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Bitcoin's Next Big Software Upgrade to Feature New Language for Crypto Keys
A new version of Bitcoin Core is coming, including a new key language and more. CoinDesk assembles the earliest and most interesting details.
Bitcoin's Lightning Network Is Getting Its Own Hacker Camp
Chaincode is launching a new "residency" in New York that will focus on helping developers build their own Lightning Network apps
A Fight Is Breaking Out Over Bitcoin Cash – And It Just Might Split the Code
Bitcoin cash devs are fighting over what code changes to make next. If no one compromises, hard-forked coin could itself split into two.
Homosexual Afghan not 'gay enough' for asylum in Austria | DW | 16.08.2018
A migration official said the introverted nature of the 18-year-old refugee was at odds with homosexuals "being rather social." The young man feared for his safety in Afghanistan, where homosexuality is illegal.
What the Foreshadow Flaw Means for the Future of Cryptocurrency - CoinDesk
A new security flaw doesn't bode well for experimental cryptocurrency projects looking to use trusted hardware in the near future.
Bitcoin's Taproot Privacy Tech Is Ready – But There's a Catch
Bitcoin could get better privacy with Taproot, but there's one big obstacle - it can't be deployed until another technology goes through.
You Can Now Get Paid (A Little) For Using Bitcoin's Lightning Network
Lightning nodes are making money – albeit not much – displaying the potential for a growing fee market on the layer two tech.
Bitcoin's Open Secret: Lightning Is Making Better Online Payments Possible
An influx of lightning apps are mostly silly, but they demo a serious point: the tech enables bitcoin to compete with traditional payment rails.
One Year Later, A Wave of Apps Is Emerging on Bitcoin Cash
Now a year old, bitcoin cash is carving out a unique niche for itself with new applications.
Bitcoin's Second-Ever Developer Is Back (With a Big Vision for Crypto)
The first developer to code alongside Satoshi couldn't stay away from crypto for long. He's now helping to launch a new token.
Reflections on a Swatting: Inside One Bitcoin Engineer's Security Battle
Bitcoin developer and Casa wallet engineer Jameson Lopp recounts his 2017 swatting, and his fight to find his harasser.
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Bitcoin's Cutting-Edge 'Coin Selection' Tech Gets First Major Integration
BitGo is taking advantage of a long-promised scaling tech that should see user's transaction fees slashed by up to one-third.
Bitcoin's Biggest Startups Are Backing a New Effort to Keep Fees Low
A project called Bitcoin OpTech is launching to ensure companies like Coinbase and Square know the best technologies out there to reduce user fees.
Schnorr Is Looking Poised to Become Bitcoin's Biggest Change Since SegWit
Highly-respected bitcoin developer Pieter Wuille unveiled a draft document outlining the technical makeup of bitcoin's likely next major upgrade.
Crypto Bounty Hunting Is Offering A Way Out of Poverty
Completing small tasks by "bounty hunting" for cryptocurrency is becoming a lucrative career for users in less advantaged regions of the world.
PoWx: The New Effort to Change Bitcoin Mining Explained
Technologists unveiled a foundation dedicated to rewriting bitcoin's underlying tech, giving the long-controversial idea new wings.
A Plan to Send Millions in Bitcoin to Venezuela Is Moving Ahead
Developer Jonathan Wheeler plans to airdrop bitcoin across Venezuela, in an ambitious attempt at quelling the country's ongoing economic crisis.
A Long-Secret Bitcoin Key Is About to Be Revealed
A long-held bitcoin secret is about to come out - and for good reason - but it could cause problems for older altcoins.
One Mathematician's Mission to Boost Bitcoin's Privacy (And Soon)
Blockstream researcher Andrew Poelstra's efforts to create a more private bitcoin aren't about extremes, but about protecting the everyman.