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How a Decentralized Randomness Beacon Could Boost Cryptographic Security
11.8.2020
Filecoin will be the first protocol to use this production-ready version of drand to create decentralized, verifiable randomness for “leader selection.”
After Tumultuous Election, Belarus Goes Offline
10.8.2020
Internet is down in Belarus as people are protesting the results of presidential election
Ethereum Classic’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week
10.8.2020
Ethereum Classic suffered two 51% attacks in the same week. One week later, exchanges, investors and developers are split on the implications
Researchers Find Flaws in Security Protocols Developed by Major Crypto Exchanges
10.8.2020
Private key protocols for some crypto exchanges have been implemented with bugs that could have been exploited by a well-placed malicious party, researchers say
Bitcoin Transaction Fees Dropped 58% Last Week as Congestion Eased
10.8.2020
The cost of transacting on the Bitcoin blockchain fell sharply last week as the network reverted to less frantic levels of activity
Dapp Platform NEAR Protocol Taps Ontology’s Expertise for Decentralized Identity Effort
10.8.2020
NEAR will leverage Ontology's expertise for the development and deployment of its decentralized digital identifier
Bitcoin’s Stolen Revolution
9.8.2020
We wanted a permissionless system where users set the rules. We got a new financial toy for a small handful of wealthy companies and individuals
Decentralized Tech Will Be Ready for Humanity’s Next Crisis
8.8.2020
Decentralized tools were not the default solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the protocols being built today will be ready for whatever comes next
Fixing This Bitcoin-Killing Bug Will (Eventually) Require a Hard Fork
7.8.2020
The bug sheds light on the challenges of Bitcoin's decentralization. At least we've got 86 years for the community to join together and implement a fix
Polkadot Releases Rococo, Its Test Environment for Interoperable ‘Parachains’
6.8.2020
Polkadot has released its first testnet, Rococo, for its parachain network. The testnet will commence with three parachains, Parity Technologies said
Russia’s Sberbank Launches Blockchain on Hyperledger, Mulls Stablecoin in 2021
6.8.2020
Russia's largest retail bank is launching a Hyperledger-powered blockchain for trade finance initially, and may add a ruble-linked stablecoin next year
NBA’s Spencer Dinwiddie, Andre Iguodala and More Join Dapper Labs $12M Funding Round
6.8.2020
Dapper Labs raised $12 million in its newest funding round led by NBA stars Spencer Dinwiddie, Andre Iguodala, JaVale McGee, Aaron Gordon and Garrett Temple
OKCoin Exchange Awards Grant to One of Bitcoin Core’s Most Active Developers
6.8.2020
The grant from OKCoin will allow Bitcoin developer Marco Falke to continue the maintenance work he's done since 2016, like reviewing proposed code changes
Ethereum Classic Suffers Second 51% Attack In a Week
6.8.2020
Ethereum Classic has suffered a 4,000-block long reorganization, its second such incident in five days. The first attack, which saw more than 3,000 blocks reorged, saw an attacker steal more than 800,000 ETC, worth about $5.6 million
China’s Open Source Development Has Lessons for the US
5.8.2020
While the U.S. complains about TikTok and Chinese IP theft, China is forging a new form of development based on open source networks
DeFi Traders Are Gaming Ethereum for Higher Profits, Researchers Say
5.8.2020
DeFi trading bots create "walls of executions," resulting in higher rewards for Ethereum miners, higher profits for traders and higher fees for everyone
ETH Lite: Reflexer Labs Raises $1.7M to Build a Somewhat-Stable Coin for DeFi
5.8.2020
Reflexer Labs, a new decentralized finance project aimed at softening volatility, has closed a $1.68 million seed round led by Paradigm
Square Crypto, Human Rights Foundation Ramp Up Bitcoin Development Grants
5.8.2020
Square Crypto and the Human Rights Foundation are continuing their support for an open source Bitcoin developer community with new contributor grants
CoinDesk Monthly Review, July 2020
4.8.2020
In the opening weeks of July, it looked like gold would surpass bitcoin for monthly returns, as it reached an all-time high, a frustrating state of affairs for those who believe the current macro situation should be a “perfect storm” for bitcoin’s “gold 2.0” narrative. That was before bitcoin shot...
‘Rat Poison Squared on Steroids’: What’s New in Bitcoin’s Latest Lightning Release
4.8.2020
With a sly poke at Warren Buffet's comment that Bitcoin is "rat poison squared," c-lightning developers' latest release adds some key new Lightning features