Bitcoin’s Liquid Sidechain is Being Adopted by Swiss Finance Industry
Swiss IT consulting firm Inacta AG has become an official partner of Blockstream’s Liquid Sidechain for Bitcoin, the company confirmed...
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To The Moon! Bitcoin Space Travel Gets Closer As Virgin Galactic Takes Flight
Billionaire Richard Branson appeared to cry tears of joy when his ‘Bitcoin-friendly’ Virgin Galactic reached the edge of space for...
The HTC Exodus 1 ‘Blockchain Phone’ is Here and It’s Underwhelming
This week saw the first reviews of the HTC Exodus 1 blockchain phone, as 'Genesis Block' pre-orders started to ship....
Six EU Nations Sign Agreement to Regulate Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)
The Government of Malta this week announced the signing of a joint declaration of cooperation on Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT)....
Bitcoin Lightning Network Capacity Quadruples Since November
Lightning Network continues to grow at a phenomenal rate, with capacity now topping 460 BTC, and a reported 16,000+ channels. Lightning...
It’s Now Easier (And More Profitable) to Mine Bitcoin After Difficulty Drop
As Bitcoin mining hash rate has decreased amid lower prices, the mining difficulty has adjusted by design, making it easier...
Simplicity Language to Give Bitcoin Ethereum-Like Smart Contract Capabilities
Simplicity, a combinator-based, typed, and functional language for blockchain applications can reportedly enable Bitcoin’s Script language to handle more complex...
Bitcoin 51% Attack is Unrealistic, New Study Concludes
A Bitcoin 51% attack would be futile for attackers as it would require "significant expenditure" and "little financial returns," according to...
