Bitcoin Dips Below $60K as Israel Launches Strike on Iran Iran's first strike on Israel pushed down crypto and risk assets, while leading to a spike in gold. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/04/19/bitcoin-dips-below-60k-as-israel-launches-strike-on-iran/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Runes, Casey Rodarmor's Protocol for 'Sh!tcoins' on Bitcoin, Set to Go Live at Halving Rodarmor created last year's breakout Ordinals protocol, which is used to create non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on Bitcoin. Now, he says the relevance of protocols like his new Runes, used to create fungi... https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/04/17/runes-casey-rodarmors-protocol-for-shtcoins-on-bitcoin-set-to-go-live-at-halving/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

OG Bitcoin L2 Stacks Is Getting a Major Overhaul The Nakamoto update will decouple block production from Bitcoin itself, solving the problem of network congestion Stacks has had since it launched its mainnet in 2021. https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/04/16/og-bitcoin-l2-stacks-is-getting-a-major-overhaul/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines