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Marathon Digital Admits to Mining an Invalid Bitcoin Block
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Marathon Digital Admits to Mining an Invalid Bitcoin Block

Marathon Digital Holdings encountered a setback as it mined an invalid block on the Bitcoin network due to an internal bug amidst an operational optimization experiment. The company acknowledged the error and praised Bitcoin's self-corrective security measures.

Microsoft Bitcoin-Based Identity Tool Launches Beta Version
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Microsoft Bitcoin-Based Identity Tool Launches Beta Version

Microsoft’s decentralized identity (DID) tool, ION which is based on the Bitcoin blockchain, launched a beta version on bitcoin's mainnet on Wednesday.

Bitcoin Network Transacts a Whopping $8.9 Billion in a Single Hour
Bitcoin Network

Bitcoin Network Transacts a Whopping $8.9 Billion in a Single Hour

The Bitcoin network has reached an unprecedented level in terms of chain volume as it transacted 8.9 billion in one hour. Rafael Schultze-Kraft, Glassnode’s co-founder, ascertained that this movement made history because it was the highest hourly volume of Bitcoin to be recorded in its 11-year existence.