Category: Technology News
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Cross Blockchain Trades? Lightning Gives New Life to Atomic Swaps
Opening the doors to a new form of decentralized trading, atomic swaps could replace centralized exchanges almost entirely.
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SegWit Activation Complete, Litecoin Charts a Course for the Future
A new roadmap unveiled this week showcases that the team developing the litecoin blockchain has big plans ahead.
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$600k for an Ethereum Name? A Thriving Auction Market Is Underway
An ethereum project aimed at decentralizing the domain space is winning enthusiasm – and investment dollars – from crypto investors.
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CoinDesk Report: Advances in Blockchain Privacy & Confidentiality
CoinDesk has released its newest research report, a 50-page dive into blockchain technologies and the cutting-edge techniques advancing their utility.
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The Litening: Will Litecoin Be the First Big Blockchain With Lightning?
A new test version of the Lightning Network launched today, marking a step toward a long-awaited live debut on a major cryptocurrency.
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A (Short) Guide to Blockchain Consensus Protocols
Bitcoin’s consensus mechanism is great, but it isn’t perfect. This article looks at some of the more viable public blockchain alternatives.
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Beyond Immutability: Ethereum Classic Maps a Way Forward
Apart from a commitment to immutability, ethereum classic is much like ethereum. Now, though, its supporters favor another pillar of differentiation.
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Drugs, Code and ICOs: Monero’s Long Road to Blockchain Respect
CoinDesk explores the alternative digital currency monero and its long road to becoming of the industry’s most talked-about projects.
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Where’s Casper? Inside Ethereum’s Race to Reinvent its Blockchain
A dive into Casper, the forthcoming protocol that could radically change the rules of one of the largest blockchain networks.
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The Blockchain Created By Ethereum’s Fork is Forking Now
A blockchain that was born out of the rejection of a specific technical change is on the verge of making that specific change, some argue.