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Tether Integrates With Plasma Sidechain to Reduce Load on Ethereum
1.6.2020
Tether has integrated the just-launched OMG Network Plasma sidechain, formerly known as OmiseGo, promising cheaper transactions as Ethereum’s fees skyrocket
The Many Facts Pointing to Adam Back Being Satoshi
28.5.2020
During the last year, news.Bitcoin.com created a series that shows the many facts that point to certain individuals who might just be Satoshi Nakamoto and it’s been a popular run so far. Our series has covered nearly everyone, but there are still a few individuals that haven’t been...
Despite Trust Model Debates, Ethereum Is Bitcoin’s Largest Sidechain by Total Value Locked
26.5.2020
The Ethereum network now has more bitcoin held in reserves than the Lightning Network, according to onchain statistics. At the time of publication, Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) has close to 4,000 BTC ($34.7M) held in reserves, while the Lightning Network has only 925 BTC ($8.3M). Wrapped Bitcoin...
Developers Vie to Implement ZCash Functionality as a Bitcoin Sidechain
1.5.2020
Developers compete for 6.1 BTC bounty to implement ZCash privacy features into a Bitcoin sidechain
A BTC 6 Contest to Create a Privacy-Focused Bitcoin Sidechain is On
30.4.2020
Ten days were not enough for blockchain developers to win a new Bitcoin (BTC) contest, launched by Paul Sztorc, an independent BTC researcher, and tap into a BTC 6.1 (USD 53,600) prize fund. However, contestants still have at least 12 days to go.
The contest started last week and includes potential...
CryptoWars Leaves Loom Sidechain in Pivot to ‘Play-to-Earn,’ Aka Betting
27.4.2020
CryptoWars founder Matias Nisenson is changing things up: "No decent game can run nowadays fully on-chain, even though that was our gaming utopia."
Is Liquid Sidechain a Path for Better Bitcoin Privacy?
26.4.2020
Although Bitcoin (BTC) first hit the mainstream as a sort of anonymous Internet currency that allowed people to order drugs via darknet markets like Silk Road, the reality is transactions made on the network are completely public. Indeed, the current level of privacy offered by Bitcoin and many...
Stablecoins and Crosschain Loans: 2 Projects Attempt to Bring Defi Solutions to Bitcoin
22.4.2020
While decentralized finance (defi) solutions have grown popular on the Ethereum blockchain, developers have recently created similar systems by leveraging BTC’s network. A project called Atomic Loans claims to offer a noncustodial bitcoin-backed stablecoin solution, while Money on chain a...
Liquid CAD: Canadian Dollar Payments on the Liquid Sidechain
20.4.2020
Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that was not written by Cryptonews.com.
PEER-TO-PEER PREPAID PAYMENTS BY BULL BITCOIN
Liquid CAD is a non-custodial prepaid payment system denominated in Canadian dollars. Units of Liquid CAD (L-CAD) consist of vouchers issued on the Liquid Network...
New Wrapped Bitcoin Platform Allows You to Transact in BTC Using Tezos
8.4.2020
On April 8, the Bitcoin Association Switzerland (BAS) announced the launch of a new wrapped bitcoin project called Tzbtc. The token will be used on the Tezos network and each token will be backed 1:1 with BTC. The project is now the fourth tokenized project that leverages BTC on another blockchain....
Liquid Federation Announces 10 New Members
28.3.2020
The new additions bring the Liquid Federation’s total membership to 45
The Future of Crypto: The Latest Cryptography Advances Set to Change Blockchain
20.2.2020
Crypto experts talk about the latest cryptography advances and what they mean for the future of cryptocurrencies
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...
More BS on Lightning: Blockstream Pours Liquid on Thick
23.1.2020
Blockstream reps have long been pushing for full implementation of the perpetually-delayed Lightning Network as the main solution for BTC scalability. With the recent announcement of “federated sidechain” Liquid’s integration with Btcpay, however, the tune seems to have changed....
Crypto Trading Privacy Gets a Boost as $15M of Tether Moves to Liquid Sidechain
8.1.2020
Innocuous at first glance, the transfer has implications for both digital asset trading and the larger tether market
Bitcoiners Are Building a Sidechain Version of Ethereum’s MakerDAO
12.12.2019
The bitcoin community may soon have its own version of ethereum’s flagship decentralized finance (DeFi) platform
Assassin's Creed Dev Becomes Block Producer for EOS-Based Gaming Startup
21.11.2019
Ubisoft will be a block producer on the testnet of EOS-based game distribution platform Ultra
Merged Mining on Bitcoin: Expanding Bitcoin’s Capabilities [with RSK Sidechain]
5.11.2019
What is merged mining on Bitcoin?  Simply put, merged mining is a mechanism that allows different cryptocurrencies that use the same algorithm, to be mined together. When analyzing the study on the profitability of bitcoin merged mined blockchains, we found […]
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Bitfinex Crypto Exchange Moves $1.5M of Stablecoin to Bitcoin Sidechain
3.11.2019
Bitfinex moved $1.5 million worth of the Tether stablecoin from the Omni protocol to the Liquid Bitcoin sidechain
$18 B Data Firm Using xDai Chain Sidechain for Payments at Conference
24.10.2019
Splunk using xDai Chain to power the payments at its conference