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Bitcoin Script and Onchain Contracts: Two High-Level Programming Languages for Bitcoin Cash
11.7.2020
Last May, the software developer and creator of revoke.cash, Rosco Kalis, released Cashscript version 0.4 that included a number of optimizations. Cashscript’s new website highlights the high-level language that “offers a strong abstraction layer over Bitcoin Cash’ native virtual...
Marlin Releases Open-Source ‘Layer 0’ Transaction Relayer for Ethereum
8.7.2020
Marlin has open sourced its OpenWeaver relay network to help speed up low latency mempool syncs of the Ethereum network and support decentralization
Waiting for Ethereum 2.0, but Layer-Two Solutions Are Needed Now
8.7.2020
Ethereum 2.0. is coming, but not soon enough. Could layer-two solutions be the answer?
The Popular Stablecoin Tether Is Now Circulating on the Bitcoin Cash Network
7.7.2020
The most popular stablecoin tether (USDT) has officially been minted on the Bitcoin Cash blockchain via the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP). At press time there’s only 1,010 SLP-based USDT in circulation, as the firm Tether Limited seems to be issuing small amounts and testing the SLP framework....
Developer Reveals Layer-Two Private Messaging and Payment System on Bitcoin Cash
7.7.2020
On July 4, 2020, the Bitcoin Cash proponent Cain published an interview with the blockchain developer, Shammah Chancellor, about a new project called Stamp Chat. At its basic level, “Stamp is a prototype of a layer-2 private messaging and payment system on Bitcoin Cash. It implements stealth...
The IRS Investigation Division Is Requesting Information About Privacy-Centric Cryptocurrencies
4.7.2020
The United States tax agency has published a request for information pertaining to privacy-centric cryptocurrencies and technologies that obfuscate crypto transactions. The IRS-CI Cyber Crimes Unit request is also asking for information in relation to “layer two offchain protocol networks...
IOTA Foundation Enters Base Layer Race With ‘2.0’ Testnet
1.7.2020
IOTA's new testnet addresses the technical feature that nuked the blockchain-like network for nearly two weeks earlier this year
Base Layer Wars Heat Up With Another $12M Committed to AVA Labs’ Avalanche Blockchain
25.6.2020
AVA Labs has closed a $12 million private token sale. The funding round – co-led by Galaxy Digital, Bitmain, Initialized and others – comes weeks before an anticipated mainnet launch
Layer 2 Will Make Bitcoin as Easy to Use as the Dollar, Says Kraken CEO
17.6.2020
Kraken CEO Jesse Powell told Bloomberg in a recent interview that Bitcoin would surpass gold as a store of value in the long-term
Ethereum Layer-Two Solutions Lack Real World Usability, Says Skale CTO
9.6.2020
Cointelegraph interviewed Konstantin Kladko, CTO at Skale, to learn about his controversial opinion on why Ethereum layer-two solutions are unlikely to work out
Ethereum Second-Layer Scalability Still Needs Work, Says Starkware CEO
2.6.2020
Uri Kolodny, co-founder and CEO of blockchain firm StarkWare, told Cointelegraph that Ethereum’s second-layer scalability solutions still need some work
Buterin Says Ethereum’s Layer-Two Scaling Development 'Basically' Succeeded
2.6.2020
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said that the blockchain’s initial layer-two scaling deployment is nearly complete
Base Layer Blockchain Harmony Adds Staking to Open Up Validator Set
19.5.2020
Harmony announced Tuesday that its mainnet has now incorporated staking, allowing users to earn ONE tokens for locking in their current holdings
‘Very Near Launch’: Polkadot Founder Gavin Wood Details Network Rollout
6.5.2020
Polkadot founder Gavin Wood outlined the “five or six” steps the network will be taking as it moves to a full launch, some four years after first being conceived, during his Ready Layer One presentation
As Tether Supply Hits Record Highs, It Moves Away From Original Home
5.5.2020
Tether growth is hitting new all-time highs across multiple blockchains, but the first protocol to support Tether is being left behind
Argentina’s Central Bank Trials Blockchain for New Interbank Settlement Layer
21.4.2020
The trial for a faster, more transparent clearing system involves some of the country's largest banks
Vinay Gupta’s Big Idea: An Identity Layer for Your Things
16.4.2020
Vinay Gupta wrote about responding to pandemics in 2008, then helped launch Ethereum in 2015. Now he has another far-out idea
Ready Layer One: Base Layer Protocols Team Up for Virtual Developer Event
7.4.2020
A virtual conference is being organized by a bevy of base-layer protocols – the Web3 Foundation, Near, Cosmos, Tezos, Protocol Labs and Polkadot
Shyft Network to Build FATF-Compliant ‘Identity Layer’ for Polkadot
6.4.2020
Shyft Network is adding yet another blockchain to its decentralized digital identification network
Performant Expandable Animations: Building Keyframes on the Fly
1.4.2020
Animations have come a long way, continuously providing developers with better tools. CSS Animations, in particular, have defined the ground floor to solve the majority of uses cases. However, there are some animations that require a little bit more work.
You probably know that animations should...