Bitcoin developer Rusty Russell disclosed Friday the lightning network vulnerability that forced software upgrades in July.
A Dangerous Bug in Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Has Been Fixed
Bitcoin developer Rusty Russell disclosed Friday the lightning network vulnerability that forced software upgrades in July.
Why Ethereum Briefly Overtook Bitcoin in Daily Transaction Fees
Ethereum transaction fees are back on the rise and they’re gaining parity with those of bitcoin. Here’s why.
WATCH: How Blockchain Oracles Could Take Chainlink to New Highs
Chainlink CEO Sergey Nazarov says there’s one big thing holding back corporate adoption of blockchain technology.
Startup Bringing Zero-Knowledge Proofs to Ethereum Raises $2 Million
Matter Labs is using “mathematical magic” to speed up transactions on ethereum. Now Placeholder VC and others are investing $2 million in the project.
Binance to List Its New Dollar-Backed BUSD Stablecoin Next Week
Binance’s dollar-backed stablecoin, BUSD, created in partnership with the Paxos Trust Company, will soon be available for trading.
Why the Marshall Islands Is Doing a Pre-Sale for Its National Cryptocurrency
Revealed at Invest: Asia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands is launching a token pre-sale for its sovereign cryptocurrency, the SOV.
Legacy Trust to Launch Independent Crypto Custody Business
Hong Kong-based Legacy Trust is spinning out a new business focused entirely on institutional-grade cryptocurrency custody solutions.
Coinbase May Soon Launch an Initial Exchange Offering Platform
Coinbase’s head of institutional sales in Asia alluded to a forthcoming IEO product from the crypto exchange at an Invest: Asia panel on Wednesday.
Coinbase to Invest $2 Million USDC in DeFi Protocols Compound and dYdX
Coinbase is launching a new effort to grow the DeFi ecosystem, starting with USDC investments in Compound and dYdX.
Ethereum Picks Early October for Testnet Activation of Istanbul Hard Fork
In a call Friday, ethereum developers picked a block height for the testnet launch of the Istanbul system-wide upgrade. It’s expected for Oct. 2.
Binance Labs Leads $5.7 Million Series A for Blockchain Maker Dapix
Binance Labs has led a $5.7 million round for Dapix , a startup that wants to simplify crypto wallet addresses across the industry.
Amberdata Discovers ‘RPC Call’ Bug in Parity Ethereum Client
A new code release of the Parity ethereum client was released on Thursday to patch a security vulnerability found by blockchain startup Amberdata.
Crypto Lender Dharma Pivots to Stablecoin Savings Accounts
Dharma is getting out of the lending business, launching its V2 on the Compound protocol and focusing on savings accounts for DAI and USDC.
In Berlin, A ‘DAO Renaissance’ Begins
New tools and the rise of DeFi have made decentralized autonomous organizations, or DAOs, newly attractive to ethereum’s top developers.
Web3’s Gavin Wood Launches Kusama Network to Test Polkadot Protocol
The Web3 Foundation launched a live experimental version of the Polkadot network on Friday. Here’s what Kusama will be testing.
‘Power to the People’: Privacy Was the Rallying Cry of Berlin’s Web3 Summit
It may seem trivial in some cases, but digital anonymity is no joking matter to American whistleblower and privacy advocate Edward Snowden.
Crypto Asset NYM to Fuel Test of Tokenized Facebook Login Alternative
Privacy-focused Nym Technologies plans to launch a testnet this fall. Its identity system masks identifying user data across blockchains.
Ethereum Coders Approve 6 Changes for Upcoming Istanbul Hard Fork
Ethereum core developers have finalized a list of EIPs for the network’s next system-wide upgrade.
How Coinbase Is Using an Ethereum Upgrade to Help Merchants Take USDC
Coinbase Commerce is putting ethereum’s latest systemwide upgrade, Constantinople, to the test.