One of Japan’s largest electric companies is intrigued by bitcoin’s early-stage Lightning Network, so much so they’re testing it out.
Ponzis and Death: The Stranger Ways to Lose Your Crypto
Scams, death, network takeover attacks. There’s no shortage of strange ways users can lose money in the cryptocurrency wild west.
Major Blockchains Are Pretty Much Still Centralized
Researchers wade into the centralization debate, setting out data analysis they think could help shed light on the issue.
Fundamentally Vulnerable? Ethereum’s Casper Tech Takes Criticism In Curacao
A top computer science researcher took aim at one of ethereum’s biggest expected future upgrades Friday calling it “fundamentally vulnerable.”
Raiden Isn’t Ethereum’s Only Hope for Off-Chain Payments
Competition is heating up in the ethereum ecosystem, now that scaling project Liquidity.Network has launched in test mode.
Bitcoin Fees Are Down Big: Why It’s Happening and What It Means
It wasn’t long ago that bitcoin’s transaction fees were over $20. But now they’re down again. CoinDesk explores why.
Bitcoin Lightning Fraud? Laolu Is Building a ‘Watchtower’ to Fight It
With all eyes on the Lightning Network, bitcoin developer Laolu is working on a technology which takes fraud watching off the hands of users.
Ripple Papers Promise New Start for $40 Billion XRP Cryptocurrency
Ripple, the startup behind the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency, has released two white papers that it hopes will move the technology forward.
New Bitcoin Code Will Finally Boast Full SegWit Support
An upcoming Bitcoin Core software release is finally making it easier to use a code change called SegWit in the software’s standard wallet.
Dogecoin Is Helping Ethereum Solve Its Biggest Issue
Years after it was written off as a joke, dogecoin continues to prove useful, this time factoring into a major ethereum test.
No, ‘Litecoin Cash’ Isn’t Bitcoin Cash All Over Again
Litecoin cash, that’s like bitcoin cash, right? As always in crypto, branding might be deceiving when it comes to a new upstart project.
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.
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.
Ethereum Classic Freezes ‘Difficulty Bomb’ With ‘Diehard’ Fork
Ethereum classic just forked again, putting in place a change that delays a so-called “difficulty bomb” on the network.
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.