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Syncing Bitcoin Nodes Instantly with Zero-Knowledge SNARKs

A new Bitcoin scaling solution, which leverages succinct blockchains and zero-knowledge cryptography, has been proposed by a developer earlier this month.   The scaling proposal incorporates aspects developed and implemented in cryptocurrency projects Coda as well as zk-proofs, resulting in an implementation which supports an innovative type of Bitcoin client. дальше »

2018-12-20 05:00


Tron Comes Up with New Plan for Improved TRX Adoption and Scaling Crypto Use Cases

The Tron Foundation has been prioritizing the innovations in the industry, helping to expand the use of cryptocurrency to make it more of a mainstream empire. The Tron Accelerator competition, announced by Justin Sun, is motivating others to get involved, and it is propelling the platform forward quickly. Tom Mao, an executive for the Tron […] дальше »

2018-12-11 01:54


Ethereum devs working on secret upgrade to solve its scaling woes

A small group of Ethereum developers had a rendezvous to discuss a previously undisclosed upgrade that could streamline the scaling of the blockchain. The solution will purportedly be called “Ethereum 1x,” but the developers are reluctant to share more details as it is still too early-stage, people familiar with the matter told CoinDesk. дальше »

2018-11-24 18:53


Bitcoin Cash Mining Pool SVPool Takes Lead With 8% of Total BCH Hash Power

SVPool (Satoshi Vision Pool) is a recently available open, mining pool for Bitcoin Cash [BCH] miners, who’s values match that of Satoshi Nakamoto’s. As per its official website, SVPool will run the Bitcoin SV, restore the Bitcoin protocol via the new full node integration, limit changes and work towards scaling. Given the nature of SVPool, […] дальше »

2018-11-3 22:21


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ZCash “Sapling” Upgrade Arrives on Coin’s Second Anniversary, Transaction Speed and Scaling Boosted

Privacy-focused cryptocurrency ZCash executed a hard fork and network upgrade on October 28, 2018, on its second anniversary. According to ZCash’s blog post, the Sapling activation will introduce new shielded addresses which will boost ZCash’s performance by improving the network’s transaction speed. дальше »

2018-10-30 02:00


Bitcoiner Pierre Rochard’s New Microsoft Excel Plugin Allows For BTC Lightning Network Payments

The Lightning Network (LN), the ultimate scaling solution for Bitcoin (BTC), shows that it has an incredible potential. The founder of Bitcoin Advisory and software engineer, Pierre Rochard, developed a plugin for Microsoft Excel that would allow Bitcoin transactions to be processed through the LN using the popular spreadsheet. This new solution allows people that […] дальше »

2018-10-29 10:58


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Vitalik Buterin co-authors research showing how Ethereum can scale securely

Ethereum devs are edging closer to scaling Ethereum. A new paper, co-authored by Vitalik Buterin, claims to have eliminated certain security trade-offs plaguing its new ‘sharding‘ tech. Researchers Mustafa Al-Bassam and Alberto Sonnino from University College London teamed up with Buterin to publish, what they say, is the key to fixing Ethereum’s scalability problems. дальше »

2018-9-26 17:47


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How Zcash Could Help Scale Ethereum Up To 500 Transactions Per Second

Scalability problems plague Ethereum. Often, the Ethereum blockchain is clogged and slow, hardly a surprise given how many projects exist on the Ethereum blockchain though. There could be a new solution within some new practices that have been pioneered within the Zcash network, according to Coindesk: “A form of cryptography pioneered by zcash might help scale ethereum, founder of the platform Vitalik Buterin said on a research forum Saturday. дальше »

2018-9-24 18:00


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Crypto Pioneer David Chaum Says His New Blockchain Beats Bitcoin

eCash creator and pioneering cryptographer David Chaum unveiled his Elixxir cryptocurrency September 19 following two years of behind-the-scenes development. Targeting Consumer Scale Speaking at the Consensus Singapore conference, Chaum said his latest project addressed the shortcomings in speed which currently prevent bonafide blockchain-based assets such as Bitcoin scaling quickly. дальше »

2018-9-20 20:00


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DevCon 4 Will Set the Stage for Ethereum’s Next Milestone: Constantinople

Ethereum is embracing the Constantinople milestone at the end of November 2018, after DevCon4 in Prague. Constantinople is the latest Ethereum release, introduced through a hard fork, that will include five Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs):Bitwise shifting instructions (EIP 145) in the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) allow for direct manipulation of bytes on the EVM layer. дальше »

2018-9-11 18:15


Ethereum’s Raiden Network Releases “Tanacetum” Update, Inches Toward a Summer Mainnet Release

The Raiden Network, an Ethereum scaling solution, released a new version of its testnet today. The Raiden Network aims to do for Ethereum what Lightning is doing for Bitcoin: it intends to drive down transaction costs, increase transaction speed, and generally make Ethereum more spendable: “The Raiden Network is an off-chain scaling solution, enabling near-instant,… The post Ethereum’s Raiden Network Releases “Tanacetum” Update, Inches Toward a Summer Mainnet Release appeared first on UNHASHED. дальше »

2018-8-12 04:47


A chain is only as strong as its weakest link, and in a blockchain that link lies in the form of its founders.

The greatest challenge that new blockchains must solve isn’t speed or scaling – it’s governance. Nobody Else Has Either Governance: Easy to Define, Hard to Achieve There wasn’t much thought given to on-chain governance when bitcoin was created; Satoshi was too busy reinventing the wheel on several other fronts. Dash first popularized the concept of дальше »

2018-7-16 10:34


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Governance is the biggest problems blockchains must solve

The greatest challenge that new blockchains must solve isn’t speed or scaling – it’s governance. Nobody Else Has Either Governance: Easy to Define, Hard to Achieve There wasn’t much thought given to on-chain governance when bitcoin was created; Satoshi was too busy reinventing the wheel on several other fronts. Dash first popularized the concept of дальше »

2018-7-16 07:31