After the Fork: How Competing Bitcoin Cash Blockchains Might Wage War Author: Rachel Rose O'Leary Last Updated: 15 November 2018 The war for bitcoin cash is only beginning. […]
As ‘Plasma’ Stalls, SNARKs Become New Hope for Scaling Ethereum Now Author: Rachel Rose O'Leary Last Updated: 07 November 2018 As work on ethereum’s Plasma scaling solution proceeds, some developers are hailing a form of cryptography used by zcash as an alternative. […]
Vitalik Ends Devcon Talk With Sing-a-Long About Failed Ethereum Ideas Author: Rachel Rose O'Leary Last Updated: 31 October 2018 At the Devcon4 developer conference, the founder of ethereum presented the current roadmap to a more scalable network – and a song. […]
‘500 Transactions a Second’: Vitalik Says Zk-Snarks Could Scale Ethereum Author: Rachel Rose O'Leary Last Updated: 24 September 2018 A form of cryptography pioneered by zcash might help scale ethereum “by a huge amount,” says founder Vitalik Buterin. […]
Threats Fly As Fight Over $200 Billion Siacoin’s Crypto Code Intensifies Author: Rachel Rose O'Leary Last Updated: 21 August 2018 A cryptocurrency community is devolving into infighting amid a controversy that has ensnared its creator and the founder of two of its key startups. […]
Code as a Weapon: Amir Taaki Wants You to Join the Real Crypto Revolution Author: Rachel Rose O'Leary Last Updated: 08 August 2018 Infamous developer Amir Taaki believes bitcoin’s potential is exhausted, but he’s not giving up the fight to change the world with cryptocurrency. […]
Monero-Style Privacy Is Ready for Ethereum – Who Will Implement It? Author: Rachel Rose O'Leary Last Updated: 28 July 2018 A new white paper contends that monero-style privacy can be implemented on ethereum without much work. […]
Startup Behind Zk-Starks Breakthrough to Seek Cryptocurrencies as Customers Author: Rachel Rose O'Leary Last Updated: 26 May 2018 Lead scientists behind privacy tech zk-starks have started a business providing the solution to blockchains in exchange for tokens. […]
War On Miners? Maybe Not On This $2 Billion Blockchain Author: Rachel Rose O'Leary Last Updated: 24 April 2018 A proposal up for consideration on the ethereum classic blockchain could open the $2 billion network to a controversial type of mining hardware. […]
Sharding Is Ushering in Radical Ethereum Designs Author: Rachel Rose O'Leary Last Updated: 29 March 2018 One of ethereum’s biggest upgrades isn’t quite live, but that doesn’t mean it’s not inspiring critical thinking about how to boost the network. […]
