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Keep an Eye Out for These Bitcoin Tech Trends in 2018

From a tech perspective, Bitcoin seems to be just getting started: 2018 promises to be the year that a number of highly anticipated projects are either launched or adopted.

How Bulletproofs Could Make Bitcoin Privacy Less Costly

Bulletproofs, presented in a paper titled “Bulletproofs: Short Proofs for Confidential Transactions and More,” describe a new zero-knowledge proof system. The proposal uses on-chain...

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.

Scriptless Scripts: How Bitcoin Can Support Smart Contracts Without Smart Contracts

“Scriptless Scripts” have the potential to completely move certain smart contracts off of Bitcoin’s blockchain — while still leveraging all of Bitcoin’s security.

Op Ed: Lessons From a Cryptocurrency Hack (A Public Service Announcement)

Here are some immediate steps you can take to protect yourself as well as additional tools and best practices to further safeguard yourself and your funds more generally.

HiddenWallet and Samourai Wallet Join Forces to Make Bitcoin Private With ZeroLink

Ádám “nopara73” Ficsór, HiddenWallet developer and TumbleBit contributor, and “TDevD,” the pseudonymous Samourai wallet developer, are joining forces on a new privacy project: ZeroLink....

Privacy Project TumbleBit Inches Closer to Release With Tor Integration and New Wallet

TumbleBit is one of the most promising privacy-enhancing technologies being built on top of Bitcoin right now. It allows users to mix their coins...

Project TITANIUM: The EU’s Plan to Decloak Cryptocurrency

Monitor blockchains, deanonymize wallet addresses, surveil dark net markets, and stop terrorists and money launderers: that’s the main thrust of Project TITANIUM.

Will Blockchain-Based Gun Control Keep Your Family Safer?

The Blocksafe Foundation, an organization evangelizing smart-gun technology and gun-ownership freedoms, wants to help gun owners keep control of their firearms.

Netki’s Digital ID Service Tackles Global Compliance Challenges

Netki, the New York–based software startup, wants to make blockchain technology more user friendly by launching its new universal Netki Digital ID service, so...
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