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Cosmos

Tendermint Says Last Month’s Cosmos Vulnerability Exposed Security Loophole

Tendermint, the firm behind the core technology of Cosmos, has released a full disclosure about a past vulnerability in the Cosmos SDK.

Tech  ·  17 June 2019
Bitcoin

Jack Dorsey Hints at How Square Crypto May Support Bitcoin’s Code

Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey has revealed more details about the role Square Crypto might play in boosting bitcoin development.

Tech  ·  14 June 2019
Bitcoin

A Protocol for Issuing Tokens Launches on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network

The first protocol for issuing tokens via bitcoin’s lightning network is aimed to rival ethereum's ERC-20. But that's a tall order.

Business  ·  14 June 2019
Ether

Two Startups Are Partnering to Enable Amazon Purchases with Ethereum

Two blockchain-focused startups are teaming up to enable Amazon purchases with ethereum via an app-like browser extension.

Tech  ·  14 June 2019
Bitcoin

Could Bitcoin’s Lightning Power Mobile Communications? This Startup Thinks So

New research from mobile mesh networking company goTenna explores how bitcoin's lightning network can help decentralize mobile communications.

Tech  ·  13 June 2019
Monero

Inside Monero’s ‘Last Ditch Effort’ to Block Crypto Mining ASICs

The Monero community is making one last attempt to block specialized mining hardware devices from the network.

Tech  ·  12 June 2019
Privacy

Enigma Launches Second Testnet for ‘Secret Contract’ Blockchain

Ethereum developers can now start coding specialized smart contracts called "secret contracts" that leverage the Enigma protocol for data privacy.

Tech  ·  11 June 2019
Bitcoin

Fraud-Fighting ‘Watchtowers’ to Arrive in Next Bitcoin Lightning Release

So-called lightning network "watchtowers" – a much-anticipated next step for securing the network – are coming soon.

Tech  ·  11 June 2019
Bitcoin

Michael Ford Named Newest Bitcoin Core Code Maintainer

Long-time Bitcoin Core contributor Michael Ford has been named the newest maintainer of the open-source software project.

Tech  ·  10 June 2019
Bitcoin

100 Bitcoin Users Perform What Might Be Largest ‘CoinJoin’ Transaction Ever

The startup behind the privacy-centric bitcoin app Wasabi Wallet recently brought together 100 people to collectively execute a "CoinJoin" transaction.

Tech  ·  10 June 2019
Smart Contracts

Zilliqa Passes ‘Milestone’ With Addition of Smart Contracts to Its Blockchain

"Next-generation" cryptocurrency Zilliqa has announced the launch of smart contracts on its platform.

Tech  ·  10 June 2019
Bitcoin

Samourai, Nodl to Launch Bitcoin Lightning Node With Mixing Features

A new hardware partnership is helping the team behind Samourai Wallet extend their obsession with privacy to the world of bitcoin nodes.

Tech  ·  10 June 2019
Bitcoin

Why Academics Love Bitcoin – and Crypto

For academics, bitcoin, and more broadly crypto, is an exciting space where the ideas they write up in papers actually get built and tested.

Tech  ·  10 June 2019
Hard Forks

Ethereum Classic to Test Code for ‘Atlantis’ Upgrade This Month

Ethereum classic developers are speeding up plans to test a proposed upgrade for the blockchain network later this month.

Tech  ·  7 June 2019
Wallets

Crypto Developer Komodo ‘Hacks’ Wallet Users to Foil $13 Million Theft

Cryptocurrency wallet developer Komodo has effectively hacked its own customers to protect their funds from an external attack.

Tech  ·  7 June 2019