Rachel-Rose O'Leary

Rachel-Rose O'Leary is a coder and writer at Dark Renaissance Technologies. She was lead tech writer for CoinDesk 2017-2018, covering privacy tech and Ethereum. She has a background in digital art and philosophy, and has been writing about crypto since 2015.

Rachel-Rose O'Leary

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Brain Freeze? Parity Bug Continues With No Easy Solution in Sight

With $160 million in funds frozen on the ethereum blockchain, a search for solutions is ongoing – if not altogether promising so far.

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Ethereum Could Soon Launch Its First Casper Testnet

An experimental consensus algorithm that's long been proposed as a pillar of the ethereum protocol could soon see its first testing.

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Parity Team Publishes Postmortem on $160 Million Ether Freeze

Parity has released new details on how a critical code flaw resulted in the freezing of $160 million worth of ether.

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Bitcoin Classic Team to Cease Code Support In Wake of 2x Suspension

Proposed bitcoin scaling solution Bitcoin Classic has said it will be closing its doors, touting bitcoin cash as the best alternative.

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'Plenty of Time': Parity Rep Says Startup Won't Push for Emergency Fork

Communications lead at Parity said the team will not push for an emergency hard fork to recover some $150 million in locked-up ether funds.

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ICO Funds Among Millions Frozen In Parity Wallets

Several high-profile ICO issuers have been affected by the Parity exploit, which has left more than $150 million in ether frozen.

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Ethereum Security Lead: Hard Fork Required to Release Frozen Parity Funds

The security lead for the Ethereum Foundation has said a hard fork will be required to free up funds frozen in a hack yesterday.

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Zk-Snarks Everywhere: Ethereum Privacy Tech Hits Tipping Point

New advances in cryptography are propelling privacy on ethereum forward, as evidenced by talks and panels at the project's Devcon conference this week.

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Hello Moon: Ethereum Developers Launch Lightweight Dapp Browser

The original ethereum dapp browsers has announced a new update designed to make its technology more user-friendly for developers.

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Shifting and Changing: Ethereum's Casper Code Takes Shape

A key component of ethereum's future vision is taking shape, with the project's two lead developers trading theories on its design.

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