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TON Devs Worldwide Join Forces to Intervene in SEC Case Against Telegram
17.2.2020
International Telegram Open Network contributors have formed a non-profit association to advocate for the project in its battle with U.S. regulators
Bitcoin Gold 51% Attacked – Network Loses $70,000 in Double Spends
26.1.2020
The Bitcoin Gold (BTG) network suffered another set of 51% attacks on January 23-24, as roughly 29 blocks were removed in two deep blockchain reorganizations (reorgs). Reports indicate that more than 7,000 BTG was double spent as the chain suffered a loss of $70,000 in two days. Also read: Bitcoin...
BCH Community Leaders Bitcoin.com and Jonald Fyookball Clarify Positions on Funding Proposal
26.1.2020
Since Btc.top founder Jiang Zhuoer revealed an infrastructure funding proposal from five major mining pools last week, which would fund BCH devs via redirection of 12.5% of BCH coinbase rewards, the Bitcoin Cash community has been understandably bustling with debate, discussion, and suggestions....
Getting Started with Front End Testing
20.1.2020
Amy Kapernick covers four types of testing that front-end devs could and should be doing:
Linting (There's ESLint for JavaScript and Stylelint or Prettier for CSS.)
Accessibility Testing (Amy recommends pa11y, and we've covered Axe.)
Visual Regression Testing (Amy recommends Backstop, and we've...
Ethereum 1.x Devs Focusing on ‘Stateless Clients’ to Curb Chain Bloat
18.1.2020
Ethereum developers will continue working on the existing chain to maintain its functionality ahead of Serenity
SLP Devs Publish Code Bounties With $2,500+ in Crypto Rewards
5.1.2020
While a number of software developers work on the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) framework, SLP devs are still looking for other contributors to help foster the protocol’s ecosystem. In order to help bolster SLP development, the simpleledger.cash website has published requests for bounties...
Rwanda Blockchain School to Launch in 2020 for Devs, Professionals
27.12.2019
The Africa Blockchain Institute will launch in Rwanda in 2020, offering five core courses for developers, professionals and policymakers
Cryptojacking Malware Devs Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
9.12.2019
Two members of Romanian hacker gang Bayrob Group were sentenced to two decades in prison after their malware mined crypto on 400,000 infected computers
Ethereum Devs Reconsider ‘Difficulty Bomb’ Timing as Hard Forks Loom
3.12.2019
Developers may punt a network feature two years down the road to avoid complicating ethereum's transition to proof-of-stake (PoS)
Devs Discuss Formal Specification Project for Bitcoin Cash
27.11.2019
On Monday, Bitcoin ABC’s lead developer Amaury Séchet explained in a blog post that Bitcoin Cash will be getting its own formal specification from Bitcoin Verde programmer Joshua Green. Séchet noted that although a slew of developers have written documentation, “the existing...
Devs Reveal BCH Cashchannels and Simple Escrow Contracts
20.11.2019
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) supporters have been introduced to two new concepts that allow people to leverage the BCH network in a variety of innovative ways. On November 15, former Bitpay developer Jason Dreyzehner revealed his recurring payments system for BCH called Cashchannels. A few days later,...
Grin Devs Respond: Mimblewimble Privacy Isn’t 'Fundamentally Flawed'
19.11.2019
The devs behind privacy coin Grin argue that claims to have broken its privacy coin are sensational and unsubstantiated
An Army of Bitcoin Devs Is Battle-Testing Upgrades to Privacy and Scaling
17.11.2019
Almost 200 developers are reviewing bitcoin improvement proposals that could usher in enhanced privacy and scalability for the premier cryptocurrency
Collective #562
31.10.2019
Lesser Known Coding Fonts * Full Stack Authentication * Neural Synesthesia * Glaze * Free for devs
Collective #562 was written by Pedro Botelho and published on Codrops
How Cryptocurrency Developers Can Earn Bitcoin Cash With REST APIs
22.10.2019
A recent video by Chris Troutner, Senior Javascript Developer at Bitcoin.com, points out a problem with anti-profit seeking approaches to crypto development, and how devs can incentivize growth and attract business using REST APIs to earn BHC. Without incentives, Troutner notes, many promising...
As Lightning’s Economy Takes Shape, Devs Are Split on Proposed Fee Hike
21.10.2019
At the lightning network's inaugural conference in Berlin, the future economics of the bitcoin payment technology took center stage
Bitcoin Privacy Is the Only ‘Big Question’ for Devs, Says Poolin CEO
18.10.2019
Bitcoin privacy must improve to prevent government blacklists of addresses, says Poolin CEO
Ethereum Looks For 1 Million Devs While Ether Price Surpasses USD 190
10.10.2019
Joseph Lubin. Source: Twitter, @ethereumJoseph
With the fifth annual Ethereum conference, Devcon, about to finish tomorrow, a new challenge has been issued: get 1 million developers to build on Ethereum in a year.
Devcon is an annual conference held by the Ethereum Foundation for developers...
Cryptopia Exchange Liquidator Asks Its Devs How to Reimburse Users
8.10.2019
Grant Thornton, the firm liquidating hacked New Zealand cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia, discusses how best to do so with the platform’s developers
Hidden Lightning Network Bug Allowed Spending of ‘Fake’ Bitcoins
28.9.2019
A bug discovered in the Lightning Network in June, which allowed lightning bitcoins not backed by actual bitcoins to be spent, has officially been addressed in a new dev full disclosure report released on Friday. The problem has reportedly been remedied, but the security oversight casts doubts...