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Lightning Network Increasingly Fragile to Attacks – Hope Turns to Drivechain for Bitcoin Scaling
19.2.2020
A report published February 7 and authored in part by Blockstream researcher Christian Decker found that the BTC Lightning Network is “evolving towards an increasingly centralised architecture.” Proponents of LN say this is not a problem, and even critics of the network point to...
DEX Volume Soars But Bzx Exploit Raises Questions About ‘Decentralization Theatre’
18.2.2020
As the decentralized finance juggernaut rolls inexorably forward, the exploitation of defi project Bzx – in which $350K, or around 2% of total assets was taken – has called the decentralization of the industry into doubt. The attack forced an admin key reset to redeem lost funds...
DeFi Begins to Move From a Sub-niche Market to Mainstream Finance
16.2.2020
Stakeholders identify some of the pain points for the DeFi industry as the market looks to grow beyond its $1 billion valuation
Can Blockchain Survive Mass Adoption? Future Perils Disclosed
14.2.2020
Tech giants, corporations and governments could dramatically change blockchain tech from decentralized to centralized on their path to its adoption
The Four Phases of Decentralized Finance
13.2.2020
The DeFi industry has been growing and changing — here are the four-phase model that clarifies what has been achieved and what to expect in the future
SEC Commissioner CryptoMom Explains Planned Safe Harbor to Cointelegraph
11.2.2020
SEC Commissioner CryptoMom talks pending safe harbor for decentralized networks proposal with Cointelegraph
SEC’s Cryptomom Proposes Safe Harbor Framework for Token Projects
6.2.2020
U.S. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce proposes to grant decentralized token projects a three-year grace period
Government Think Tank Niti Aayog Identifies Key Blockchain Use Cases for India
4.2.2020
The policy think tank for the government of India, Niti Aayog, has published a strategy document identifying a number of key areas blockchain technology can significantly benefit the country. “By empowering citizens through features of transparency, decentralization and accountability...
Electronic Voting With Blockchain: An Experience From Naples, Italy
3.2.2020
E-voting experiments worldwide resulted in a lack of security and low voter confidence in the results. What has changed with blockchain tech, and why?
Bitcoin Verde’s New Project Aims to Promote Bitcoin Cash Node Diversity
3.2.2020
Software developer Joshua Green announced Friday via the read.cash blog that the Bitcoin Verde team is launching a project to increase mining diversity. Green believes all the Bitcoin Cash implementations should “strive to be viable mining alternatives” and he’s encouraging full...
Charles Hoskinson: Cardano Will Become “the Most Decentralized Cryptocurrency in the World”
1.2.2020
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson discusses whether proof-of-stake will overtake proof-of-work as the crypto industry’s economic paradigm
The Founders of Synthetix and Chainlink on DeFi, Derivatives and 25 New Decentralized Price Feeds
31.1.2020
Yesterday Chainlink released price reference data for 25 of its decentralized oracle networks which, together, power more than $100m in DeFi
What Does Twitter’s New Decentralized Initiative Mean?
30.1.2020
Decentralization of social media platforms might end up as an apple of discord between business and its users
Crypto Payments on Darknet Markets Doubled for First Time Since 2015
29.1.2020
The share of total incoming cryptocurrency transactions on darknet markets has doubled for the first time since 2015, according to Chainalysis
Digital Courts Trial Decentralized Justice, Real World Weighs Verdict
27.1.2020
Can contractual disputes and conflicts be legally resolved by blockchain-powered game theory protocols?
User Retention: The Holy Grail for DApps Moving Beyond Buzzword Status
26.1.2020
DApps are still struggling with user retention and high app turnovers, but DeFi-focused apps might offer an avenue for greater adoption
Venezuelan Team Working on Bitcoin Mesh Network Based on Offline Radios
21.1.2020
A Venezuelan project is working to ensure access to crypto even when offline
Why Centralized Exchanges Are Decentralizing
19.1.2020
Autonomy, taken from the people many centuries ago, is now coming back into their hands as decentralization empowers the individual
Decentralization Philosophy Part 1 – From Buddha to the Conquistadors
19.1.2020
Earlier this week, the Let's Talk Bitcoin! Show gathered to discuss decentralization in blockchain projects, the historical context of decentralized organizations, the robustness it conveys but also the difficulties it engenders
Davos Needs to Wake Up to the Ills of Centralization
17.1.2020
The lens of decentralization reveals a number of elephants in the room that world leaders at the WEF are missing