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After years of infighting over how to scale the blockchain, the community is again experimenting with ways to turn Bitcoin into a suitable platform to develop on.

By Patrick Dugan

Apr 19, 2024 at 4:02 p.m. UTC

Apr 19, 2024

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Focusing on user experiences might mean the end of tribalism in crypto, NEAR Foundation CEO Illia Polosukhin says. (Frederik Merten/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Why Bitcoin's 'Monetary Maximalists' Oppose 'JPEG Enjoyers' (and Why They're Wrong)

Those who want to prevent Ordinals, inscriptions and soon Runes from living on-chain are misguided. Bitcoin is about economic incentives only, not altruism, SunnySide Digital...

By Taras Kulyk

Apr 17, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. UTC

Apr 17, 2024

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Is Toxic Bitcoin Maximalism Getting Less Toxic?

As BTC gets Wall Street approval and developers build new applications on the network, bitcoiners are ditching some of their previous siege mentality.

By Daniel Kuhn

Mar 18, 2024 at 8:35 p.m. UTC

Mar 18, 2024