Scaling

Ethereum

Crypto Reckoning? Industry Vets Strike Humble Tone in San Francisco

Many at San Francisco Blockchain Week are warily reflecting on the lessons of the 2017 token boom, the pride that came before the bear-market fall.

Business  ·  14 October 2018
Bitcoin

Bitcoin ‘Breakthrough’ Claims Block Size Increase Possible Without Hard Fork

Developer Mark Friedenbach has unveiled a discovery that could make certain contentious changes to bitcoin a bit easier.

Tech  ·  6 October 2018
Investments

Multicoin Leads $10 Million SAFT Sale for Ethereum Scaling Startup Skale

Skale Labs has raised $10 million to launch a layer 2-focused scalable blockchain for ethereum dapps.

Markets  ·  4 October 2018
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Startup Acinq Raises $1.7 Million to Double Down on Lightning

A new funding round shows that lightning technology isn't just a big hit with bitcoin developers - investors are getting interested, too.

Tech  ·  4 October 2018
Ethereum

You Won’t Have to Wait for This Ethereum Scaling Solution, It Works Now

Most ethereum scaling technologies are a far from completed, but OpenST says it's got a solution that's ready for the "here and now."

Tech  ·  26 September 2018
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Takes a Step Toward Becoming a ‘Multi-Network’ Cryptocurrency

A long-in-the-works proposal heralded as the best way to bring sidechains to bitcoin has released its first code after three years in development.

Tech  ·  25 September 2018
Ethereum

‘500 Transactions a Second’: Vitalik Says Zk-Snarks Could Scale Ethereum

A form of cryptography pioneered by zcash might help scale ethereum "by a huge amount," says founder Vitalik Buterin.

Tech  ·  24 September 2018
Ethereum

‘Turbo Geth’ Seeks to Scale Ethereum – And It’s Already in Beta

Instead of tackling ethereum's transaction costs, developer Alexey Akhunov focused on the blockchain's state, and the software is ready.

Tech  ·  21 September 2018
Ethereum

Ethereum’s Vlad Zamfir Claims Milestone In Blockchain Sharding

Ethereum researcher Vlad Zamfir has coded up the base architecture of upcoming scaling solution, sharding.

Tech  ·  14 September 2018
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s Cutting-Edge ‘Coin Selection’ Tech Gets First Major Integration

BitGo is taking advantage of a long-promised scaling tech that should see user's transaction fees slashed by up to one-third.

Tech  ·  26 July 2018
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s Biggest Startups Are Backing a New Effort to Keep Fees Low

A project called Bitcoin Optech is launching to ensure companies like Coinbase and Square know the best technologies out there to reduce user fees.

Tech  ·  20 July 2018
Ethereum

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
Ethereum

Ethereum’s Growing Gas Crisis (And What’s Being Done to Stop It)

The ethereum network is seeing new levels of congestion with rising use, a development that is spurring proposals for technical improvements.

Tech  ·  6 July 2018
Ethereum

Proposed Ethereum Roadmap Would Activate Its Biggest Upgrades Together

A developer meeting Friday saw ethereum's developers discuss a proposal that would see two of its most anticipated upgrades update together.

Tech  ·  15 June 2018
Bitcoin

A Real-Time Battle Over Trashy Art Is Becoming a Big Deal for Bitcoin

A new digital art project, covered in crypto politics and penises, displays a serious use for bitcoin's layer-two tech, the lightning network.

Tech  ·  15 June 2018