Developers

Bitcoin

Bitcoin Vaults: Developer Bryan Bishop Releases Prototype for Secure On-Chain Storage

The basic idea involves storing bitcoin on-chain in a particularly secure manner that allows for recovery from security mistakes.

Tech  ·  13 April 2020
BitMEX

BitMEX Operator Ups Grant for Bitcoin Development to $100K

HDR Global Trading has supported bitcoin maintainer Michael Ford since he was appointed last summer.

Tech  ·  1 April 2020
Ethereum

Ethereum’s ProgPoW Call Features Frustration but Little Progress

The controversial proposed change to Ethereum’s mining algorithm failed to change status after meeting resistance during Friday’s core developers call.

Tech  ·  6 March 2020
Developers

Ripple-Backed Crypto Wallet BRD Launches Blockchain Toolbox for Enterprise Apps

The mobile wallet provider is launching a suite of tools aimed to allow blockchain developers to more easily and cheaply build apps for enterprises.

Tech  ·  17 January 2020
Developers

Loom Launches ‘CryptoZombies’ Tutorial to Get Coders on Facebook’s Libra

Get the basics of Facebook's new Libra blockchain with a free online tutorial from Loom.

Markets  ·  27 August 2019
Security

Meet FumbleChain, the Deliberately Flawed Blockchain

There's a new blockchain for developers to break at will. The "capture the flag" project from Kudelski Security is meant to educate.

Tech  ·  14 August 2019
Developers

Crypto Code Commits Remain Near All-Time Highs, Despite Price Declines

A new report from Electric Capital identifies which blockchains are attracting developer activity.

Markets  ·  12 August 2019
Ethereum

ConsenSys-Backed Truffle Is Taking Its Dev Tools Beyond Just Ethereum

Truffle is expanding to Hyperledger Fabric, Tezos and R3's Corda after clocking 3.5 million downloads from ethereum developers.

Markets  ·  2 August 2019
Developers

Grin Developers Agree to Alter Technical Development Roadmap

Developers behind the cryptocurrency Grin agreed to hold off on changes to planned proof-of-work updates for the foreseeable future.

Markets  ·  27 June 2019
Bitcoin

‘Hard Core Fund’ Collects 50 BTC to Support Bitcoin Developers

This bitcoin evangelist is bridging the gap between the Asian mining industry and global open source developers.

Business  ·  19 June 2019
Ethereum

ConsenSys Launches ‘Jobs Kit’ to Help Devs Enter the Blockchain Industry

Ethereum development studio ConsenSys has launched a blockchain “job kit” to guide developers wishing to enter the growing blockchain space.

Business  ·  27 May 2019
Exchanges

All of It Dark, All of It P2P: After the Binance Hack, Bitcoin Doesn’t Cut It

That Binance could have colluded with miners to roll back hack transactions means bitcoin is not resistant enough to censorship, says Amir Taaki.

Tech  ·  10 May 2019
Ethereum

Ethereum 2.0’s Nodes Need to Talk – A Solution Is ‘Hobbits’

New code was unveiled that, if ultimately implemented, will facilitate communication between nodes that run the ethereum 2.0 software.

Tech  ·  5 May 2019
Developers

The Time Is Now: We Need an Active Approach to Blockchain Inclusion

If blockchain is to be part of our financial and governance future, the development process must represent a diverse population, says Alexis Gauba.

Markets  ·  13 January 2019
Decentralization

‘0% Success’: Why Blockchain Apps Just Aren’t Taking Off

In 2018, the promise of a decentralized future took a big knock. There are lessons to be learned, says Yin Wu, founder of Dirt Protocol.

Business  ·  11 January 2019