Bitcoin Technology
Lost Bitcoin Could Become Recoverable, Blockstream CEO Confirms
Blockstream CEO, Adam Back, says that the company is looking at implementing a method by which lost bitcoin will become recoverable. But before you stop trawling through the tip for...
Bitcoin-Integrated Battle Royale Game Lightnite Lets Players Earn BTC
Multi-player battle gaming can now happen on the Bitcoin Lightning Network, courtesy of Satoshis.Games. The platform, introduced during the latest LN conference, allows players to earn...
Is Lightning Network Suitable For Bitcoin Deposits, Withdrawals?
A Twitter poll by bitcoin evangelist Pierre Rochard discussed whether the Lightning Network is a suitable tool for BTC transactions on crypto exchanges. Poll Signals to Lightning...
Schnorr + Taproot Soft Fork Promises Big Things For Bitcoin
Engineers and developers are continuously working to provide Bitcoin with technological improvements. Now, most likely, the next Bitcoin technological breakthrough will come through...
Bugs Discovered in Bitcoin Lightning Network Implementations, Fixed
Blockstream core engineer Rusty Russell discovered critical Bitcoin Lightning Network bugs that were affecting C-Lightning, Éclair, and Lightning Network Daemon (lnd) implementations...
LG Working On Cryptocurrency Smartphone As Samsung Release Another
South Korean electronics giant, LG, is likely to launch a cryptocurrency-enabled smartphone soon, according to industry insiders. LG must respond to industry rivals, Samsung, who...
Bitcoin Fees Today Over 88% Less Than December 2017
Bitcoin Fees in December 2017 were almost always above $10, sometimes reaching nearly $30. Today we are nearly at the same price and fees have dropped considerably; less than a dollar...
Is Lightning Network the Most Optimum Bitcoin Scaling Solution?
The Lightning Network has been subject to controversy since it’s rise to prominence in 2016. Championed as BTC’s solution to scaling, thousands of people in the Bitcoin community...
Segwit Creator Introduces Optimized Language For Bitcoin Smart...
Bitcoin Core developer, Peiter Wuille, has introduced a new programming language called Miniscript, to simplify smart-contract development for Bitcoin. One of the most prolific and...
Bitcoin Has A Wealth Distribution Problem – Or Does It?
Yesterday saw what was gearing up to be an interesting debate on whether Bitcoin has a problem with wealth inequality. Stemming from a statistic provided by Civic CEO, Vinny Lingham...
Kik ICO Trial: Lawyers Issue 130-Page Response Claiming SEC...
Canadian instant messaging company, Kik, has hit back at the US regulator trying to sue its ICO with a giant public document. Kik Implies ICO Trial Was SEC Publicity Stunt Following...
Bitcoin Lightning Network Expands 100% In H1 2019
Bitcoin’s Lightning Network (LN) has almost doubled its node count and capacity in the first half of 2019, new data shows. Bitcoin Lightning Doubles In H1 Statistics from monitoring...