As Central Banks Go Digital, Crypto Competition Looms
The race is on to build the best "stablecoin" – a cryptocurrency with mechanisms aimed to reduce price volatility built in.
Bitcoin's Lightning Network Is Getting Its Own Hacker Camp
Chaincode is launching a new "residency" in New York that will focus on helping developers build their own Lightning Network apps
Losing the Lambos: It's Time to Get Serious About Crypto's Big Questions
The crypto community should use this moment to forget about price fluctuations and engage the world in a discussion about blockchain tech's potential.
Bitcoin's Taproot Privacy Tech Is Ready – But There's a Catch
Bitcoin could get better privacy with Taproot, but there's one big obstacle - it can't be deployed until another technology goes through.
The Code for an Anonymous Lightning Network is Now Live
A private version of the crypto protocol lightning network is headed to zcash, with the potential it could be added for other blockchains soon.
You Can Now Get Paid (a Little) for Using Bitcoin's Lightning Network
Lightning nodes are making money – albeit not much – displaying the potential for a growing fee market on the layer two tech.
Bitcoin's Open Secret: Lightning Is Making Better Online Payments Possible
An influx of lightning apps are mostly silly, but they demo a serious point: the tech enables bitcoin to compete with traditional payment rails.
Code as a Weapon: Amir Taaki Wants You to Join the Real Crypto Revolution
Infamous developer Amir Taaki believes bitcoin's potential is exhausted, but he's not giving up the fight to change the world with cryptocurrency.
Data Shows US Dollar, Not Japanese Yen, Is Dominating Bitcoin Trade
Inconsistency in the way data providers count trades across exchanges has overstated the yen's importance as a trading pair, CoinDesk research finds.
