Work is advancing on a highly anticipated bitcoin project originally proposed by an anonymous cryptographer going under the French name of Harry Potter’s nemesis. Named after one of the book series’ spells, MimbleWimble has quickly became one of the more anticipated bitcoin R&D initiatives, since it is believed it could help improve upon the scalability and fungibility of bitcoin in […]
Could Blockstream's Liquid project soon offer financial firms a better solution than standard private blockchains?
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USTPO) has published a patent application submitted by bitcoin startup Blockstream for its work on sidechains.
Work on bitcoin sidechains – long thought to be one of the best ways to improve the functionality of the network – is advancing. Here's how.
A concept that could enable new functionality for bitcoins on the bitcoin blockchain is being tested by Blockstream.
Nearly one year after the release of its white paper, bitcoin technology startup Blockstream has released its first commercial sidechains application.
Blockstream has announced the release of the first open source code for sidechains, its signature project aimed at bitcoin scalability issues.
The bitcoin core developer discusses his early disbelief in bitcoin's basic concept, how he helped develop sidechains and the issues facing bitcoin.
The annual Future of Money Summit had several digital currency panels as part of its one-day program.
Speaking to CoinDesk, Blockstream's Austin Hill and Adam Back discuss how they will mobilize their recent $21m in funding.
Crypto 2.0 projects are gaining increased resources through funding and hiring, while rumors of regulatory action persist.
The team behind the sidechains project has released an official white paper that could reshape the digital currency ecosystem.