Tech

‘Multi-Part’ Payments Could Bring Bigger Bitcoin Sums to Lightning Network

With its latest "major release," bitcoin tech startup Blockstream said its c-lightning software team is the first to release a working version of "multi-part payments."

Tech  ·  21 December 2019

New Tool Will Find Secrets – Including Crypto Keys – in Your Public Code

A clever tool scours GitHub for secret keys and passwords that programmers inadvertently made public.

Markets  ·  29 October 2019
Facebook

Watch Facebook’s Libra Videos: An Inside Look at the Calibra Wallet

Facebook provided video primers on its new blockchain tech. Here are a few of the best.

Markets  ·  19 June 2019
China

Cloud Provider Xunlei Launches Blockchain File System

Xunlei Limited announced that it has launched a distributed file system called ThunderChain File System (TCFS) for its blockchain platform.

Business  ·  6 July 2018
Blockchain

Facebook Has a New Director of Engineering for Blockchain

Facebook is getting even more serious about blockchain, appointing a new director of engineering to focus on the technology.

Business  ·  6 July 2018
China

Tencent, Chinese Officials Partner to Fight Blockchain Crime

Technology giant Tencent said it was teaming up with the Chinese government to fight blockchain-related security problems and crimes.

Markets  ·  22 June 2018
China

National Chinese Science Academy Launches Blockchain Lab

China's federal science institution, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is eyeing blockchain technology, the school announced this week. 

Business  ·  21 June 2018