As 2026 begins, bitcoin enters a new phase shaped by institutional flows, ETFs and macro forces. Analysts weigh whether this ...

Full nodes maintain the entire blockchain, ensuring maximum security and transaction integrity. Light nodes offer fast, resource-efficient access to Bitcoin, ideal for mobile and low-power devices.

In my prior article on the mempool, I laid out a simple conceptual framework to reason about the basic functionality of the mempool, and how it was used by different kinds of users of the Bitcoin ...