A heated debate is raging in the Bitcoin community over a technical proposal that could change how data is stored on the blockchain.
Removal of OP_RETURN limits, a feature that allows short strings of data to be amended to bitcoin transactions, could result in a surge in spam.
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Saifedean Ammous on the US trade deficit: Wanting a trade surplus while controlling the worldβs money printer is like me selling books in exchange for pieces of paper with my signature on them.
Deputy Director of the CIA, Michael Ellis: "Bitcoin is here to stay.
It's another area of technological competition where we need to make sure the United States is well positioned against China and other adversaries."
NEW: ZachXBT says the $330M Bitcoin theft involved an elderly U.S. victim targeted by social engineering.
The stolen 3,520 BTC were laundered through six exchanges and swapped into Monero, triggering a 50% price spike due to thin liquidity.