Crypto

While Bitcoin still concentrates most of the liquidity in the crypto market, its use remains largely limited to value transfer and long-term holding. This contrasts with other ecosystems where on-chain financial applications have expanded significantly. It is within this context that Citrea emerges, aiming to make Bitcoin programmable without modifying its base protocol.

Bitcoin was designed as a monetary system, not as a programmable platform. Yet over the past few years, several solutions have attempted to extend its capabilities without modifying its core protocol. Rootstock fits into this trend: a sidechain aiming to bring smart contracts to the Bitcoin ecosystem.

Bitcoin was designed as a robust monetary system, but with intentionally limited capacity. To address these constraints, several solutions have emerged to improve its usability. Among them, the Liquid Network takes a different approach: a sidechain focused on speed, privacy, and asset issuance.

Since its inception, Bitcoin has been designed as a simple, robust monetary system with intentionally limited programmability. Unlike blockchains such as Ethereum, it does not natively support complex smart contracts. Yet, the demand for more advanced applications on Bitcoin continues to grow, pushing developers to explore new approaches. This is where BitVM comes in.

At Baltic HoneyBadger 2025 in Riga, Arkade completed its first live demonstration on the Bitcoin mainnet. As the first implementation of the Ark protocol, this second-layer infrastructure aims to make Bitcoin programmable without touching its protocol or relying on the wrapped tokens that have long undermined competing solutions.

Often labeled as “digital gold” or dismissed as a speculative asset, Bitcoin (BTC) is already used by many as a tool for payments, saving, and protection against inflation. But does that make it real money?

Preserving privacy while accessing Bitcoin-collateralized loans is vital for digital sovereignty. This guide offers practical steps to use Lendasat privately, protecting identity, transaction history and on-chain activity.

Taproot Assets Protocol represents a major opportunity to enhance Bitcoin (BTC) through decentralized features and compatibility with the Lightning Network. Discover how this protocol opens up new perspectives for the Bitcoin blockchain.

Drivechains have sparked great interest within the Bitcoin (BTC) community. Are they the ultimate innovation that Bitcoin has been waiting for, or just a new disappointment? Dive into the heart of this debate that animates Bitcoin developers and form an informed opinion on the matter.

Bitcoin is gearing up for a new evolution with the potential introduction of covenants through opcodes like OP_CAT and OP_CTV. This update could profoundly change Bitcoin’s programming capabilities. Discover the implications of this innovation for Bitcoin and BTC.

Bitcoin was designed as a robust and decentralized monetary system, but its architecture naturally limits the complexity of applications built directly on its blockchain. For several years, different solutions have attempted to extend its capabilities without modifying its core rules. The RGB protocol follows this approach, with a radically different design: moving contract execution off-chain while preserving Bitcoin's security.

This report aims to assess the environmental impact of Bitcoin objectively. While mainstream media often portrays Bitcoin as a threat to the environment, we’ll examine the facts to better understand its effects on our planet. Despite my personal support for Bitcoin, I’d to remain neutral, providing sources for all data presented.

In this report, I explore the increasing use of Bitcoin by Iranians, a population facing economic challenges as well as censorship from their government and foreign powers. My goal is to depict how Bitcoin serves as a tool for protecting freedoms and preserving value in a complex economic and political context.