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Who watches the watchmen? Crypto may not be as trustless as it seems
19.11.2020
Crypto is often seen as trustless and failproof. But as more regulation, venues and developers come aboard, just how trustless is it really?
Researchers question what 'trustless' actually means for blockchain
27.10.2020
Blockchain allegedly eliminates the need for trust — but how far is this notion actually true, or helpful?
A Deep Dive Into Polkadot and How DOT Became a Top Ten Crypto Contender
24.9.2020
Just recently a new project called Polkadot joined the top ten crypto coin list almost immediately after the project officially launched. Today, the Polkadot network is the sixth-largest blockchain in terms of market capitalization. The blockchain is considered an Ethereum competitor by a...
Federated Sidechains: $8M in BTC Stuck in Limbo, Analyst Says Action ‘Violates Liquid’s Security Model’
28.6.2020
Liquid, the sidechain network developed by the company Blockstream, saw 870 bitcoins ($8 million) frozen in moderation queue due to a seizure from a number of the network’s functionaries. The founder of the Summa project, James Prestwich, explained on Twitter that the emergency 2-of-3...
Despite Trust Model Debates, Ethereum Is Bitcoin’s Largest Sidechain by Total Value Locked
26.5.2020
The Ethereum network now has more bitcoin held in reserves than the Lightning Network, according to onchain statistics. At the time of publication, Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) has close to 4,000 BTC ($34.7M) held in reserves, while the Lightning Network has only 925 BTC ($8.3M). Wrapped Bitcoin...
Cointext CTO Reveals a New Protocol That Aims to Bolster a Censorship-Resistant Economy for Bitcoin Cash
9.5.2020
On May 7, the Cointext CTO and cofounder of Countermarkets, Vin Armani revealed a new project he’s been working on called “Signal, Watch, and Pay Protocol” (SWaP). Armani’s published specification and reference code of SWaP indicates that the platform allows “onchain...
Makers of Keep Protocol Raise $7.7M to Bring Trustless BTC to DeFi
2.4.2020
Thesis has closed a $7.7 million deal by selling its KEEP tokens to some of crypto’s top investors. Its TBTC project could get more bitcoin into DeFi
Maker Accepts USDC as a Collateral, Becomes 'Less Trustless' + More News
17.3.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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As a result of an Executive Vote held today, MKR holders have accepted USD Coin (USDC) as a new collateral asset in...
DeFi Can Now Choose to Run Trustless Zero-Knowledge Proofs
26.2.2020
Supersonic is a trustless zero-knowledge proof system that provides a new solution for DeFi platforms
Voluntary Financing: Bitcoin Cash Devs Reveal Noncustodial Funding App Flipstarter
18.2.2020
On February 15, a user on the read.cash blog site announced the development of a new Bitcoin Cash fundraising project called Flipstarter.cash. The developers behind the platform highlighted the recent questions people have been asking about voluntary funding of the Bitcoin Cash commons....
Bitcoin History Part 23: The First BTC Escrow
9.1.2020
Before the emergence of crypto exchanges and trustless multi-sig, early bitcoiners saw the need for an escrow service – a mediator to act as a go-between for strangers transacting online. Given the panoply of options now available, it is strange to think that escrow was once provided by a...
RADAR ION Launches a Trustless Cryptocurrency Payments Tool – REDSHIFT
6.11.2019
On November 5, 2019, Bitcoin Lightning Network, RADAR ION has launched an amazing cryptocurrency payment tool, i.e., REDSHIFT. This tool helps the users in sending and accepting the Lightning payments with the help of Bitcoin or Ether. REDSHIFT allows trustless transactions in tokens...
This Non-Profit Company Wants to ‘Decentralize’ Crypto Keys Themselves
14.8.2019
Tide proposes a trustless bot to manage private key authorized activities without full access to it
‘Building’ Bitcoin’s Software Just Got a Bit More Trustless
1.8.2019
There's a bit less trust now needed when developers compile the software at the heart of bitcoin
Bitmain’s Nishant Sharma Talks China and Crypto in the Humans of Bitcoin Podcast
19.6.2019
This week on the Humans of Bitcoin podcast host Matt Aaron chatted with Bitmain’s Nishant Sharma who shared his story and discussed the western hemisphere’s false impressions of China and Bitcoin. During the interview, Sharma conversed about his work with Bitmain, one of the largest...
What KYC? First Trustless OTC Service Hits the Market
3.6.2019
Ethfinex, Bitfinex’s hybrid cryptocurrency exchange for Ethereum's ERC-20 tokens, has introduced a decentralized over-the-counter (OTC) service Ethfinex Trustless OTC. From now on, its users can trade large amounts of Ethereum tokens directly without relying on any third-party. It also solves...
Bitfinex Subsidiary Hybrid Crypto Exchange Ethfinex Trustless Launches Decentralized OTC
3.6.2019
The launch of an on-chain decentralized over-the-counter service has been announced by Bitfinex-owned hybrid cryptocurrency exchange Ethfinex Trustless