Prime, in […]

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ForkLog 13 28.05.2025

Analyst Observes Shift of Major Capital Towards Ethereum

Futures and options markets indicate a growing interest from large investors in Ethereum compared to Bitcoin. This suggests a potential shift in focus within the crypto market, according to Omkar Godbole, co-managing editor at CoinDesk. Data from the Deribit exchange shows traders are more actively purchasing call options on Ethereum. The risk reversal indicator for […]

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ForkLog 30 27.05.2025

Bitlayer Partners with Major Mining Pools to Advance BTCFi

Bitlayer, a project developing a Layer 2 solution for Bitcoin, has partnered with leading mining pools Antpool, F2Pool, and SpiderPool to advance the BTCFi segment.

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ForkLog 20 27.05.2025

Cantor Fitzgerald Initiates $2 Billion Bitcoin-Backed Lending Program

Financial firm Cantor Fitzgerald has executed its initial transactions under a $2 billion bitcoin-backed lending program, according to Bloomberg, citing its own sources. The partners involved are crypto broker FalconX and the decentralized lending protocol Maple Finance. FalconX has raised over $100 million through Cantor’s lending program. The company described this as part of an […]

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ForkLog 49 27.05.2025

Critique: Bitcoin’s Shift from Idealism to Speculation

Free software advocate and YouTube blogger Luke Smith has criticized the current state of Bitcoin. According to him, the first cryptocurrency has strayed from its original principles and turned into a tool for speculation. Luke Smith is a tech blogger specializing in free software, privacy, and digital minimalism. Two weeks ago, he broke a two-year […]

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ForkLog 39 26.05.2025

Bitwise Links Bitcoin’s All-Time High to Japanese Market Turmoil

The recent all-time high of the leading cryptocurrency may have been driven by issues in the Japanese bond market, according to André Dragoș, head of research at Bitwise in Europe. This was reported by Cointelegraph. The analyst expressed concern about the prospects of Japan’s sovereign lending, highlighting the sharp rise in the country’s long-term bond […]

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ForkLog 507 26.05.2025

Core vs Knots: the 83-byte row that split the bitcoin community

In spring 2025, one of the biggest rows in years erupted in the bitcoin community. A technical proposal to lift the OP_RETURN data cap snowballed into a broad dispute between developers and users. Bitcoin Core backed scrapping the 83-byte limit, while opponents rallied around the alternative client Bitcoin Knots. Together with the bitcoin mixer Mixer.Money […]

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