Sidechains

Ripple Proposes Adding Federated Sidechains

Chief Technology Officer David Schwartz cites demand from users for smart contract implementation.

News  ·  8 June 2021

DeFi on Bitcoin Gets a Boost as Sovryn Launches on RSK Sidechain

Sovryn is launching a lending and derivatives market on the RSK Bitcoin sidechain in a bid to promote DeFi on Bitcoin.

Tech  ·  15 December 2020
Ethereum

A Guide to Circles, the Project Bringing UBI and FOMO to Ethereum’s xDai Sidechain

Circles has had its glitches in the early going. Here's what you need to know to get into the newest crypto-powered universal basic income (UBI) project.

Tech  ·  22 October 2020
Ethereum

Matic Launches Mainnet Aiming to Bring More ‘Firepower’ to Ethereum

Matic, a sidechain scaling solution for Ethereum, has deployed the first 10 nodes of its mainnet after several years in development.

Tech  ·  3 June 2020
Blockstream

BTSE Exchange Plans $50M Token Raise on Blockstream’s Ethereum Rival Liquid

If successful, the offering could help put bitcoin sidechains back on the map as an alternative to ethereum for launching assets.

Markets  ·  9 December 2019
Podcasts

Statechains, and Trading the Panopticon for Magical Internet Money

CoinDesk's Nolan Bauerle and Thiel Capital's Eric Weinstein talk Magical Internet Money; the Let’s Talk Bitcoin! host and Somsen Ruben discuss statechains.

People  ·  24 November 2019
Bitcoin

CoinShares, Blockchain Launch Gold Token Network on a Bitcoin Sidechain

Two years in the making and already backed by some $20 million in digitized gold, CoinShares announced the DGLD token Tuesday.

Tech  ·  15 October 2019
Bitcoin

Blockstream Launches Security Token Platform on Bitcoin Sidechain

Blockstream, the bitcoin-focused startup, is creating a new security token platform on its Liquid sidechain network.

Tech  ·  15 May 2019
Bitcoin

RIF Launches ‘Layer 3’ Network to Scale Bitcoin-Based Smart Contracts, Tokens

RIF Labs, which built the RSK sidechain for tokens and smart contracts on top of bitcoin, has launched a "third layer" to help scale this technology.

Tech  ·  14 May 2019
Funding Rounds

Blockchain Startup Horizen Labs Doubles Target to Raise $4 Million

Just-launched sidechains startup Horizen Labs has raised $4 million in a seed funding round – twice what it had initially planned.

Business  ·  12 April 2019
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Smart Contract Startup RSK Unveils New Infrastructure Project

RSK Labs is operating under a new banner, with an emphasis on creating a range of open-source protocols for blockchain infrastructure.

Tech  ·  20 November 2018
Bitcoin

Liquid Goes Live: Blockstream’s First Bitcoin Sidechain Has Finally Arrived

Three years in the making, bitcoin's first sidechain "Liquid" is now live, but it's not as decentralized as you might think.

Tech  ·  10 October 2018
Bitcoin

Sidechains Are Bringing ICOs to Bitcoin And That Might Change Crypto Funding

By the end of the year, an initial coin offering will be launched on bitcoin. thanks to sidechains tech.

Tech  ·  7 October 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

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