Technology

Exchanges

Bitcoin Exchanges Unveil Hard Fork Contingency Plan

A group of bitcoin exchanges are planning to list Bitcoin Unlimited as a separate currency in the event of a network split.

Tech  ·  17 March 2017
Open Source

Bloq Launches Blockchain Lab, Joins Enterprise Ethereum

Blockchain startup has moved to back a pair of new initiatives centered on open-source development.

Business  ·  16 March 2017
Venture Capital

Investment Firm Blockchain Capital is Launching a $10 Million ICO

Industry VC fund Blockchain Capital plans to raise a new fund in part by creating a digital token and selling it by way of an ICO.

Business  ·  16 March 2017
Security

Bitcoin’s Scaling Debate is Devolving Into an All-Out Twitter War

The community has been in a furore over an attack that took down 70% of Bitcoin Unlimited nodes. Here are 12 of the best Twitter responses.

Tech  ·  16 March 2017
Bitcoin Protocol

‘Super UASF’: Could a Clever Idea Break Bitcoin’s Scaling Deadlock?

An experimental 'user-activated soft fork' for pushing through a controversial bitcoin code change took another step forward this week

Tech  ·  15 March 2017
Gaming

Blockchain-Powered VR World Enters New Testing Phase

Decentraland, a virtual reality underpinned by a blockchain, is moving ahead with the launch of a new testnet.

Tech  ·  15 March 2017
Mining

Space & Time: How BitTorrent’s Creator is Attacking Bitcoin Waste

Bitcoin's 'proof of work' validation mechanism burns a huge amount of energy, but this novel solution from developer Bram Cohen aims to change that.

Tech  ·  15 March 2017
Nodes

Code Bug Exploit Sends Bitcoin Unlimited Nodes Offline

Bitcoin Unlimited's network of nodes took a hit today.

Tech  ·  14 March 2017
Nasdaq

Nasdaq is Helping Build a Blockchain Market for Ad Contracts

Exchange operator Nasdaq helping to launch a new blockchain-based market for advertising contracts.

Tech  ·  14 March 2017
Bitcoin Core

CoinDesk Explainer: The Bitcoin Unlimited Debate

The controversial alternative to Bitcoin Core has drifted to the heart of bitcoin's raging scaling debate over the past year, but why?

Tech  ·  14 March 2017
UK

UK Government Eyes Blockchain Trials in New Digital Strategy Push

The UK government said it envisions a role for blockchain as part of a broader digitization plan unveiled earlier this month.

Tech  ·  13 March 2017
Bitcoin

How Bitcoin’s P2P Layer Got a Speed Hike in the Latest Core Release

MIT-funded developer Cory Fields discusses his work overhauling the code for Bitcoin Core's peer-to-peer layer – a task that was anything but easy.

Tech  ·  10 March 2017
Nodes

Blockstack Launches Decentralized Internet Platform on Amazon’s AWS

Blockstack Core, a bitcoin development platform, is now available on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) marketplace.

Tech  ·  10 March 2017
Singapore

Singapore’s Central Bank Completes Digital Currency Trial

Singapore’s central bank has completed a distributed ledger trial focused on inter-bank payments, officials said today.

Tech  ·  9 March 2017
RSK

Bitcoin Mining Pool Backs Rootstock Smart Contracts Effort

For the first time, a bitcoin mining pool has integrated a process called 'merge-mining' – a move aimed to bring smart contracts to the bitcoin blockchain.

Tech  ·  9 March 2017