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Where Ethereum Fails: DLCs, Atomic.Finance, and Bitcoin-Native Financial Services

Bitcoin Magazine sits down with Atomic.Finance's CTO Matthew Black, exploring DLCs, Atomic.Finance's infrastructure, the downsides of Ethereum smart contracts and the far-reaching implications of Bitcoin-native financial services.

A New Trustless Way to Calculate the Bitcoin Price

UTXOracle offers a way to derive the approximate fiat price of Bitcoin in a trustless way utilizing only your full node and a single script.

DLCs On Lightning Open The Door For Bitcoin Smart Contracts

The first successful discreet log contract has been executed on the Lightning Network by creating a new type of transaction when opening a Lightning channel.

Using Bitcoin And Discreet Log Contracts To Facilitate Sports Betting

Discreet log contracts even the odds for peer-to-peer sports betting on Bitcoin. Bettors have a fairer chance when sportsbooks lose their advantage.

The Pros, Cons And Possibilities For Bitcoin’s Discreet Log Contracts

Discussing Discreet Log Contracts, a type of smart contract that can be leveraged for many financial instruments on Bitcoin.

Decentralized Exchange Hodl Hodl Is Launching a Bitcoin-Based Prediction Market

Slated for launch in the spring of 2019, it would be the first Bitcoin-based prediction market to go live on Bitcoin’s mainnet.

Bodhi Bets on the Decentralized Prediction Marketplace

Bodhi, a decentralized prediction market application, has been operating on the Qtum mainnet since April 23, 2018.

This Lightning Network Designer Is Re-Inventing Bitcoin Smart Contracts

DLCs could realize blockchain-enforced insurance companies, futures contracts, dollar-pegged coins and much more.

Token Sale Exceeds $1.7M, but Augur’s ‘Reputation’ Isn’t All About the Money

It’s been a wild couple of days for the team at Augur. Just 48 hours into their crowdsale, which launched at noon EST on August 17,...

Token Sale Exceeds $1.7M, but Augur’s ‘Reputation’ Isn’t All About the Money

It’s been a wild couple of days for the team at Augur. Just 48 hours into their crowdsale, which launched at noon EST on August 17,...
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