Blockstream's Rusty Russell Wants To Revamp Bitcoin Script

Rusty Russell, lead Lightning developer for Blockstream, is spearheading an ambitious initiative known as the Bitcoin script restoration project. This effort aims to restore and expand the functionality of Bitcoin’s script language, which was significantly limited in the early days…

New GameStop saga reveals true fools in markets

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The apparent resurgence in the US meme-stock madness shows there are still plenty of idiots mucking around in public markets.…

Rooting out the rot

MEC Mbali Hlophe warns corrupt officials in her department their days are numbered One of the first things Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi did after taking the reins was to deploy MEC Mbali Hlophe to run the merged departments of Social…