Bitcoin Core Developers Move to Fix Denial-of-Service Software Bug Author: Alyssa Hertig Last Updated: 19 September 2018 An abnormally severe bug has been discovered in bitcoin’s software, with possible ramifications for lightning users. […]
You Can Now Get Paid (A Little) For Using Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Author: Alyssa Hertig Last Updated: 14 August 2018 Lightning nodes are making money – albeit not much – displaying the potential for a growing fee market on the layer two tech. […]
Bitcoin’s Open Secret: Lightning Is Making Better Online Payments Possible Author: Alyssa Hertig Last Updated: 10 August 2018 An influx of lightning apps are mostly silly, but they demo a serious point: the tech enables bitcoin to compete with traditional payment rails. […]
Bitcoin’s Cutting-Edge ‘Coin Selection’ Tech Gets First Major Integration Author: Alyssa Hertig Last Updated: 26 July 2018 BitGo is taking advantage of a long-promised scaling tech that should see user’s transaction fees slashed by up to one-third. […]
A New Twist On Lightning Tech Could Be Coming Soon to Bitcoin Author: Alyssa Hertig Last Updated: 30 May 2018 The lightning network is still new, but a group of its devs are already thinking about an alternative technology to better protect users’ funds. […]
Bitcoin Cash Fork Leaves Users Behind, But Does It Matter? Author: Alyssa Hertig Last Updated: 20 May 2018 Bitcoin cash recently hard forked and a little less than 20 percent of nodes didn’t upgrade. The industry argues over whether that matters or not. […]
Moral Food: A Fish’s Trek From ‘Bait to Plate’ on the Ethereum Blockchain Author: Alyssa Hertig Last Updated: 13 May 2018 During Ethereal Summit, attendees were invited to track the tuna in their sushi from start to finish through the use of the ethereum blockchain. […]
Doge Is Helping Ethereum Solve Its Biggest Issue Author: Alyssa Hertig Last Updated: 19 February 2018 Years after it was written off as a joke, dogecoin continues to prove useful, this time factoring into a major ethereum test. […]
Funny Name or Not, Schnorr Is Becoming a Big Deal for Bitcoin Author: Alyssa Hertig Last Updated: 12 February 2018 Schnorr signatures are seeing renewed interest from bitcoin developers. But what is the technology and why is it seeing so much attention? […]
Bitcoin ‘Battle’? Core Developers Apathetic as Segwit2x Fork Approaches Author: Alyssa Hertig Last Updated: 01 November 2017 Bitcoin developers, once outraged by the Segwit2x hard fork, are now indifferent, believing it stands no chance of replacing bitcoin. […]