Sidechains

Bitcoin

Bitcoin Devs Are Feeling More Optimistic About MimbleWimble

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 […]

Tech  ·  23 January 2017
Security

Blockstream Makes its Case for Bitcoin-Powered Private Blockchains

Could Blockstream's Liquid project soon offer financial firms a better solution than standard private blockchains?

Tech  ·  20 January 2017
Blockstream

Bitcoin Startup Blockstream Seeking Patent for Sidechains Design

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USTPO) has published a patent application submitted by bitcoin startup Blockstream for its work on sidechains.

Business  ·  11 November 2016
Bitcoin Protocol

How Two New Sidechains Proposals Could Change Bitcoin’s DNA

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.

Tech  ·  10 November 2016
Security

Stolen Bitcoin? Anti-Theft Feature Gets Second Life on Sidechains

A concept that could enable new functionality for bitcoins on the bitcoin blockchain is being tested by Blockstream.

Tech  ·  4 November 2016
Blockstream

Blockstream to Launch First Sidechain for Bitcoin Exchanges

Nearly one year after the release of its white paper, bitcoin technology startup Blockstream has released its first commercial sidechains application.

Tech  ·  13 October 2015
Blockstream

Blockstream to Release First Open Source Code for Sidechains

Blockstream has announced the release of the first open source code for sidechains, its signature project aimed at bitcoin scalability issues.

Business  ·  9 June 2015
Bitcoin

Gregory Maxwell: How I Went From Bitcoin Skeptic to Core Developer

The bitcoin core developer discusses his early disbelief in bitcoin's basic concept, how he helped develop sidechains and the issues facing bitcoin.

Tech  ·  29 December 2014
Stellar

Bitcoin, Stellar and Sidechains Feature at Future of Money Summit

The annual Future of Money Summit had several digital currency panels as part of its one-day program.

Business  ·  3 December 2014
Blockstream

Blockstream: $21 Million Funding Will Drive Bitcoin Development

Speaking to CoinDesk, Blockstream's Austin Hill and Adam Back discuss how they will mobilize their recent $21m in funding.

Business  ·  18 November 2014
Ethereum

Crypto 2.0 Roundup: SEC Rumours, Swarm’s Payday and Ethereum’s Expansion

Crypto 2.0 projects are gaining increased resources through funding and hiring, while rumors of regulatory action persist.

Business  ·  10 November 2014
Blockstream

Sidechains White Paper Imagines New Future for Digital Currency Development

The team behind the sidechains project has released an official white paper that could reshape the digital currency ecosystem.

Tech  ·  23 October 2014