Bitcoin’s Cutting-Edge ‘Coin Selection’ Tech Gets First Major Integration BitGo is taking advantage of a long-promised scaling tech that should see user’s transaction fees slashed by up to one-third.… Read More
Bitcoin’s Biggest Startups Are Backing a New Effort to Keep Fees Low A project called Bitcoin OpTech is launching to ensure companies like Coinbase and Square know the best technologies out there to reduce user fees.… Read More
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.… Read More
Ethereum’s Growing Gas Crisis (And What’s Being Done to Stop It) The ethereum network is seeing new levels of congestion with rising use, a development that is spurring proposals for technical improvements.… Read More
Proposed Ethereum Roadmap Would Activate Its Biggest Upgrades Together A developer meeting Friday saw ethereum’s developers discuss a proposal that would see two of its most anticipated upgrades update together.… Read More
A Real-Time Fight Over Shitty Art Is Becoming a Big Deal for Bitcoin A new digital art project, covered in crypto politics and penises, displays a serious use for bitcoin’s layer-two tech, the lightning network. … Read More
A New Twist On Lightning Tech Could Be Coming Soon to Bitcoin The lightning network is still new, but a group of its devs are already thinking about an alternative technology to better protect users’ funds. … Read More
ZombieChain Comes Alive: Can Ethereum Sidechains Save the Dapps? Loom Network, which came up with the idea of dedicated “dappchains” for scalable decentralized apps, is embracing sharing.… Read More
When Not If: For Ethereum Believers, Scaling Is Just a Matter of Time An ethereum conference in Canada this week showcased the depth and variety of projects seeking to scale the world’s second largest blockchain.… Read More
Bitcoin Dust: How to Tell If You Have It And Why You Should Get Rid of It It’s time to get rid of your bitcoin “dust,” some developers argue. CoinDesk explains why.… Read More