Scaling Bitcoin 2017: Researchers Unveil Breakthrough Layer 2 and Light Client Solutions at Stanford Conference
On November 4, 2017, some of the brightest minds in cryptocurrency research gathered at Stanford University for Day 1 of
Ethereum Byzantium: How Nine Protocol Upgrades Redefined Smart Contract Architecture in Late 2017
The Architecture Twelve days after the Ethereum network activated its Byzantium hard fork at block 4,370,000 on October 16, 2017,
Ethereum’s Smart Contract Revolution: Why the World’s Second Cryptocurrency Could Be More Important Than Bitcoin
On October 26, 2017, as Bitcoin traded at $5,904 with a market capitalization approaching $100 billion, the cryptocurrency world was
Bitcoin Gold Hard Fork Sends Shockwaves Through Crypto Markets as New Currency Plunges 66%
The cryptocurrency world experienced another dramatic split on October 24, 2017, as the Bitcoin blockchain underwent its second major hard
Byzantium Bug Hunt: Ethereum Developers Race to Patch Critical Geth Flaw Days Before Network’s Biggest Hard Fork
The Architecture The Ethereum network is days away from its most ambitious technical upgrade to date. The Byzantium hard fork,
Putin Breaks Silence on Cryptocurrency — Russia Prepares Regulatory Framework and State-Backed Digital Currency
In a move that sent ripples across the global cryptocurrency community, Russian President Vladimir Putin held his first-ever formal meeting
Nasdaq Stockholm Becomes Europe’s Only Dual-Crypto Exchange as CoinShares Lists Ether ETNs
October 11, 2017, marked a quiet but significant milestone in the maturation of cryptocurrency markets. Nasdaq Stockholm, which made history
Zero-Knowledge Proofs Enter the Mainstream as Bithumb Lists Zcash, Bringing Privacy Tech to Millions
On October 3, 2017, one of the most significant technological developments in cryptocurrency unfolds not in a research lab or
IMF Chief Christine Lagarde Says Cryptocurrency Could Replace Traditional Money by 2040
In a landmark speech at the Bank of England conference in London, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde delivered
SegWit2X Replay Protection Debate Exposes Deep Fault Lines in Bitcoin’s Architecture
The Architecture Bitcoin stands at a crossroads in September 2017, and the infrastructure underpinning the world’s largest cryptocurrency faces its