Technology News

Alibaba

Alibaba’s Ant Financial Starts Pre-Launch Testing of Business Blockchain

David PanNov 12, 2019

The fintech arm of Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group said it expects the blockchain to go live in around three months.

Exchanges

HTC Will Support Binance Chain With Special Edition Smartphone

Nikhilesh DeNov 12, 2019

HTC's special edition EXODUS blockchain smartphone will allow users to directly access Binance's decentralized exchange and token.

News

Web3 Studying How to Integrate Kadena’s Smart Contract Language on Polkadot

David PanNov 12, 2019

The Web3 Foundation is studying how to adopt blockchain startup Kadena’s smart contract programming language for the Polkadot ecosystem.

Payments

MAS, JPMorgan Build Payments System With Inter-Blockchain Connectivity

Daniel PalmerNov 11, 2019

Working with JPMorgan and Temasek, Singapore's central bank has developed a prototype blockchain-based cross border payments system.

Privacy

How Bitcoin’s Lightning Can Be Used for Private Messaging

Alyssa HertigNov 9, 2019

Bitcoin's lightning network might have a use case beyond faster and more scalable payments, thanks to an experimental version called Whatsat.

Technology News

Bitcoin Foundation

Longtime Bitcoin Advocate Launches Broker-Dealer for Crypto Firms

Nathan DiCamillo

Longtime bitcoin advocate Bruce Fenton has created a new broker-dealer for digital asset firms and financial advisors called Watchdog Capital.

Ripple

Ripple Invests in Biometric Cybersecurity Startup’s $2.2 Million Round

Nathan DiCamillo

Keyless, a London-based cybersecurity startup, claims to be the first firm to combine biometrics and cryptography.

Bitcoin Mining

Avalon Bitcoin Miner Maker Canaan Officially Files for $400 Million US IPO

Wolfie Zhao

Avalon bitcoin miner maker Canaan Creative has just formally filed for a $400 million US IPO.

Security

From Banking Giants to Tech Darlings, China Reveals Over 500 Enterprise Blockchain Projects

David Pan

As President Xi called on China to seize blockchain opportunities, industry heavyweights are already leading hundreds of enterprise projects.

Payments

As Lightning’s Economy Takes Shape, Devs Are Split on Proposed Fee Hike

William Foxley

At the lightning network's inaugural conference in Berlin, the future economics of the bitcoin payment technology took center stage.

Security

Researchers Uncover Bitcoin ‘Attack’ That Could Slow or Stop Lightning Payments

Alyssa Hertig

A new denial-of-service attack could slow down or completely stop bitcoin payments over the lightning network.

Hardware Wallets

HTC’s Latest Blockchain Phone Can Run a Full Bitcoin Node

David Pan

The Taiwanese electronics giant has launched the Exodus 1s phone with a built-in hardware wallet and the ability to support a bitcoin node.