Category: Technology News
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How to Fight the ASIC Mining Threat
Defending cryptocurrencies against the centralizing forces of ASIC mining chips requires more than coding fixes; human governance is also critical.
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Ethereum's Dialogue Divide Is Slowing Answers to Its Toughest Questions
In the wake of new growth, developers working on the world’s second-largest blockchain are struggling to determine how best to gauge user sentiment.
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Bitcoin Cash Is Bitcoin? Lawsuits Won't Stop the Fight Over Bitcoin's Name
Roger Ver’s decision to call bitcoin cash “bitcoin” has dredged up a byzantine debate on how exactly the software should be defined and by whom.
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ASX Exchange Targets 2020 for DLT Settlement System Launch
The Australian Securities Exchange provided an update on its plans to replace its settlement and clearing system with blockchain technology.
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Mastercard Seeks 'Fast Track' Way to Sync Blockchain Data
A Mastercard patent application outlines how nodes could be quickly added to a blockchain.
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Bigger Blocks and Smarter Contracts: What's In Bitcoin Cash's Next Fork?
Bitcoin cash’s most ambitious hard fork upgrade is coming in May, backed by the promise of taking its “on-chain scaling” philosophy to new heights.
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PBoC Researcher Touts More Centralized Approach to Blockchain
Giving up full decentralization could solve many of blockchain’s existing problems, says Yao Qian, research director at China’s central bank.
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Sony Eyes Blockchain Use for Digital Rights Data
Sony believes a blockchain can be used as a digital rights management solution by storing ownership information.
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Crypto Mining Made Up 10% of AMD's Revenue in Q1
While AMD sees demand for GPUs to process blockchains falling this quarter, CEO Lisa Su believes the technology will have a long-term impact.
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Parity Says 'No Intention' To Split Ethereum Over Fund Recovery
Parity Technologies has said it has no plans to move forward with a code change that would result in an ethereum blockchain split.