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Atomic Swaps

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Ethereum
Bitcoin-Ethereum Atomic Swap Code Now Open Source
Developers have directly traded bitcoin for ethereum using an in-progress technology that aims to replace cryptocurrency exchanges with code.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Oct 11, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 11, 2017
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Bitcoin
Bitcoin Meets Zcash: Developers Test Tool for Trustless Trades
A new tool showcases how the future of cryptocurrency trading might look with the introduction of cross-blockchain atomic swaps.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Aug 29, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. UTC
Aug 29, 2017
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Gambling on a Hard Fork: Will Roger Ver Take up a High-Stakes Bitcoin Wager?
Will controversial bitcoin investor Roger Ver take this high-stakes wager on a possible hard fork now there's a technical solution?
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By Amy Castor
Jul 12, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Jul 12, 2017
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Litecoin
Life After Coinbase: Can Charlie Lee Keep Litecoin's Revival Alive?
Having left his job at cryptocurrency startup Coinbase, Charlie Lee has big plans to popularize his cryptocurrency creation, litecoin.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Jul 7, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 7, 2017
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Litecoin
Cross Blockchain Trades? Lightning Gives New Life to Atomic Swaps
Opening the doors to a new form of decentralized trading, atomic swaps could replace centralized exchanges almost entirely.
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By Amy Castor
May 27, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
May 27, 2017
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Litecoin
SegWit Activation Complete, Litecoin Charts a Course for the Future
A new roadmap unveiled this week showcases that the team developing the litecoin blockchain has big plans ahead.
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By Amy Castor
May 19, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
May 19, 2017
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