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In a Flood of Stablecoins, Universal Protocol Adds One More

The Universal Dollar, a new fiat-linked cryptocurrency, was just announced at San Francisco Blockchain Week.

QuarkChain Code Review: High Capacity P2P Blockchain

The QuarkChain code review by Andre Cronje reveals that although the team behind QKC is making good progress, 25k TPS may be the limit.

8 years ago · By ANDRE CRONJE

Crypto Dark Pools Protect Against Volatility and Cannonballs

Crypto dark pools sound menacing, but they provide a net-benefit. They can create price stability and protect the market from cannonballs.

8 years ago · By PADDY BAKER

DSTOQ consults the Oracle: aeternity may beat Augur

aeternity Augur comparison. DSTOQ, a decentralized stock exchange on stellar, will integrate aeternity’s oracles directly to trading platform.

8 years ago · By ANDREW ANCHETA

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How Long Can Siacoin Outrun ASIC Manufacturers?

Oct. 3, 2018

How Long Can Siacoin Outrun ASIC Manufacturers?

Siacoin, an online network for distributed storage, announced a protocol upgrade to “brick" the ASICs developed by Bitmain and Innosilicon.

By ANDREW ANCHETA

Blockchain x Odyssey San Francisco 2018

Oct. 3, 2018

Blockchain x Odyssey San Francisco 2018

The event will be held at the Westin St.

By PRESS RELEASE

Litecoin, Not Bitcoin, Will Drive The Lightning Network

Sep. 26, 2018

Litecoin, Not Bitcoin, Will Drive The Lightning Network

The Lightning Network is supposed to fix Bitcoin, but it's caused as many problems as it solved. Luckily, Litecoin can take up the slack.

By ANDREW ANCHETA

Cryptocurrencies Challenge The Visa And Mastercard Duopoly

Sep. 20, 2018

Cryptocurrencies Challenge The Visa And Mastercard Duopoly

Cryptocurrency Visa. Centralized payment processors have a stranglehold on business: decentralized blockchains represent viable alternatives.

By PADDY BAKER

Scale Ability: How Crypto Can Catch Up With Visa (Maybe)

Sep. 20, 2018

Scale Ability: How Crypto Can Catch Up With Visa (Maybe)

The ability to match Visa has become something of a White Whale, but the leading blockchains can only handle a few transactions per second.

By ANDREW ANCHETA

XTZ News: Tezos Mainnet Launches After Sensible Beta Phase

Sep. 17, 2018

XTZ News: Tezos Mainnet Launches After Sensible Beta Phase

In XTZ news, the Tezos mainnet has now officially gone live after a two month experimental phase and active community engagement.

By PADDY BAKER

Constantinople Ethereum Update Could Ignite Istan-Bull Run

Sep. 17, 2018

Constantinople Ethereum Update Could Ignite Istan-Bull Run

The Constantinople Ethereum upgrade is all set for launch next month. Exciting times, but how will the update influence the Ether price?

By PADDY BAKER

Blockchain Real Estate Gets Polymath Security Token

Sep. 15, 2018

Blockchain Real Estate Gets Polymath Security Token

Polymath has teamed up with an investment fund to tokenize real estate properties, adding new assets to on-blockchain securities.

By ANDREW ANCHETA

Another Day, Another Dollar: Why Gemini Can’t Solve The Stablecoin Problem

Sep. 12, 2018

Another Day, Another Dollar: Why Gemini Can’t Solve The Stablecoin Problem

New stablecoins are flooding the cryptocurrency space. But can centralized protocols really get the job done?

By ANDREW ANCHETA

Wanchain 3.0: ‘Unlimited’ Potential For BTC Payments On Ethereum

Sep. 10, 2018

Wanchain 3.0: ‘Unlimited’ Potential For BTC Payments On Ethereum

The alpha launch of Wanchain 3.0 yesterday means bitcoin could soon interact with ETH and other tokens on Ethereum, and be used for payments.

By PADDY BAKER