Tech

Bitcoin

Ledger Adds Bitcoin Bounty and New Data Security After Hack

Ledger was also targeted by hackers in Shopify's data breach.

Tech  ·  13 January 2021
CoinFlash

US Navy Commissions $1.5M Blockchain System for Tracking Critical Weaponry

Blockchain firm SIMBA Chain won a contract to build a system to anticipate demand for "critical" military weaponry parts.

Tech  ·  13 January 2021
Ethereum 2.0

Valid Points: Price Dips, 60K Validators and Eth 2.0’s ‘Graffiti’ Messages

The price of ether fell hard last weekend, but the number of validators joining the Eth 2.0 network continues to grow, regardless of price movements.

Tech  ·  13 January 2021
Web 3.0

Pirated Academic Database Sci-Hub Is Now on the ‘Uncensorable Web’

Sci-Hub, a pirate database of academic papers using bitcoin for funding, has joined the distributed domain names network Handshake.

Tech  ·  12 January 2021
CoinFlash

Binance, Blockchain Firm Orbs to Sponsor New Accelerator for DeFi Innovation

The two firms have become core sponsors of the DeFi.org accelerator, which will provide grants for innovative startups working in decentralized finance.

Tech  ·  11 January 2021
Governance

Aragon Acquires Voting Project Vocdoni to Flesh Out Decentralized Governance Stack

The Aragon Association has acquired Vocdoni, a decentralized voting project born out of the Catalan independence movement.

Tech  ·  11 January 2021
China

Chinese Bank Trials Digital Yuan Services at ATMs: Report

Trials of China's central bank digital currency continue, with ATMs now starting to be used in Shenzhen.

Tech  ·  11 January 2021
Ethereum

Scaling Solution Hermez Network Adds Tether Token to Tackle High Ethereum Fees

Hermez Network sets out to provide faster and cheaper transactions on Ethereum.

Tech  ·  11 January 2021
DeFi

The Smart Way to Talk About DeFi’s $22B

"TVL isn't the best indicator when ETH and all other crypto is green for weeks," one observer said of DeFi's recent growth.

Tech  ·  8 January 2021
Bitcoin

Square Crypto Funds Bitcoin Developer to Improve Mining Pool Software

Square Crypto’s latest grant will fund a developer’s work on software that could improve how mining collectives pool hash power.

Tech  ·  8 January 2021
Research

Ethereum 2.0 Explained in 4 Easy Metrics

With the launch of every new blockchain comes a new block explorer website to understand.

Tech  ·  8 January 2021
Governance

‘Decentralized Court’ Aragon Association Hit With Flurry of Resignations

Eleven staffers of Aragon One and one from the Aragon Association have announced their resignations Thursday due to an apparent lack of financial transparency.

Tech  ·  7 January 2021
Coronavirus

Coronavirus Vaccinations Certified With VeChain’s Blockchain Tech in Cyprus

The medical certification app was developed by VeChain and I-Dante last May.

Tech  ·  7 January 2021
Exchanges

UK Exchange CoinCorner Adds Bitcoin Lightning Network Support

Exchange support for Bitcoin's Lightning Network is growing as U.K.-based CoinCorner's integration of the scaling solution goes live.

Tech  ·  6 January 2021
Cryptography

The Future of Cryptographic Security in the Age of Quantum

How blockchain technology can thrive in an age of quantum computing.

Tech  ·  6 January 2021