Bitmain Confirms Release of First Ethereum ASIC Miners Bitcoin mining hardware firm Bitmain unveiled its long-rumored ethereum mining tech on Monday.… Read More
Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Is Being Attacked for Its Own Good The lightning network is under attack. But it’s not money attackers are after, they say, but a robust, secure lightning network for the future. … Read More
Vitalik: Ether Cap Is a ‘Joke’ Worth Taking Seriously Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin said he wrote a proposal to cap ether at 120 million tokens as an “April Fool’s meta-joke” to stimulate debate.… Read More
Bitcoin Is Close to Cutting Fees with Better Coin Selection Years of work has culminated in Bitcoin Core software getting a “coin selection” upgrade that will lower transaction fees and scale the blockchain. … Read More
120 Million? Vitalik Proposes Cap on Ether Cryptocurrency The creator of the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency has floated a possible change to the network’s long-opaque ether issuance policy.… Read More
IBM Evolution: Big Blue Is Finally Getting Serious About Cryptocurrency IBM is breaking from enterprise blockchain norms by publicly working with cryptocurrencies in a wide range of projects.… Read More
Singapore Launches Blockchain Challenge with Funding Prizes The Singapore government is launching an innovation-boosting blockchain challenge that will reward successful projects with funding.… Read More
Broken Privacy? The Allegations Against Monero Are Old News Monero devs think a re-released paper is causing unnecessary stir, but also believe it will help move the crypto’s privacy tech forward. … Read More
Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Is Live, But Can It Keep from Going Corporate? As startups developing bitcoin’s Lightning Network start pushing the tech forward, some wonder whether it’ll be taken over by corporate interests. … Read More
Sharding Is Already Ushering in Radical New Ethereum Designs One of ethereum’s biggest upgrades isn’t quite live, but that doesn’t mean it’s not inspiring critical thinking about how to boost the network.… Read More