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Tech

Blockstream

BTSE Exchange Plans $50M Token Raise on Blockstream’s Ethereum Rival Liquid

Ian AllisonDec 9, 2019

If successful, the offering could help put bitcoin sidechains back on the map as an alternative to ethereum for launching assets.

Malware

New Mac Malware Hides in Memory and Masquerades as a Crypto App

John BiggsDec 9, 2019

A new form of malware is almost invisible to anti-virus software.

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/lightning-storm-rain-after-sunset-las-1490428424Lightning Network

Nayuta Claims Its Android Lightning Wallet Is the First to Build in a Bitcoin Full Node

Alyssa HertigDec 10, 2019

Japan-based startup Nayuta has released what it says is the first lightning network wallet with a built-in bitcoin "full node."

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DeFi

Developer Flags Big-Money Loophole for Stealing All the ETH in MakerDAO

Brady DaleDec 9, 2019

An ethereum developer has flagged an attack on MakerDAO that could turn $20 million of MKR into $300 million of ETH.

Stellar

Stellar’s Version of Bitcoin’s Lightning Torch Has Been Burning Quietly Since June

Brady DaleDec 9, 2019

The Stellar blockchain has been running its own version of bitcoin's Lightning Torch since the summer.

Space

A Bitcoin Wallet Is Orbiting the Earth at 5 Miles Per Second

Danny NelsonDec 9, 2019

Bitcoin is flying (super) high thanks to SpaceChain's new space-based wallet.

DeFi

Decentralized Liquidity Is the Backbone of DeFi

Matthew PrewittSteven McKieDec 8, 2019

How decentralized liquidity venues govern the health of DeFi.

Ethereum

Ethereum’s Istanbul Hard Fork Is Now Live

William FoxleyDec 8, 2019

Hitting at block number 9,069,000, the systemwide upgrade is the network’s third in 2019.

Privacy

Matter Labs Unveils Layer-2 Scaling Solution for Ethereum Payments

William FoxleyDec 5, 2019

Matter Labs released Thursday the testnet of ZK-Sync, a privacy-minded scaling tool meant to help blockchains boost transaction speeds.

NFTs

Microsoft Teams up With Enjin to Offer Crypto Collectible Rewards

Daniel PalmerDec 5, 2019

Do good work, earn a "badger." That's the idea behind a new incentives scheme launched by Microsoft in partnership with blockchain gaming project Enjin.

State Street Bank

State Street Slashes DLT Developer Team as Bank Rethinks Blockchain Strategy

Ian AllisonDec 3, 2019

State Street Bank has cut over 100 blockchain developer jobs as part of a pivot from transforming its plumbing with DLT to supporting digital assets.

Ethereum

Ethereum Devs Reconsider ‘Difficulty Bomb’ Timing as Hard Forks Loom

William FoxleyDec 3, 2019

Developers may punt a network feature two years down the road to avoid complicating ethereum's transition to proof-of-stake (PoS).

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