Ethereum researcher Vlad Zamfir has coded up the base architecture of upcoming scaling solution, sharding.
Ethereum’s ASIC Rebellion Heats Up With New Effort to Brick Big Miners
Miners are discussing whether they can get a hardware change added to remove ASICs from an upcoming ethereum software update.
The Creator of Proof-of-Stake Thinks He Finally Figured It Out
Pseudonymous developer Sunny King, the creator of proof-of-stake, has a new approach for the consensus mechanism – and it revolves around hardware.
There’s a Problem With Crypto Funding – And Vitalik Just Might Have a Solution
A new paper by Vitalik Buterin and other researchers proposes a novel way to finance the public goods a decentralized ecosystem needs.
Ethereum Developers Move to Alter the Blockchain’s Economics
Developers agreed to reduce ethereum issuance from 3 ETH to 2 ETH in an upcoming hard fork, Constantinople.
Ethereum’s Next Upgrade Could Be the $29 Billion Blockchain’s Biggest Test Yet
Disagreement surrounding an upcoming upgrade, Constantinope, is putting ethereum to the test.
Ethereum Meeting Leaves Open Questions Ahead of October Upgrade
Consensus on several contentious topics have yet to be reached.
A Phone Call Could Impact Ethereum’s Future – And It’s Happening Today
Tension is building ahead of an ethereum developer meeting, where a diverse set of stakeholders will be weighing in on contentious changes.
Threats Fly As Fight Over $200 Million Siacoin’s Crypto Code Intensifies
A cryptocurrency community is devolving into infighting amid a controversy that has ensnared its creator and the founder of two of its key startups.
The Code for an Anonymous Lightning Network is Now Live
A private version of the crypto protocol lightning network is headed to zcash, with the potential it could be added for other blockchains soon.
Coders Renew Efforts to Fork Mining Giant Bitmain Off Siacoin Blockchain
Coders on a smaller cryptocurrency protocol are showing why expansion might not be so easy for Bitmain, a mining giant that’s soon to file for an IPO.
Code as a Weapon: Amir Taaki Wants You to Join the Real Crypto Revolution
Infamous developer Amir Taaki believes bitcoin’s potential is exhausted, but he’s not giving up the fight to change the world with cryptocurrency.
Before the ‘Bomb’ Hits: Why the Race Is on to Alter Ethereum’s Economics
At least six proposals have been recently put forth, all of which could change the economics of the ethereum blockchain if enacted.
Monero-Style Privacy Is Ready for Ethereum – Who Will Implement It?
A new white paper contends that monero-style privacy can be implemented on ethereum without much work.
Ethereum Is Testing Code for Its Next Hard Fork
Ethereum developers are already implementing code that’s set to be activated in Constantinople, the network’s next system-wide upgrade.
What Scams? Ethereum’s Vision for Apps Is Only Growing Bolder
Popular Ponzi dapps aside, for ethereum developers, there’s plenty of work being done to make legit dapps an integral part of web 3.0.
The ‘Dark DAO’ Threat: Vote Vulnerability Could Undermine Crypto Elections
According to researchers at Cornell, blockchains utilizing on-chain voting – such as EOS and Tezos – are vulnerable to certain vote buying attacks.
Ethereum Scaling Solution Raiden Releases Last Testnet Before Launch
The team behind the Raiden, which creates payment channels to help ethereum scale, has launched the final testnet before the tech goes live.
Ethereum’s Most Heated Tech Debate Is Proving It’s Far From Over
A resurgence of debate surrounding fund recovery on the ethereum network shows the topic is still as divisive as ever.
A $3.3 Billion Claim: Has Cardano’s Blockchain ‘Solved’ Proof-of-Stake?
Charles Hoskinson explains cardano’s iterative approach to security, and how its interaction with academic gives it an advantage over other designs.