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Bitcoin Cash Protocol Successfully Upgrades — Schnorr Signatures Are Here


The Bitcoin Cash (BCH) chain has officially upgraded, adding Schnorr signatures and the Segwit recovery exemption. As of block 582680, the chain has implemented the new features successfully and BCH fans are celebrating another major protocol improvement. Also read: Schnorr Signatures Are Coming...

Free Markets and the Future of Blockchain


J. Christopher Giancarlo is Chairman at U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the agency of the US government that regulates futures and options markets. This will be the last time I speak to you from the CFTC. Nevertheless, before I go, I wanted to share some thoughts, which I have been...

The Blockchain Paradox


Blockchains offer potential solutions to deep-seated problems in society, but their own governance issues need to be solved first, writes Pindar Wong

Yes, You May Need a Blockchain


Balaji S. Srinivasan is the former CTO of Coinbase, a Board Partner at Andreessen Horowitz and a member of CoinDesk’s advisory board. The following article originally appeared in Consensus Magazine, distributed exclusively to attendees of CoinDesk’s Consensus 2019 event. There’s a certain kind...

Proposal’s Merger Paves Way for New Bitcoin Lightning Features


A new routing proposal is expected to be merged today into the official “specifications” of lightning, the technology many advocates trumpet as the fix to bitcoin’s long-standing payment problems. Christian Decker, one of the most prolific lightning developers who engineers...

Who Are the Bitcoin Whales and What Are They Good For?


Source: iStock/Marie-Elizabeth Mali Not much is known about the Bitcoin whales. Sure, we know they're holders of large quantities of Bitcoin, but beyond a few names most of us are in the dark as to who exactly they are and what functions they have within the BTC ecosystem. As reported in May, there...

The Crypto Fun Side: Collection of 20 Memes and Jokes


Although news of hacks are hardly fun, the crypto community is well-known for taking everything in stride and having a few jokes at their own expense. Even if the market somehow collapsed, you could bet you’d see loads of jokes about it, even from people who were painfully hit by it, as this...

What is This YoubiKey Device Binance CEO is Talking About?


YoubiKeys. Source: Twitter/@Yubico It was a crazy week for Binance: first, there was the 7,000 BTC hack, which was followed by heated debates about Bitcoin block reorganization, and finished with mutual public apologies. Now, the major cryptocurrency exchange is working on new security measures....

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