‘Layer 2’ Blockchain Tech Is an Even Bigger Deal Than You Think The rise of solutions like the lightning network suggests crypto can have its cake and eat it too. Transactional scaling may just be the icing. … Read More
Ethereum Classic Claims Successful Blockchain Fork The ethereum classic difficulty bomb has been successfully removed, at least, according to the developers backing the 17th largest blockchain.… Read More
EOS Forced to Patch ‘Epic’ Security Loopholes Ahead of Launch Blockchain platform EOS says serious vulnerabilities reported by an internet security firm just days before its mainnet launch have been fixed.… 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
China Poised to Form Blockchain Standards Committee This Year China expects to form its national blockchain standards committee by the end of 2018, according to an IT ministry official.… Read More
No Miners? Intel Seeks to Automate DLT Block Verification A newly released Intel patent application sets out a system for automatically creating and validating blocks on a distributed ledger.… Read More
What to Expect When Ethereum Classic Diffuses Its ‘Difficulty Bomb’ The upcoming ethereum classic fork will disable a ‘difficulty bomb,’ committing the network to a proof-of-work consensus algorithm. … Read More
IHS Markit Has a Plan to Tokenize the $1 Trillion Syndicated Loan Market IHS Markit is developing a blockchain-based system to handle cash payments in syndicated loans – and eventually, in a wider range of transactions.… 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
Blockchain Must Adapt to Build Trust in the Internet of Things While there is tremendous promise for the tech, blockchain must evolve substantially to meet the unique demands of the internet of things.… Read More