Tech

Year in Review 2019

Never Mind Consumers, This Was a Year of Steady Infrastructural Progress

As the blockchain stack matures, we’ll look back on 2019 as the start of the blockchain adoption journey.

Tech  ·  11 December 2019
Bitcoin

Nayuta Claims Its Android Lightning Wallet Is the First to Build in a Bitcoin Full Node

Japan-based startup Nayuta has released what it says is the first lightning network wallet with a built-in bitcoin "full node."

Tech  ·  10 December 2019
MakerDAO

Developer Flags Big-Money Loophole for Stealing All the ETH in MakerDAO

An ethereum developer has flagged an attack on MakerDAO that could turn $20 million of MKR into $300 million of ETH.

Tech  ·  9 December 2019
Lightning Network

Stellar’s Version of Bitcoin’s Lightning Torch Has Been Burning Quietly Since June

The Stellar blockchain has been running its own version of bitcoin's Lightning Torch since the summer.

Tech  ·  9 December 2019
DeFi

Decentralized Liquidity Is the Backbone of DeFi

How decentralized liquidity venues govern the health of DeFi.

Tech  ·  8 December 2019
Ethereum

Ethereum’s Istanbul Hard Fork Is Now Live

Hitting at block number 9,069,000, the systemwide upgrade is the network’s third in 2019.

Tech  ·  8 December 2019
Ethereum

Matter Labs Unveils Layer-2 Scaling Solution for Ethereum Payments

Matter Labs released Thursday the testnet of ZK-Sync, a privacy-minded scaling tool meant to help blockchains boost transaction speeds.

Tech  ·  5 December 2019
Ethereum

Ethereum Devs Reconsider ‘Difficulty Bomb’ Timing as Hard Forks Loom

Developers may punt a network feature two years down the road to avoid complicating ethereum's transition to proof-of-stake (PoS).

Tech  ·  3 December 2019
Privacy

Zcash Foundation Funds App Mixing Private Messaging and Payments

Meet Cwtch, a zcash-fueled messaging app with more decentralization than Telegram or Signal.

Tech  ·  3 December 2019
Ethereum

Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith to Be Released From Jail Pending Trial

A judge ruled that the U.S. Department of Justice has enough evidence to move a case against ethereum developer Virgil Griffith to trial.

Tech  ·  3 December 2019
Bitcoin Mining

A Plan to Decentralize Bitcoin Mining Again Is Gaining Ground

New code for mining pools could fix problems associated with transaction censorship and more, say its supporters.

Tech  ·  2 December 2019
Patents

IBM Patents Blockchain to Stop Drones From Stealing Packages

IBM has won a patent for a blockchain system which tracks packages in case they're stolen by drones.

Tech  ·  29 November 2019
Privacy

What’s Really Private in Crypto? Research on Grin Raises Questions

Following a report last week on the anonymity features of grin, one big question emerged: What is privacy in crypto, anyways?

Tech  ·  25 November 2019
DeFi

Algorand 2.0’s New Non-Turing-Complete Smart Contracts Are a Feature, Not a Bug

Thursday's Algorand 2.0 upgrade adds decentralized finance (DeFi) features and smart contracts to the $108 million blockchain.

Tech  ·  22 November 2019
Bitcoin

Global Protests Reveal Bitcoin’s Limitations

Protesters across the globe are testing out bitcoin and other decentralized technologies – then promptly discovering their limitations.

Tech  ·  21 November 2019