Nodes

Dapper Labs

Bison Trails Now Supports ‘Flow’ Blockchain From CryptoKitties Maker Dapper Labs

Sebastian SinclairAug 11, 2020

Bison Trails users can now build apps, games and more on Dapper Labs' scalable blockchain.

Utreexo

MIT Lightning Creator Unveils First ‘Demonstration’ of Bitcoin Scaling Tech

Alyssa HertigJul 28, 2020

Utreexo "can make Bitcoin nodes smaller and faster while keeping the same security and privacy as full nodes," says developer Tadge Dryja.

Year in Review 2020

Blockchain Developers Are Focused on the Wrong Problem

Anatoly Yakovenko Raj GokalDec 30, 2020

If it's to reach its full potential, the decentralized economy needs to scale censorship resistance, say Solana's CEO and COO.

Ethereum Classic

OpenEthereum Supported 50% of Ethereum Classic Nodes. Now It’s Leaving the Project

William FoxleyJul 20, 2020

Two of Ethereum Classic’s largest clients are walking away from the project. That leaves only 30% of the network to support future updates.

Infrastructure

NEAR Protocol Enlists Bison Trails for Validator Support as It Heads Toward Full Mainnet

William FoxleyJun 9, 2020

Bison Trails will help host the NEAR Protocol’s early validator set, currently consisting of over 150 nodes including some 40 of the project’s investors.

Nodes

Security

Maxwell, Wuille Co-Author Proposal for a Big Boost to Bitcoin’s Bandwidth

Alyssa Hertig

A new paper outlines a proposed protocol that seeks to boost the bandwidth for bitcoin nodes.

Privacy

Tor Makes Launching Bitcoin Lightning Nodes Easier for Users, Casa Finds

Alyssa Hertig

Casa CTO Jameson Lopp explained how Tor leapfrogs some of the thorny networking hurdles that come with setting up a node.

Open Source

Casa’s Lightning-Enabled Bitcoin Node Just Got a Browser Extension

Christine Kim

Cryptocurrency custody startup Casa has launched a browser extension for direct control of its lightning network-enabled bitcoin node. 

Hardware Wallets

Bitcoin Veteran Jameson Lopp Named CTO of Crypto Startup Casa

Leigh Cuen

Casa has boosted Jameson Lopp to CTO eight months after he joined the crypto custody solutions startup as an infrastructure engineer.

Patent

Sony Patent Filings Hint at Work on Crypto Mining Hardware

Madeline Meng Shi

Japanese technology giant Sony wants to patent two approaches to hosting and maintaining blockchains, newly published documents show.

Bitcoin Mining

OFAC’s Bitcoin Blacklist Could Change Crypto

Andrew HinkesJoe Ciccolo

With just one paragraph, an agency of the U.S. government may have just radically altered the dynamics of the cryptocurrency ecosystem.

Nodes

Bitcoin’s Next Year in Tech Is Coming Into Focus

Alyssa Hertig

At a recent annual meeting in New York, bitcoin's volunteer developer discussed their tech priorities for the year ahead.