LightChain Ushers Blockchain into the Millisecond Transaction Era
LightChain is a double-layer technology that promises to solve blockchain’s performance issues. Indeed, LightChain hopes to lead blockchain technology into...
Bitcoin Technology
SegWit Wallet Support is Coming to Bitcoin Core
A new pull request will likely see SegWit included in the forthcoming Bitcoin Core version 0.16 release, easing Core node...
Bitcoin Fees Near-Zero as Company Launches Mainnet Lightning Payments
Anonymous VPN service TorGuard has become one of the first consumer businesses to accept Lightning Network (LN) payments for Bitcoin....
Bitcoin Interest Fork Slated for End of January
There have been a handful of forks from the main Bitcoin Network over the past few months, and that seems...
Schnorr Signatures Might Be Bitcoin’s Next Step Forward
The Schnorr signatures algorithm promises to help to address one of the most pressing problems affecting Bitcoin today: scalability. Additionally,...
Back from the Dead – Segwit2x Fork Announced for Later This Week
The New York Agreement, also known as Segwit2x, was planned for mid-November but was canceled in the weeks leading up....
BTCPay is a Better (and Cheaper) BitPay, Says Core Developer Nicolas Dorier
Bitcoinist spoke with Bitcoin Core developer Nicolas Dorier who explains why BTCPay is not only a cheaper alternative to BitPay...
Lightning Network RC1 Release ‘Completes Bitcoin Mainnet Transactions’
Lightning Network transactions have successfully deployed on Bitcoin’s mainnet, marking the first step in a tech upgrade, which will likely...
