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Bitcoin
Drivechain Developers Hold First Meeting on Future of Sidechains Project
The developers behind a sidechain project that has the potential to boost bitcoin's functionality just held their first major meeting.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Aug 24, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 24, 2017
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Bitcoin
Bitcoin Scaling: How to Give Everyone More Control
Jimmy Song of Paxos discusses bitcoin's scaling debate, arguing that adding sidechains to the protocol could ultimately provide the best path forward.
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By Jimmy Song
Jun 14, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
Jun 14, 2017
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Bitcoin
Are Sidechains a Better Solution for Bitcoin's Scaling Debate?
Once seen as an experimental technology, sidechains are emerging as a scaling solution that could please all sides of the debate.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Jun 5, 2017 at 1:15 p.m. UTC
Jun 5, 2017
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Tech
Smart contracts
RSK Raises $3.5 Million, Launches Bitcoin Smart Contract Testnet
RSK Labs has received $3.5m in pre-Series A funding and opened up its production testnet to the public.
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By Amy Castor
May 22, 2017 at 4:59 p.m. UTC
May 22, 2017
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Blockstream
It's Happening? Blockstream Opens 'Liquid' Sidechain in Beta
Bitcoin startup Blockstream’s first sidechain, dubbed Liquid, is launching in beta on the live bitcoin network.
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By Alyssa Hertig
May 22, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
May 22, 2017
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Privacy
Litecoin is Giving New Life to Bitcoin's Most Experimental Tech
An upgrade to the litecoin codebase is inspiring new strategies from blockchain developers seeking eventually to build on bitcoin.
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By Alyssa Hertig
May 8, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. UTC
May 8, 2017
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Technology
Bitcoin Mining Pool Backs Rootstock Smart Contracts Effort
For the first time, a bitcoin mining pool has integrated a process called 'merge-mining' – a move aimed to bring smart contracts to the bitcoin blockchain.
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By Michael del Castillo
Mar 9, 2017 at 2:15 p.m. UTC
Mar 9, 2017
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Bitcoin protocol
Rootstock is Fusing Lightning With On-Chain Scaling – On a Sidechain
A unique proposal aimed at scaling bitcoin’s transaction capacity via sidechains has been revealed in a new white paper.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Mar 8, 2017 at 6:04 p.m. UTC
Mar 8, 2017
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Technology
Blocked By Block Size, Bitcoin's Brain Trust Goes Back to Basics
Day two at the Satoshi Roundtable saw guests try to break new ground on some of the larger issues facing bitcoin and regroup around its core values.
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By Pete Rizzo
Jan 26, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 26, 2017
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