Today’s episode begins with the biggest talking points from Paris Blockchain Week, as venture capitalist Tim Draper explains why it’s not too late to buy Bitcoin and where it could be headed after the halving. Austin Federa from the Solana Foundation unpacks the reasons for Solana’s network congestion issues, and a research report suggests that Bitcoin miners could sell up to $5 billion worth of BTC after the halving. In other news, the Winklevoss twins became co-owners of Real Bedford alongside Bitcoin podcaster Peter McCormack. The pair invested $4.5 million of Bitcoin into the English football club. Lastly, Cointelegraph’s investigations team published an exclusive report revealing that the cryptocurrency exchange BingX allows sanctioned Iranian users to evade restrictions.

Further reading:

• $250K Bitcoin? Tim Draper says halving, Bitcoin ETFs will drive demand
• How Solana developers are tackling network congestion challenges
• Bitcoin miners could dump $5B in BTC after halving: 10x Research
• Winklevoss twins become co-owners of Bitcoin soccer club, inject $4.5M of BTC
• BingX exchange openly supports Iranian users, defying sanctions

Grab yourself a coffee, and let’s get into today’s episode.

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