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Enforcing performance budgets with webpack
18.9.2020
As you probably know, a single monolithic JavaScript bundle — once a best practice — is no longer the way to go for modern web applications. Research has shown that larger bundles increase memory usage and CPU costs, especially on mid-range and low-end mobile devices.
webpack has a lot of features...
Prepping for an Airdrop: Prominent BCH Community Members Bid Bitcoin ABC Devs Farewell
2.9.2020
On August 18, 2020, the Bitcoin ABC development team announced a “feature freeze,” which will include a new Infrastructure Funding Plan (IFP) and a week later explained it was also initiating a “governance council.” Despite the recent announcements, Bitcoin ABC has lost...
$5.6 Million Double Spent: ETC Team Finally Acknowledges the 51% Attack on Network
6.8.2020
The Ethereum Classic (ETC) blockchain network lost $5.6 million to one miner following a 51% attack initially thought to be a chain split. During the attack, the offending miner managed to double-spend 807,260 ETC ($5.6 million) after spending 17.5 BTC or $200,000 (at time of writing) to acquire...
Bitcoin Cash Difficulty Algorithm Debate Heats Up With Fears of Another Chain Split
5.8.2020
With a touch more than three months left until the next Bitcoin Cash upgrade, crypto proponents have been witnessing a new quarrel rise after last year’s contentious Infrastructure Funding Proposal (IFP). This time around, the tensions derive from the Difficulty Algorithm Adjustment (DAA)...
Single Miner Reorgs Ethereum Classic – Devs Report a Chain Split
1.8.2020
Members of the Ethereum Classic team reported that the network suffered a reorganization (reorg) today. The blockchain network is asking service providers to halt deposits while it carries out maintenance of the chain. The latest event follows a similar attack in January 2019, which led to some...
BSN ‘Split’ Can Stimulate China’s Blockchain Sector Toward Global Reach
26.7.2020
Most experts do not view BSN’s split as being necessarily bad for the Chinese blockchain space
ESPN Announces Online Gaming That Allows Bitcoin Deposits and Withdrawals
26.7.2020
ESPN Global has announced the launch of a blockchain-powered gaming platform, which will allow competitors to deposit and withdraw using bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies through Cryptopay. The platform is also integrating an online treasure hunt, Satoshi’s Treasure, with $1 million worth...
Experts Split on Practical Implications of Quantum Cryptography
28.6.2020
Scientists in China managed to exchange a crypto key at a distance of over 1,000 kilometers, could this lead to hackerproof cryptography?
Survey Respondents Are Split 50/50 Between Bitcoin & Big Banks
13.6.2020
The proportion of people who trust big banks has fallen drastically since 2017, while the support for Bitcoin has exploded — millennials lead the way
Ethereum Classic Criticizes Its “Parent’s” Move to Split Ethereum Into Two
8.2.2020
Leading crypto project Ethereum Classic has released an article criticizing the recent move by Ethereum of splitting ETH into ETH 2.0 and ETH 1.x tokens. It stated that it is not only financially illogical but also an additional asset in an oversaturated market. Splitting Ethereum into ETH 2.0...
Craig Wright’s ‘Bonded Courier’ Allegedly an Attorney Who Can’t Communicate
5.2.2020
During the first week of February, the Kleiman v. Wright lawsuit continues with more tales about the alleged bonded courier. In mid-January, Craig Wright revealed a third party provided him with the necessary information to unlock an encrypted file he could not access previously. Now Wright...
Consensys Cuts Additional 14% of Staff, Aims to Split
4.2.2020
Consensys cuts 14% of its employees while dividing the company into two different branches
Bitcoin SV Sees Minor Split as Blockchain Shifts to ‘Genesis’ Upgrade
4.2.2020
The upgrade saw a minor split as an unknown entity mined a block on the old chain, team says
Bitcoin SV Genesis Upgrade Results in Chain Split
4.2.2020
A Bitcoin SV network upgrade has not gone flawlessly, with a minor chain split being observed
Roger Ver’s Mining Pool Pulls Support for Bitcoin Cash Dev Fund Over Chain Split Threat
28.1.2020
Ver said he was "mostly just along for the ride," as the parties stepped back from competing hard forks
BCH Script Meeting Aims to Enhance the Programming Language in Bitcoin Cash
23.1.2020
Bitcoin Cash developers actively participate in video meetings in order to discuss the ongoing development of the BCH ecosystem. BCH software engineers met for the first time in 2020 last Thursday to examine the May upgrade and specification work. Following the meeting, on January 23,...
Bitcoin Cash Sees Mining Pool Shift and Hashrate Surpass 4 Exahash
22.1.2020
While people have watched the BTC network surpass 100 exahash per second (EH/s), Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has been steadily gathering hashrate as well. Since the November 15, 2018 blockchain split, which produced the Bitcoin SV (BSV) chain, BCH hashrate has jumped by more than 3x. Bitcoin cash is often...
Bitcoin Lawsuit Heats Up With More Bonded Courier Tales
16.1.2020
During the last few days, cryptocurrency participants have been discussing the notorious Kleiman v. Wright lawsuit as new developments have revealed a third party provided Craig Wright with the necessary information to unlock an encrypted file he could not access previously. Additionally, another...
Court Gives Craig Wright More Time to Await the Mysterious Bonded Courier
11.1.2020
10 days after the Tulip Trust expired, new court filings have appeared in the billion-dollar Kleiman v. Wright lawsuit. One document describes the professed existence of a Tulip Trust III, which was shown to the plaintiffs on January 6, 2020. Another filing shows that Judge Beth Bloom has affirmed...
Alleged $8B BTC Tulip Trust Expires With Tales of Bonded Couriers
1.1.2020
Five years ago, the crypto community became aware of an alleged contract called the Tulip Trust. The supposed contract emerged when a few tech-based news outlets published stories on two former business partners Craig Wright and David Kleiman. According to the Tulip Trust contract story, Wright...