Scalability

Bitcoin Lightning Fraud? Laolu Is Building a 'Watchtower' to Fight It

With all eyes on the Lightning Network, bitcoin developer Laolu is working on a technology which takes fraud watching off the hands of users.

By Alyssa HertigFeb 22, 2018

An upcoming Bitcoin Core software release is finally making it easier to use a code change called SegWit in the software's standard wallet.

By Alyssa HertigFeb 20, 2018

Years after it was written off as a joke, dogecoin continues to prove useful, this time factoring into a major ethereum test.

By Alyssa HertigFeb 18, 2018

The researchers behind the SPECTRE project have developed another blockchain scaling solution called the PHANTOM protocol.

New academic papers dive into just how decentralized the most popular blockchains are, and how resistant they'd be to takeover by controlling force.

By Alyssa HertigJan 24, 2018

Cypherium, which provides a blockchain infrastructure, is partnering with research group IC3 to work on scaling solutions.

By Nikhilesh DeJan 16, 2018

Bitcoin startup BlockCypher is among those backing development for a new alternative blockchain that aims to break cryptographic ground.

By Alyssa HertigDec 15, 2017

Bitcoin cash could have its block size increased next year, according to an early roadmap from Bitcoin ABC.

By Alyssa HertigNov 29, 2017

Bitcoin's attempted '2x' software upgraded is cancelled – and some in the cryptocurrency's community think that's cause for celebration.

The 23-year-old creator of the world's second most valuable blockchain outlined a new vision for the network at a conference on Wednesday.

By Alyssa HertigNov 2, 2017

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