What Miniscript for Bitcoin could change

Check the best trends & indicators [View in Browser]( 🎁 Give the gift of security this holiday season! From now until December 23rd, get 20% off our Ruby Red Ledger Nano X & S Plus (or a bundle of both). [Available while supplies last by clicking here.]( [Get 20% off Ledger Ruby Red →](   [Ledger’s VP of Engineering Carl Anderson explores what Miniscript for Bitcoin could change for Ledger users.]( Ledger’s secure devices are the first hardware wallets to implement Miniscript for Bitcoin, a high-level language for expressing Bitcoin Script. As Carl Anderson explains [in a publication]( “Unlike traditional Bitcoin scripts that rely on rigid rules, Miniscript employs a more dynamic and customizable framework.” Regarding Ledger users, “while they can currently "send" and "receive " Bitcoin, Ledger’s implementation of Miniscript for Bitcoin lays the groundwork for enabling them to set flexible and tailored rules for Bitcoin transactions.” [Bitcoin and Ethereum continue their upward trajectory amid rising macro optimism.]( Over the last seven days, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) have surged by 14% and 13%, respectively. BTC is currently trading at its highest level since April 2022, while ETH has reclaimed a price structure not witnessed since May 2022. Analysts attribute this momentum to investor expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will halt interest rate hikes next year and potentially initiate reductions in early 2024, as noted by the Financial Times. In parallel, institutional crypto products have experienced ten consecutive weeks of inflows, marking the longest such streak since October 2021, according to data from [Coinshares.]( [Manage Your Assets →](     → [+49%]( The price surge of Solana-based project Helium (HNT) over the past week This dynamic is attributed to the decentralized wireless network project launching a $20/month unlimited cell phone plan in the United States, a price lower than the average monthly phone bill in the U.S. → [+20%]( Shiba Inu (SHIB)’s price evolution in the past week, a surge explained by a recently announced Shibarium’s Puppynet upgrade that will move its blockchain from the Goerli Network to the Sepolia network and introduce automated token burning starting in January. → [$1 Billion]( After a long winter, it looks like NFTs are trending again with trading volume nearing $1 billion and surging 125% in November compared to the month before. Blockchain gaming is also on the rise, with unique active wallets rising 14% monthly.  → [16%]( The percentage of the Bitcoin supply held by 2020 bull market buyers, highlighting that the protocol has gained a new generation of hodlers in the past three years as many investors refuse to sell.  [Buy Crypto Now →](    To our thriving community of developers, we're excited to announce [the release of a new version of the Ledger Developer Portal]( offering a more developer-friendly UX and revamped branding, tailored to meet our developers’ needs.  You can now [send & receive your Injective (INJ) through Ledger Live, and stake it using our Ledger by Chorus One node](. Injective (INJ) is an open, interoperable, smart-contract enabled Layer-1 blockchain powering the next-generation of DeFi applications.  Ledger’s CEO Pascal Gauthier [delivered a speech]( at the Blockchain Life event in Dubai last month, reflecting on the current state of self-custody and what it takes to bring this paradigm shift to the mainstream.  Weekly learning: What is Tether (USDT)? [The Ledger Academy]( explores the fundamentals of this USD-backed stablecoin, currently the leading stablecoin by market cap. [Ledger]( Follow us on: [Ledger YouTube]( [Ledger Twitter]( [Ledger Instagram]( [Ledger Facebook]( [Ledger TikTok](ledger) & listen to our podcast [here](. This email was sent to you because you signed up at Ledger.com or purchased a Ledger product. We respect your right to privacy. Read our [Privacy Policy]( and [Cookie Policy](. © Ledger SAS. All rights reserved. Ledger brands are registered trademarks of Ledger SAS. Ledger SAS, 1 rue du Mail, 75002 Paris To unsubscribe from future emails or to update your email preferences, [click here](NAME}L86DBG?a=n&i=n&elqTrackId=7e9bde660abe4ef6aae1d6d4dcc02590&elq=8bf77d4db86244f99905badefb48d128&elqaid=808&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=365).