Scaling

Bitcoin

JPMorgan Veterans’ Kadena Launches Public Blockchain, Integrates Wallet to Cosmos Network

Kadena, a startup spun out of JPMorgan’s blockchain center, has taken a step toward its vision of creating interoperable, scalable public blockchains with a full launch Wednesday.

Tech  ·  15 January 2020
Ethereum

‘Scam’ or Iteration? At Devcon, Ethereum Diehards Still Believe in 2.0

Ethereum is facing a major transition with a bevy of unanswered questions. Why is the Devcon crowd unfazed?

Markets  ·  8 October 2019
Ethereum

Startup Bringing Zero-Knowledge Proofs to Ethereum Raises $2 Million

Matter Labs is using "mathematical magic" to speed up transactions on ethereum. Now Placeholder VC and others are investing $2 million in the project.

Markets  ·  23 September 2019
Funding Rounds

Multicoin Leads $20 Million Round for Speed-Focused Solana Blockchain

Claiming it can handle many more transactions per second than existing blockchains, Solana has raised capital to ramp up development.

Business  ·  30 July 2019
Bitcoin

Lightning Labs Designs Monitoring Tool for ‘Layer 2’ Bitcoin Network

The lightning network, seen as the future of bitcoin payments, is now a bit easier to monitor. This Wednesday, Lightning Labs released a new network analysis tool dubbed “Lndmon” that bitcoin lightning network users can use to pull up data about the state of their node and the rest of the network. The offering features […]

Tech  ·  26 July 2019
Bitcoin

The Blockchain Paradox

Blockchains offer potential solutions to deep-seated problems in society, but their own governance issues need to be solved first, writes Pindar Wong.

Business  ·  15 May 2019
Privacy

Schnorr Upgrade Set for Inclusion in Next Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork

Bitcoin Cash's upcoming network upgrade will notably feature a new signature scheme dubbed Schnorr.

Tech  ·  29 April 2019
Exchanges

Gemini Is Now the Largest Bitcoin Exchange to Add ‘Full’ SegWit Support

Gemini says it has added "full" support for SegWit, an important bitcoin code change that paves the way for scaling improvements.

Tech  ·  17 April 2019
Bitcoin

This New Lightning App Aims to Make Getting Paid in Bitcoin Easier

A new service has launched to make it easier for people to accept money on bitcoin's lightning payments network.

Tech  ·  3 April 2019
Ethereum

Former Obama Tech Officer Raises $3.7 Million for Blockchain SaaS Startup

Led by former Obama White House Deputy CTO Ed Felten, Offchain Labs is the latest startup vying for enterprise clients.

Business  ·  3 April 2019
Ethereum

Ethereum Scaling Tech Monoplasma Wants to Let Dapps Broadcast Crypto

A new ethereum scaling solution called Monoplasma was announced today by blockchain data platform Streamr.

Tech  ·  18 February 2019
Bitcoin

Latest Lightning Code Release Trolls With a ‘Block Size’ Increase

The latest code version for the lightning network, often trumpeted as the future of bitcoin payments, includes a "block size increase."

Tech  ·  8 February 2019
Ethereum

Don’t Believe the FUD: Ethereum Can Scale

The narrative that ethereum can't scale is being actively disproved in production environments on a daily basis.

Tech  ·  2 February 2019
Bitcoin

Crypto Is Far From Dead, as These Scaling Projects Show

Far from seeing the death of crypto, we may be entering its most exciting phase, argues Michael J. Casey.

Tech  ·  18 December 2018
Ethereum

As Plasma Stalls, Snarks Become New Hope for Scaling Ethereum Now

As work on ethereum's plasma scaling solution proceeds, some developers are hailing a form of cryptography used by zcash as an alternative.

Tech  ·  7 November 2018