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Fraud-Fighting ‘Watchtowers’ Are Coming With the Next Big Lightning Release
11.6.2019
So-called lightning network “watchtowers” — a much-anticipated next step for securing the network — are coming soon. Watchtowers have long been considered a missing piece of bitcoin’s lightning layer, as they’re crucial for squashing fraud on the experimental, off-chain...
Fidelity, Tenaya Capital Fund Crypto-Security Firm Fireblocks
11.6.2019
Sixteen million in Series A for a crypto upstart that has already courted Galaxy Digital and Genesis Global Trading
Study: 75% of Dapp Transactions Are Now Made By Bots
11.6.2019
Programmed to boost rankings, increase liquidity of tokens, and sabotage competitors, bots are challenging the integrity of Dapps
Michael Ford Named Newest Bitcoin Core Code Maintainer
11.6.2019
Long-time Bitcoin Core contributor Michael Ford has been named the newest maintainer of the open-source software project
Bitcoin Users Perform What Might Be The Largest ‘CoinJoin’ Ever
10.6.2019
The startup behind the privacy-centric bitcoin app Wasabi Wallet recently brought together 100 people to collectively execute a "CoinJoin" transaction
Above $125: Litecoin Jumps to Highest Price in Over a Year
10.6.2019
The price of litecoin surged another 10 percent today, pushing its price above $125 to record its highest value since May 23, 2018
Siberian Region Partners With Universa to Create Blockchain Tourism Destination
10.6.2019
Over 500,000 tourists visited Western Siberia in 2018, according to regional authorities, presumably to see principal river: the Ob. Now they can see the blockchain
Coinbase Adds DAI as First Stablecoin in Crypto Exchange’s Earn Program
10.6.2019
Fresh on the heels of the addition of EOS, Coinbase is adding ethereum stablecoin DAI to its Earn program
CCN Shuts Down After Major Google Search Update
10.6.2019
The six-year-old site suffered after a change in Google's search rankings. Today it shut down
Employers Can Now Pay Salaries in Ether Via Crypto Startup Bitwage
10.6.2019
Employers can now pay their workers' salaries in ether through crypto payroll startup Bitwage
US Realtors Association Invests in Blockchain Startup Propy
10.6.2019
The venture capital arm of the U.S. National Association of Realtors has invested an undisclosed amount in blockchain real estate startup Propy
Retail Giant Target Is Working on a Blockchain for Supply Chains
10.6.2019
Target recently open sourced a blockchain-powered solution for supply chain management and is working with Hyperledger
Zilliqa Passes ‘Milestone’ With Addition of Smart Contracts to Its Blockchain
10.6.2019
"Next-generation" cryptocurrency Zilliqa has announced the launch of smart contracts on its platform
Bitcoin’s Price Is Just $300 Away From a Short-Term Bear Reversal
10.6.2019
Bitcoin's bulls need to keep prices above key support at $7,432 to avert a short-term bearish reversal
G20 Reaffirms It Will Apply Expected Tough New FATF Rules on Crypto
10.6.2019
The G20 has reaffirmed it will apply standards to counter money laundering and terrorism funding, soon to be finalized by the Financial Action Task Force
Samourai, Nodl to Launch Bitcoin Lightning Node With Mixing Features
10.6.2019
A new hardware partnership is helping the team behind Samourai Wallet extend their obsession with privacy to the world of bitcoin nodes
Crypto Miners’ Electricity Shouldn’t Be Subsidized: Iranian Energy Minister
10.6.2019
Low electricity costs make Iran a popular mining destination. That could change
MPC Explained: The Bold New Vision for Securing Crypto Money
10.6.2019
Cryptography advances are converging to help developers bring blockchain uses to their core decentralizing principles, writes Michael J. Casey
Why Academics Love Bitcoin – and Crypto
10.6.2019
For academics, bitcoin, and more broadly crypto, is an exciting space where the ideas they write up in papers actually get built and tested
The Speed Dreams of Security Tokens
9.6.2019
Security tokens may have many potential advantages over traditional assets – but speed is not one of them, argues Noelle Acheson