Raiden

Ethereum Scaling Solution Raiden Releases Last Testnet Before Launch

The team behind the Raiden, which creates payment channels to help ethereum scale, has launched the final testnet before the tech goes live.

Tech  ·  19 July 2018

Crypto Startup Wala Is Reaching Africans with Ethereum Micropayments

South Africa startup Wala is using microraiden for high volume, low-value, off-chain ethereum transactions. And people are using it in the thousands.

Business  ·  11 June 2018
Lightning Network

‘Layer 2’ Blockchain Tech Is an Even Bigger Deal Than You Think

The rise of solutions like the lightning network suggests crypto can have its cake and eat it too. Transactional scaling may just be the icing.

Tech  ·  30 May 2018
Ethereum

Ethereum’s Raiden Network Has New Scaling Competiton

Competition is heating up in the ethereum ecosystem, now that scaling project Liquidity.Network has launched in test mode.

Tech  ·  2 March 2018
Ethereum

‘Microraiden’ Payment Channels Go Live on Ethereum Network

A streamlined version of the Raiden payments channel network has been launched on the main ethereum blockchain.

Tech  ·  1 December 2017
Ethereum

Raiden ICO: Ethereum Scaling Solution to Launch Publicly Traded Token

Ethereum's answer to bitcoin's Lightning Network will have one notable difference – a publicly traded token to be sold in a Dutch auction in October.

Tech  ·  22 September 2017
Ethereum

Raiden Release: Simpler Micropayments Go Live on Ethereum’s Testnet

The developers behind Raiden Network have launched an early, simplified version of the scaling solution on the ethereum test network.

Tech  ·  20 September 2017
Ethereum

Raiden Preview: Ethereum Scaling Solution Issues Developer Demo

The ethereum scaling solution Raiden has reached a notable milestone in a launch designed for early testing and developer feedback.

Tech  ·  14 September 2017
Bitcoin

Scaling Lightning? How Revive Could Boost Bitcoin’s Boldest Scaling Plan

A new proposal for optimizing bitcoin's Lightning Network suggests off-chain micropayments could become even more scalable than conceived.

Tech  ·  10 September 2017
Ethereum

Ethereum’s Raiden Scaling Solution Just Passed Another Milestone

A test network has been deployed for the Raiden project, a proposed extension to ethereum designed to allow faster payments and lower fees.

Tech  ·  6 September 2017
Ethereum

New Ethereum Proposal Aims to Supercharge Smart Contracts

The creator of a new ethereum project says his ambitious off-chain networks, done right, could enable more complex applications of the technology.

Business  ·  24 February 2017
Ethereum

Ethereum Payment Channels Could Enter Production in 2017

A project aiming to bring payment channels to ethereum is expected to become production-ready by the end of this year.

Tech  ·  3 February 2017