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EU Outlines Tech Specs for Nodes in Its Blockchain Services Testnet
28.7.2020
Participating member states can stage their testnet nodes on hardware with specs roughly equivalent to a PC gamer’s tower
OpenEthereum Supported 50% of Ethereum Classic. Now It’s Leaving the Project
20.7.2020
Two of Ethereum Classic’s largest clients are walking away from the project. That leaves only 30% of the network to support future updates
Key Short-Term Scalability Feature Still Needs Research, Says Vitalik Buterin
10.7.2020
Stateless clients research promises to make blockchain nodes lighter without sacrificing validation, but there are stumbling blocks in their cryptography
Blockchain Bites: Canaan’s Plunge, Revolut’s Control and Lightning Nodes in Africa
16.6.2020
Canaan Creative's stock is at the lowest price since going public while Revolut is simultaneously ceding ownership of and exerting control over client's crypto holdings
One Man’s Mission to Deploy Solar-Powered Bitcoin Nodes Across Africa
16.6.2020
A Nigerian entrepreneur has released a $500 kit for building solar-powered Lightning nodes in hopes of expanding bitcoin adoption across Africa
NEAR Protocol Enlists Bison Trails for Validator Support as It Heads Toward Full Mainnet
9.6.2020
Bison Trails will help host the NEAR Protocol’s early validator set, currently consisting of over 150 nodes including some 40 of the project’s investors
Bitcoin Node Count Falls to 3-Year Low Despite Price Surge
6.5.2020
The number of Bitcoin nodes fell to its lowest level in almost three years, according to data calculated by one prominent Bitcoin developer
Spike in Nxt and Ardor Nodes After New Incentives Rolled Out
29.4.2020
In under a month, Ardor blockchain’s node count increased by almost 200%, while Nxt’s blockchain increased by 315%, from 159 to 659
HTC’s New 5G Router Can Host a Full Bitcoin Node
4.3.2020
The Taiwanese tech giant has launched a new router that can connect devices to 5G networks while supporting the bitcoin blockchain at the same time
A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words: 18 of the Coolest Visualizations for Exploring the Bitcoin Network
1.3.2020
Analyzing and exploring the Bitcoin blockchain is always interesting, but for the more abstract thinker, several sites provide unique looks at the network, nodes, and transaction data in easy to grok, visual fashion. Some of these even border on the psychedelic or sci-fi otherworldly, taking...
BCH Funding Debate: Developers Plan to Launch IFP-Free Version of Bitcoin ABC
20.2.2020
On February 19, a group of well known software developers announced the launch of a new Bitcoin Cash full node with the Infrastructure Funding Plan (IFP) removed from the codebase. The news was announced on the read.cash platform by the developer Freetrader who told the public that strong demand...
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...
From Star Trek to Wikipedia: Crashing Bitcoin SV Fails to Impress
11.2.2020
The Bitcoin SV network and the infamous Craig Wright have been publicly scrutinized by two well known individuals. Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales criticized BSV technology and said he doesn’t think recorded data from Wikipedia would be beneficial stored on a blockchain like BSV. Moreover...
Blockstack Nodes Will Be Paid in BTC – Not STX – to Secure the Network
6.2.2020
Blockstack is rolling out a new consensus mechanism that presents a fresh use case for the world's most popular cryptocurrency
Bitcoin Verde’s New Project Aims to Promote Bitcoin Cash Node Diversity
3.2.2020
Software developer Joshua Green announced Friday via the read.cash blog that the Bitcoin Verde team is launching a project to increase mining diversity. Green believes all the Bitcoin Cash implementations should “strive to be viable mining alternatives” and he’s encouraging full...
Bitcoin Startup Casa Names New CEO as Node Service Goes Open-Source
31.1.2020
Bitcoin startup Casa is charging into 2020 with a new look – by winding down its hardware product and shuffling its front office
Google Play Lifts Ban on Ethereum Browser Extension MetaMask
2.1.2020
MetaMask has been restored to the Google Play Store after a week-long ban
Ethereum Network Overcame Intentional Attack Affecting Parity Nodes
31.12.2019
On New Year’s Eve, the Ethereum network was reportedly the target of an attack focusing on Parity Ethereum nodes
How to Modify Nodes in an Abstract Syntax Tree
26.12.2019
One of the more powerful concepts I've stumbled across recently is the idea of abstract syntax trees, or ASTs. If you've ever studied alchemy, you may recall that the whole motivation for alchemists was to discover some way to transform not-gold into gold through scientific or arcane methods.
ASTs...
These Myth-Busting Articles Dispel Common Bitcoin Myths
22.12.2019
Recently, a few Bitcoin Cash (BCH) proponents have been writing a series of myth-busting articles that describe Bitcoin technicals generally thought to be true but which are not. The articles posted on the read.cash blog have reviewed topics like 10-minute confirmation times, SPV wallets,...