Scalability

Institutional Investors Come to Polygon Amid Rising Ethereum Layer-2 Demand, Blockchain Data Shows

Questions remain about promised scalability improvement from Ethereum 2.0.

Tech  ·  16 June 2021

Blockchain Bites: Goldman Sachs Investigates Crypto Custody, Solving the Blockchain ‘Trilemma’

Also: Coinbase plans infrastructure updates to prevent outages during periods of volatility.

News  ·  18 January 2021
Opinion

The Blockchain NFT Wars Are Here

NFTs could become a trillion-dollar industry, but not before its scalability issues are adequately addressed.

People  ·  22 December 2020
Bitcoin

You Can Now Buy Lightning-Powered Bitcoin With a Credit Card

Payments startup Breez has unveiled a new feature allowing lightning-based bitcoin purchases directly from its mobile app.

Tech  ·  10 September 2019
Startups

Binance Labs–Backed Startup Boosting Blockchain Speeds Raises $3 Million

Marlin Protocol, which offers relayer networks to make blockchains faster, has raised $3 million from Binance Labs, Arrington XRP Capital and others.

Markets  ·  10 July 2019
Bitcoin

Fraud-Fighting ‘Watchtowers’ to Arrive in Next Bitcoin Lightning Release

So-called lightning network "watchtowers" – a much-anticipated next step for securing the network – are coming soon.

Tech  ·  11 June 2019
Blockstack

Blockstack CEO Muneeb Ali: ‘You Don’t Need a Blockchain’ for All Dapps

Apps across the space are putting too much reliance (and data) on blockchains, argued Blockstack CEO Muneeb Ali at Consensus 2019.

Tech  ·  14 May 2019
Bitcoin

Proposal’s Merger Paves Way for New Bitcoin Lightning Features

A routing proposal is expected to be merged today into the official "specifications" of the lightning network, paving the way for new features.

Tech  ·  14 May 2019
Bitcoin

Pieter Wuille Unveils Two Proposals for Upcoming Bitcoin Privacy Soft Fork

Bitcoin developer Pieter Wuille unveiled two proposals today that offer new plans for bitcoin's possible next big upgrade.

Tech  ·  6 May 2019
Ethereum

Code For Ethereum’s Proof-of-Stake Blockchain to Be Finalized Next Month

Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake affirmed that plans to finalize code for ethereum's proof-of-stake blockchain were on track for June 30.

Tech  ·  2 May 2019
Governance

Zooko Wilcox Envisions ‘Ambitious’ Changes for Zcash Cryptocurrency

Founder and CEO of the Electric Coin Company Zooko Wilcox envisions zcash to change radically over the next five years, starting with "an ambitious scalability improvement."

Tech  ·  12 April 2019
Bitcoin

It’s Getting Harder to Send Bitcoin’s Lightning Torch – Here’s Why

An experiment pushing the boundaries of crypto payments, bitcoin's Lightning Torch is suffering liquidity issues due to its success.

Tech  ·  13 March 2019
Europe

EU Report: Blockchain Adoption Will Be Led by Permissioned Platforms

Blockchain adoption will be led by permissioned platforms focused on specific use cases or user bases, according to a new EU report.

Tech  ·  12 March 2019
Bitcoin

Blockstream Releases Lightning Upgrade With New ‘Plugin’ Functionality

New improvements to an existing code repository are set to make it easier for developers to build their own features into bitcoin's lightning network.

Tech  ·  1 March 2019
Bitcoin

Blockstream Releases Test Code for Proposed Bitcoin Tech Upgrade Schnorr

Schnorr signatures are no longer just another idea for improving bitcoin thanks to a new code library from Blockstream.

Tech  ·  18 February 2019