Lightning Network Traffic Analysis Raises Questions Over Fees and Privacy
A new research paper provides what is perhaps the most informative series of snapshots simulating Lightning Network traffic over the...
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Ethereum researcher Virgil Griffith denied bail on charges of conspiring with North Korea
Virgil Griffith, the head of Ethereum’s special projects division who was arrested on federal charges of conspiracy with North Korea,...
Ethereum Classic [ETC] Price Analysis: Is 32% Gain Beginning of a Bullish Reversal?
ETC has gained 32% since 18th December 2019 from yearly lows at $3.4. The rise w.r.t. to Bitcoin is about...
Bitcoin’s 2019 in Lightning: What This Year Brought Us (Part 2)
Read Part 1 of our series, Bitcoin’s 2019 in Tech: What This Year Brought Us, here. Even as we entered...
Tap, the first one-stop-shop crypto app, to be listed 23rd Dec on Bittrex
Following the app release, an in-principle DLT approval by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission and an acceptance onto the STP...
This Interactive Dance Advert by Lead Monero Dev is Setting the Holiday Mood
Leading developer of Monero, Riccardo Spagni performs an interactive dance with animations to advertise BTSE (pronounced ‘Bitsy’ exchange). Recently, Spagni...
Ripple’s $200 Million Investment to Begin Another Round of XRP Dumps? Analysts Suggest
Ripple announced a $200 million funding led by “Tetragon with participation from SBI Holdings and Route 66 Ventures.” According to the...
The Central Bank Business Model Is Under Attack
Libra spurred central banks into action on digital currency projects this year.
The EU’s Updated AML Regulations Forced Bottle Pay to Shut Down. Who’s Next?
With $2 million in funding behind it and a growing user base, Lightning Network wallet and tipping service Bottle Pay...
Bitcoin’s 2019 in Tech: What This Year Brought Us (Part 1)
Bitcoin’s technical development is progressing full steam ahead. The leading cryptocurrency’s developer community, growing each year, is hard at work...
