Tech

Year in Review 2019

AI for Everyone: Super-Smart Systems That Reward Data Creators

Combining AI and blockchain enables sophisticated data processing while respecting personal data privacy.

Tech  ·  30 December 2019
Ethereum

Ethereum’s ‘Bazaar’ Development Model Will Pay Off in 2020

2020 is Ethereum 2.0’s year of delivery. We just have to trust in the community's unusual model of development, says ConsenSys's Eth2 adviser.

Tech  ·  27 December 2019
Bugs

Twitter Bug Exposed Millions of User Phone Numbers

A bug in Twitter's Android app let users connect random phone numbers to real Twitter handles.

Tech  ·  26 December 2019
Year in Review 2019

The Ethereum Community Is No Longer Fighting With Itself

Ethereum's infighting in 2016 and 2017 has been replaced by co-operation and alliance-building, says a veteran member of the community.

Tech  ·  26 December 2019
China

2020 Vision: 7 Trends Bringing Blockchain Into Focus in the Year Ahead

As the blockchain industry moves from experimentation to implementation, futurist David Shrier is following these seven bellwethers.

Tech  ·  23 December 2019
Bitcoin

Hanukkah Reflections on My Year of Toying With Bitcoin

‘Tis the season for introspection. And this year, my thoughts are on bitcoin.

Tech  ·  22 December 2019
Year in Review 2019

For Quick Wins, Focus on Decentralization Within Existing Businesses

Instead of creating new solutions to replace existing businesses with decentralized ones, startups should focus on improving existing businesses using decentralization.

Tech  ·  21 December 2019
DeFi

3 Under-the-Radar Product Trends for 2020

Here's what 1confirmation partner Richard Chen is expecting to pop in the new year.

Tech  ·  21 December 2019
Bitcoin

‘Multi-Part’ Payments Could Bring Bigger Bitcoin Sums to Lightning Network

With its latest "major release," bitcoin tech startup Blockstream said its c-lightning software team is the first to release a working version of "multi-part payments."

Tech  ·  21 December 2019
Patents

Alibaba Patents Would Secure, Accelerate Its Consortium Blockchain

Chinese internet giant Alibaba Group has won two U.S. patents designed to make its blockchain network safer and faster.

Tech  ·  20 December 2019
Ransomware

New Ransomware Tactic: Pay Us or the World Sees Your Keys

A new malware technique makes a company's files public if it refuses to pay ransom.

Tech  ·  20 December 2019
Bitcoin

Blockstream’s ‘Watchtowers’ Will Bring a New Justice System to the Lightning Network

Watchtowers, a semi-trusted payment channel sheriff, is designed to keep the peace among lightning nodes.

Tech  ·  20 December 2019
Ethereum

Meet the Decentralized Fashion House Bringing Overpriced T-Shirts to Ethereum

Saint Fame, a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), is part fashion house, part ethereum subculture.

Tech  ·  20 December 2019
Year in Review 2019

James Ferguson on Decentralized Gaming’s Next Moves

James Ferguson, CEO of Immutable, doesn't think all games need to be on the blockchain, but it wouldn't hurt if they were decentralized.

Tech  ·  19 December 2019
Coinbase

Coinbase CEO Armstrong Wins Patent for Tech Allowing Users to Email Bitcoin

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has been granted a U.S. patent for an invention that makes sending bitcoin as easy as email, literally.

Tech  ·  19 December 2019