Handshake

Bug

Decentralized DNS Project Handshake Patches Inflation Bug

Given its severity, the team had to coordinate with miners to fix the flaw with an emergency soft fork.

News  ·  2 April 2021

Sci-Hub Leaves Handshake Blockchain After 2 Days, Citing Centralization Concerns

Sci-Hub, a pirate library of academic papers censored by Twitter, PayPal and domain systems, left the distributed domain platform Handshake after two days, unsatisfied by the level of decentralization.

Tech  ·  14 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
Bitcoin

Cryptocurrency Is Just a Minor Threat to the State

States still have the armies, the police and – on a good day anyway – democratic legitimacy. All of that still matters, and will for a long time.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 October 2020
Blockchain

Handshake Exchange Sees $10M in Token Trades as Race for Censorship-Resistant Websites Heats Up

During the coronavirus crisis, Handshake may be the leading free-speech-oriented crypto project. But is it just beginner’s luck?

Business  ·  28 May 2020
Bitcoin

Can ‘Dogfooding’ Altcoins Find Real Users in 2020?

Dogfooding - or using your own product - is normal among crypto startups. Is it indicative of a lack of real demand?

Business  ·  13 December 2019
Investments

Handshake Revealed: VCs Back Plan to Give Away $100 Million in Crypto

Handshake plans to replace the digital entities that authenticate web payments, in the process rewarding those who built the web's infrastructure.

Business  ·  2 August 2018