Alyssa Hertig

Alyssa Hertig

A contributing tech reporter at CoinDesk, Alyssa Hertig is a programmer and journalist specializing in Bitcoin and the Lightning Network. Over the years, her work has also appeared in VICE, Mic and Reason. She's currently writing a book exploring the ins and outs of Bitcoin governance. Alyssa owns some BTC.

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Bitcoin Isn’t Private – But Its Recent Taproot Upgrade Will Help
The upgrade could give the network a much-anticipated privacy boost once its effects ripple throughout the ecosystem.
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What Is Ether?
Ether is the second-largest cryptocurrency and handles more transaction volume than any other digital asset. But what is ether used for on the Ethereum network?
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5 Ways Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Advanced in 2021
This past year, key developments on the Lightning protocol have been making Bitcoin a better payment system.
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CardCoins Offers Bitcoin Payments Over the Lightning Network
CardCoins’ new Lightning integration will allow customers to receive bitcoin payments quickly and cheaply.
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After Taproot, What’s Next for Bitcoin’s Future?
Now that Bitcoin has Taproot, here are some other interesting soft fork changes developers have been eyeing.
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Taproot, Bitcoin’s Long-Anticipated Upgrade, Has Activated
Taproot gives developers an expanded toolbox to work with as they continue to ideate, iterate and build on Bitcoin.
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Gavin Wood, Parity founder (center). Credit CoinDesk
Gavin Wood
Gavin Wood is a co-founder and former chief technology officer of Ethereum, and the founder of Parity Technologies and the Web3 Foundation.
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Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson
Charles Hoskinson
Charles Hoskinson is the former CEO of Ethereum and the founder and current CEO of blockchain company Input Global (IOG).
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin
Vitalik Buterin
Vitalik Buterin, a Russian-Canadian programmer, is the co-founder of the Ethereum blockchain and Bitcoin Magazine.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin
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¿Qué es el hashrate y por qué importa?
Hashrate es el poder computacional total combinado que se utiliza para minar y procesar transacciones en una blockchain con un sistema de prueba de trabajo.
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