Scalability

Ethereum

Vitalik Wants You to Pay to Slow Ethereum’s Growth

Ethereum's creator has proposed a new fee to help keep the cryptocurrency decentralized.

Tech  ·  27 March 2018
Bitcoin

How Much Should a Blockchain Cost? The Compelling Case for Higher Fees

While many think crypto transaction fees should be pushed lower, these researchers believe users could be paying more.

Tech  ·  21 March 2018
Lightning Network

Stellar Goes In On Lightning with 2018 Launch Target

Stellar isn't so far behind bitcoin in absorbing a faster and cheaper layer touted as the future of cryptocurrency payments.

Tech  ·  19 March 2018
Ethereum

Ethereum’s First Production Scaling Project Is Here – But With a Catch

Little-known startup Loom Network claims it's ready to take on ethereum's thorny scaling problems with a centralized version of sidechains.

Tech  ·  15 March 2018
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Lightning Fraud? Laolu Is Building a ‘Watchtower’ to Fight It

With all eyes on the Lightning Network, bitcoin developer Laolu is working on a technology which takes fraud watching off the hands of users.

Tech  ·  22 February 2018
Bitcoin

New Bitcoin Code Will Finally Boast Full SegWit Support

An upcoming Bitcoin Core software release is finally making it easier to use a code change called SegWit in the software's standard wallet.

Tech  ·  20 February 2018
Ethereum

Doge Is Helping Ethereum Solve Its Biggest Issue

Years after it was written off as a joke, dogecoin continues to prove useful, this time factoring into a major ethereum test.

Tech  ·  18 February 2018
News

SPECTRE Creators Propose ‘PHANTOM’ Blockchain Protocol

The researchers behind the SPECTRE project have developed another blockchain scaling solution called the PHANTOM protocol.

Tech  ·  1 February 2018
Bitcoin

Decentralization vs Scale: Crypto’s Growing Struggle

New academic papers dive into just how decentralized the most popular blockchains are, and how resistant they'd be to takeover by controlling force.

Tech  ·  24 January 2018
News

Blockchain Startup Cypherium Partners with IC3 for Scaling Research

Cypherium, which provides a blockchain infrastructure, is partnering with research group IC3 to work on scaling solutions.

Markets  ·  16 January 2018
Privacy

Mimblewimble’s Small Step: Grin Raises Funds for New Development

Bitcoin startup BlockCypher is among those backing development for a new alternative blockchain that aims to break cryptographic ground.

Tech  ·  15 December 2017
Bitcoin Cash

Bitcoin Cash Plans to Increase Its Block Size, Again

Bitcoin cash could have its block size increased next year, according to an early roadmap from Bitcoin ABC.

Tech  ·  29 November 2017
Bitcoin

Relief and Disbelief: Bitcoin Reacts to Sudden ‘2x’ Suspension

Bitcoin's attempted '2x' software upgraded is cancelled – and some in the cryptocurrency's community think that's cause for celebration.

Tech  ·  8 November 2017
Ethereum

‘A Modest Proposal’: Vitalik Unveils Multi-Year Vision for Ethereum

The 23-year-old creator of the world's second most valuable blockchain outlined a new vision for the network at a conference on Wednesday.

Tech  ·  2 November 2017
Bitcoin

Bitcoin ‘Battle’? Core Developers Apathetic as Segwit2x Fork Approaches

Bitcoin developers, once outraged by the Segwit2x hard fork, are now indifferent, believing it stands no chance of replacing bitcoin.

Tech  ·  1 November 2017