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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
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
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
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
I Started the Silk Road Wikipedia Page (Because Bitcoin)
8.6.2019
Online black marketplace Silk Road had quite the effect on bitcoin, being one of the technology's biggest use cases in the early days, and for a while it didn't have its own Wikipedia page – until this man
Ethereum Classic to Test Code for ‘Atlantis’ Upgrade This Month
7.6.2019
Ethereum classic developers discussed during a call today the possibility of speeding up mainnet activation of system-wide upgrade, Atlantis. In compromise, a slightly adjusted test network activation timeline for June 19 was collectively agreed upon
Crypto Developer Komodo ‘Hacks’ Wallet Users to Foil $13 Million Hack
7.6.2019
Cryptocurrency wallet developer Komodo has effectively hacked its own customers to protect their funds from an external attack
Kadena Releases Updated Smart Contract Language for ‘Hybrid Blockchains’
6.6.2019
The enterprise blockchain startup has updated its Pact programming language to allow smart contract execution between private and public networks
Privacy Crypto Grin’s First Hard Fork Planned for Mid-July
5.6.2019
This summer will see the first network upgrade for Grin, a privacy-oriented cryptocurrency that uses the technology Mimblewimble
Former Mt Gox CEO Karpeles Launches Startup to Build a Blockchain OS
5.6.2019
Former Mt. Gox chief Mark Karpeles has reportedly revealed he's "starting from zero" with a new blockchain project
Lightning Network Pioneer Releases New Code for Bitcoin Scaling Concept
5.6.2019
Co-author of the lightning network white paper Tadge Dryja has released new code for a proposed scaling solution he's been working on for a year
Game Creator Lucid Sight Bringing ‘Star Trek’ to the Blockchain
4.6.2019
Blockchain games developer Lucid Sight is teaming up with media firm CBS Interactive to bring "Star Trek" game play and collectibles to ethereum
Bitcoin’s First Public Mining Pool Is Rebranding
3.6.2019
The company behind Slush Pool, the first cryptocurrency mining pool to make its services publicly available, is rebranding. The Prague-based company Braiins is perhaps less well-known than Slush Pool, one of the largest bitcoin mining pools as it makes up more than 9 percent of...
Can Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Power Payments in a Japanese Bar?
2.6.2019
A bar in Japan is teaming up with a locally-based lightning startup to let customers pay using the experimental payments network
Maxwell, Wuille Co-Author Proposal for a Big Boost to Bitcoin’s Bandwidth
2.6.2019
A new paper outlines a proposed protocol that seeks to boost the bandwidth for bitcoin nodes
EY Open-Sources ‘Nightfall’ Code for Private Transactions on Ethereum
31.5.2019
One of the world's largest consultancy firms has released a new set of protocols for enabling private transactions atop the ethereum blockchain
Ethereum Classic May Delay Upcoming Hard Fork ‘Atlantis’
30.5.2019
Ethereum Classic developer failed to reach consensus today a "final call" to approve, update or reject upcoming system-wide upgrade or hard fork, Atlantis
How MakerDAO Works – The Stablecoin Explainer
30.5.2019
The most popular decentralized finance application on ethereum, MakerDAO, was built to keep a stablecoin's price stable. Under the hood, it's quite complex, featuring two separate tokens, a lending system and even a voting process. Here's how it works
In First, Tezos Blockchain Activates Upgrade By Token Holder Voting
30.5.2019
Tezos has activated its first ever on-chain upgrade initiated entirely by Tezos bakers during a three months period of both voting and code testing
Associated Press Rules ‘Crypto’ Isn’t a Substitute for ‘Cryptocurrency’
29.5.2019
Cryptocurrency, bitcoin, and ethereum finally make it into the venerable AP Stylebook