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Xapo Bank, a crypto-focused financial institution, received a license in the UK and officially launched interest-bearing accounts in USD and BTC. The Bitcoin account offers an annual interest rate of 1% paid directly in BTC, without the need to lock funds or lend to other users. 
Bitcoin doesn’t necessarily have to be bought—it can be mined. However, competing with large mining companies can be tough, prompting solo miners to consolidate their computing resources into pools. This strategy increases the overall hash rate of the pool, enhancing the likelihood of mining a new block. If successful, the reward is distributed among all participants proportionally to their contribution. Bitcoin 2024: Key Takeaways from the Conference
From July 25–27 in Nashville, the Bitcoin Conference 2024 took center stage as one of the year's most significant events. The conference featured U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump, Senator Cynthia Lummis, investor Michael Saylor, and other prominent industry figures. Topics of discussion included crypto regulations, the potential for BTC ecosystem development, and other crucial issues. How to Analyze Crypto White Papers as a Beginner?
Crypto white papers are an important source for research. They are created by the team behind the project to describe its mission and technological solutions. The whole crypto industry started with the famous Bitcoin whitepaper published on October 31, 2008, by the still-unknown Satoshi Nakamoto. 
Craig Wright to Face Another Trial?
For years, Craig Wright has claimed he was the real Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator behind the seminal Bitcoin White Paper. However, after a series of defeats in the High Court of England and Wales, he has finally admitted to falsely claiming this identity. But is this the final chapter in Dr. Craig Wright's story? 
In the second quarter of 2024, crypto projects lost $572 million to fraud and hacks, more than doubling the $265 million in the same period last year. The two biggest victims were centralized exchanges: Japan’s DMM Bitcoin ($305 million) and Turkey’s BtcTurk ($55 million). Web3 Community: How Engagement Drives Industry Success
Community is the power. Crypto and Web3 exist today, primarily due to a group of like-minded people who believe that digital assets and blockchain apps are useful. People form communities based on their common interests. For example, there’s the Bitcoin community, the NFT community, and the blockchain builders community among others. 
Jay Jacobs, BlackRock's Head of Thematic and Active ETFs, explained the primary allure of ETH compared to BTC while presenting the company's spot Ethereum ETF to investors. He emphasized that Bitcoin's main attraction is its scarcity, whereas Ethereum's appeal lies in its versatility. What Is Bitcoin Virtual Machine (BVM)?
Bitcoin Virtual Machine, shortly BitVM or BVM, is a blockchain infrastructure that brings complex smart contracts to the Bitcoin Network, thus enabling new use cases for it. The solution was first proposed in the paper “BitVM: Compute Anything on Bitcoin” by developer Robin Linus on October 9, 2023. Top ZK Rollup Projects in July 2024
ZK (Zero Knowledge) rollups have become one of the main scaling narratives in blockchain. As of July 2024, there are multiple ZK Rollup projects implementing different techniques to scale Ethereum. Developments focused on Bitcoin started gaining traction, too. In this article, we'll take a look at 5 promising ZK projects using rollup technology. 
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has become a sponsor of the English football club Real Bedford, owned by Peter McCormack, host of the popular podcast What Bitcoin Did. The sponsorship deal was paid in Bitcoin, which will be used for club development and the launch of a youth academy. 
Donald Trump's committee returned part of the donations from the Winklevoss brothers, which exceeded the legally established limit of $844,600 per person. Each brother donated $1 million in Bitcoin. It is unclear whether the committee returned BTC or an equivalent dollar amount.