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Startups Debut First Protocol for Issuing Tokens via Bitcoin’s Lightning Network
14.6.2019
The first protocol for issuing tokens via bitcoin’s lightning network is aimed to rival ethereum's ERC-20. But that's a tall order
Two Startups Are Partnering to Enable Amazon Purchases with Ethereum
14.6.2019
Two blockchain-focused startups are teaming up to enable Amazon purchases with ethereum via an app-like browser extension
An In-Depth Look at Iris, a New Decentralized Social Network
13.6.2019
Cryptocurrency advocates have been discussing a new social media platform designed by one of Bitcoin’s earliest developers Martti Malmi, otherwise known as Sirius. The project he designed, called Iris, is a social networking application that stores and indexes everything on the user’s...
Coinex Exchange Lists the first SLP-Based Stablecoin Built on Bitcoin Cash
13.6.2019
On June 12, the cryptocurrency exchange Coinex announced the listing of a new Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) token called honestcoin (USDH). The Honestcoin.io website details that the new token is a fully regulated stablecoin issued on the Bitcoin Cash network backed 1-to-1 for U.S. dollars. Also...
Helium To Launch Blockchain Based Wireless Connections In Cheaper Rate
13.6.2019
The blockchain technology has entered into nearly all the businesses, the latest addition to the list is telecommunication industry. The 2013 born blockchain startup has raised 15 million dollars through Series C investment from prominent investors like Union Square Ventures and MultiCoin capital....
Could Bitcoin’s Lightning Power Mobile Communications? This Startup Thinks So
13.6.2019
New research from mobile mesh networking company goTenna explores how bitcoin's lightning network can help decentralize mobile communications
Blockchain-Based Arm of Live Planet Acquires Former 20th Century Fox CTO
12.6.2019
Decentralized Media Solutions has acquired Hanno Basse, a former executive at Twentieth Century Fox, to bring tech expertise to the blockchain platform
Inside Monero’s ‘Last Ditch Effort’ to Block Crypto Mining ASICs
12.6.2019
The Monero community is making one last attempt to block specialized mining hardware devices from the network
Canadian University Offers Graduate Training in Blockchain Tech
12.6.2019
The University of British Columbia is offering a new training path through its Blockchain@UBC research cluster, aiming to educate students on blockchain solutions
Enigma Launches Second Testnet for ‘Secret Contract’ Blockchain
11.6.2019
Ethereum developers can now start coding specialized smart contracts – called "secret contracts" – leveraging the Enigma protocol for data privacy and protection
Fraud-Fighting ‘Watchtowers’ Are Coming With the Next Big Lightning Release
11.6.2019
So-called lightning network “watchtowers” — a much-anticipated next step for securing the network — are coming soon. Watchtowers have long been considered a missing piece of bitcoin’s lightning layer, as they’re crucial for squashing fraud on the experimental, off-chain...
Michael Ford Named Newest Bitcoin Core Code Maintainer
11.6.2019
Long-time Bitcoin Core contributor Michael Ford has been named the newest maintainer of the open-source software project
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
G20 Finance Ministers’ Meet Concluded In Japan, Multilateral Response To Crypto Suggested
10.6.2019
The G20 Summit of finance heads of the member countries met during the weekend in Japan, and cryptocurrencies were among the major discussion points. The leaders, including finance ministers and central bank governors, have stated that the Financial Stability Board (FSB), and global regulators must...
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
The Speed Dreams of Security Tokens
9.6.2019
Security tokens may have many potential advantages over traditional assets – but speed is not one of them, argues Noelle Acheson
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