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Buterin Says Ethereum’s Layer-Two Scaling Development 'Basically' Succeeded
2.6.2020
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said that the blockchain’s initial layer-two scaling deployment is nearly complete
The Many Facts Pointing to Adam Back Being Satoshi
28.5.2020
During the last year, news.Bitcoin.com created a series that shows the many facts that point to certain individuals who might just be Satoshi Nakamoto and it’s been a popular run so far. Our series has covered nearly everyone, but there are still a few individuals that haven’t been...
Digifinex Live AMA Hosts Bitcoin.com Chairman – Roger Ver Talks Stimulus, Useful Cryptocurrencies, Coronavirus
14.5.2020
On May 14, Bitcoin.com Executive Chairman Roger Ver sat down with Digifinex cofounder, Kiana Shek, for an ask-me-anything (AMA) session about the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Ver explained what he thinks about the central banks printing unlimited money, the government-induced lockdowns, and...
Award-Winning Filmmaker Torsten Hoffmann Launches Bitcoin Documentary Cryptopia
9.5.2020
This week filmmaker Torsten Hoffmann launched the cryptocurrency-infused documentary “Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains and the Future of the Internet.” Cryptopia discusses the powerful economy and flourishing ideas that stemmed from Satoshi’s invention through the eyes of some...
Ethereum Scaling and Gas-Free Transactions Arrive
6.5.2020
ETH 2.0’s highly anticipated revamp is expected to begin rolling out in a matter of months, but scaling solutions and gas-free transactions have already arrived
Different Approaches to Responsive CSS Motion Path
24.4.2020
As a follow-up to Jhey’s recent post on responsive motion paths, Michelle Barker notes that another approach could be to just transform: scale() the whole dang element.
The trade-off there is that you’re scaling both the path and the element on the path at the same time; Jhey’s...
Researchers Highlight Privacy Issues With Lightning Network
17.4.2020
The researchers offer several possible solutions to the attack that will impact either efficiency or privacy on the Lightning Network
Bitcoin’s Future: Exactly How a Coming Upgrade Could Improve Privacy and Scaling
7.4.2020
If the privacy and scaling upgrade Schnorr/Taproot makes it into bitcoin (BTC), it could pave the way for advanced and heretofore impossible projects
Cardano Price Fails to Respond as New Scaling Solution Reintroduced
26.3.2020
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The price of cardano (ADA) remained largely unchanged along with the broader crypto market on Thursday morning (UTC time), despite the unveiling of a new scaling solution that is to be implemented on the Cardano blockchain.
Earlier today (10:30 UTC), ADA traded up by a mere...
Why Polynomial Commitments Might Be a ‘Breakthrough’ for Ethereum 2.0
23.3.2020
What are "polynomial commitments" and how do they fit into Vitalik Buterin's new Eth 2.0 roadmap?
Ethereum-Based Game to Enhance User Experience with Matic Scaling Solution
22.3.2020
Matic will allow the firm behind VR game The Sandbox to carry out faster transactions and create a better user experience
Consistent Backends and UX: What are the Barriers to Adoption?
19.3.2020
There are very few scenarios in which an eventually consistent database is preferable over a strongly consistent database. Further, in a multi-region application scenario where scaling is necessary, choosing either an undistributed database or an eventually consistent database is even more...
Polkadot Will Feature Layer Two Scaling Thanks to Celer Network
24.2.2020
Celer and Polkadot join forces to bring layer two scaling on the upcoming platform
Lightning Network Increasingly Fragile to Attacks – Hope Turns to Drivechain for Bitcoin Scaling
19.2.2020
A report published February 7 and authored in part by Blockstream researcher Christian Decker found that the BTC Lightning Network is “evolving towards an increasingly centralised architecture.” Proponents of LN say this is not a problem, and even critics of the network point to...
Bitcoin Cash Community Begins Crafting Q&A Stack Exchange Site to Build Knowledge Base
7.2.2020
On February 6, Bitcoin Cash supporters were introduced to a new BCH-centric Stack Exchange community called bitcoincash.stackexchange.com. The goal of the Q&A site aims to build a “knowledge center” for Bitcoin Cash developers and individual researchers interested in learning about...
Bitcoin’s Privacy and Scaling Tech Upgrade ‘Taproot’ Just Took a Big Step Forward
24.1.2020
A privacy and scalability upgrade that could turn out to be one of bitcoin's largest to date has passed a couple of milestones that were little noticed outside technical circles
How Is Bitcoin Cash Different From Bitcoin Core?
20.1.2020
The crypto space can be hard to break into for those unfamiliar with the jargon, lingo, and foundational knowledge taken for granted by the already initiated. Adding to this difficulty is the fact that there are several different cryptos which bear the name “Bitcoin.” Convoluted as this...
JPMorgan Spinoff Kadena Launches Public Blockchain, Integrates Wallet to Cosmos Network
15.1.2020
Kadena, a startup spun out of JPMorgan’s blockchain center, has taken a step toward its vision of creating interoperable, scalable public blockchains with a full launch Wednesday
Researcher’s Scathing Lightning Network Analysis Finds Flaws
9.1.2020
On January 7, digital preservation researcher David Rosenthal published an overview of BTC’s Lightning Network (LN) which claims LN infrastructure isn’t decentralized and privacy-preservation is a myth. Rosenthal’s analysis found significant flaws with the LN fee system and...
Domain-Driven Design With React
16.12.2019
There is very little guidance on how to organize front-end applications in the world of React. (Just move files around until it “feels right,” lol). The truth is that we can do better. Let’s take a look at one pattern you might consider using to architect your site.
At first, you might split...