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In worldwide surveys on Facebook’s Libra, respondents have indicated overwhelming distrust of the digital currency.
Markets

Bitcoin Has No Real Use For DeFi In Its Current Form

Feb 26, 2021
bitcoin web 3.0
Technical

The King of Blockchains, Bitcoin Can Become the Foundation for Web 3.0

Mar 24, 2020
The DApp network Echo has launched its Bitcoin sidechain in testnet, which uses a “weighted randomness” consensus mechanism to build new functionality.
Technical

Echo Launches Bitcoin Sidechain, a Weighted Approach to More Functionality

Dec 9, 2019
Layer 2 protocols like the Lightning Network and the Liquid sidechain can make it easier for those who leverage bitcoin for remittances.
Technical

Op Ed: How Layer 2 Protocols Can Improve Bitcoin for Remittances

Aug 7, 2019
Blockstream’s sidechain now supports the stablecoin tether as one of its Liquid assets.
Technical

Liquid Launches Support for Tether

Jul 29, 2019
RSK is taking a crack at decentralized cloud storage, a move in line with its ambitions to bring DApps to the fore of the internet’s core infrastructure and services.
Business

RSK Imagines ‘Decentralized Finance Systems’ Coming to Bitcoin

Jul 2, 2019
Blockstream has launched an atomic swap tool for its Liquid Network sidechain, enabling transaction of digital assets between blockchains.
Technical

Blockstream Announces Atomic Swap Integration for Liquid

Jul 2, 2019
Statechain users send private keys that can be used to spend coins.
Technical

Statechains: Sending Keys, Not Coins, to Scale Bitcoin Off-Chain

Jun 14, 2019
Digital assets - Blockstream Releases First Enterprise-Grade Product on Liquid
Technical

Blockstream Releases First Enterprise-Grade Product on Liquid

May 15, 2019
Adoption & community - Liquid Network Expands With New Memberships and Integrations
Culture

Liquid Network Expands With New Memberships and Integrations

May 8, 2019
Technical - Bitcoin’s Tech Trends of 2018: What This Year Brought Us (Part 2)
Technical

Bitcoin’s Tech Trends of 2018: What This Year Brought Us (Part 2)

Dec 19, 2018
- RSK Merges With New RIF Labs
Technical

RSK Merges With New RIF Labs, Opens Potential for Increased Interoperability

Nov 18, 2018
Digital assets - Blockstream Releases Full Node Access
Technical

Blockstream Releases Full Node Access, Wallet, Block Explorer for Liquid

Nov 8, 2018
Technical - Blockstream’s Liquid Network for “High Value” Bitcoin Payments Is Live
Technical

Blockstream’s Liquid Network for “High Value” Bitcoin Payments Is Live

Oct 10, 2018
- Building an ICO Dream Team
Press Releases

Blockchain Agnosticism: Resolving the Paradox of Choice

Apr 30, 2018
Review - Week in Review for February 23
Reviews

Week in Review for February 23, 2018: Sidechains, Stings and Venezuela

Feb 23, 2018
Technical - Sidechains: Why These Researchers Think They Solved a Key Piece of the Puzzle
Technical

Sidechains: Why These Researchers Think They Solved a Key Piece of the Puzzle

Feb 19, 2018
Technical - BitPay CEO Stephen Pair Talks Bitcoin Hard Forks
Technical

BitPay CEO Stephen Pair Talks Bitcoin Hard Forks, SegWit2x and Sidechains

Jul 17, 2017
Technical - Op Ed: The Value of Sidechains and Leveraging Their Potential
Technical

Op Ed: The Value of Sidechains and Leveraging Their Potential

Jul 13, 2017
- Op Ed: Drivechains Could Kill Off the Altcoin Market
Technical

Op Ed: Drivechains Could Kill Off the Altcoin Market

Jul 12, 2017
Technical - Samson Mow Introduces Liquid Networks at Blockchain Forum in Canada
Technical

Samson Mow Introduces Liquid Networks at Blockchain Forum in Canada

Jun 14, 2017
Technical - Blockstream Releases Sidechain White Paper on Liquid and Strong Federations
Technical

Blockstream Releases Sidechain White Paper on Liquid and Strong Federations

Jan 19, 2017
Blockchain - As Scaling Bitcoin Retargets in Milan
Industry Events

As Scaling Bitcoin Retargets in Milan, Focus Shifts to Fungibility

Oct 11, 2016
Payments - Here's What's Next for Bitcoin Wallet GreenAddress After Being Acquired by Blockstream
Technical

Here's What's Next for Bitcoin Wallet GreenAddress After Being Acquired by Blockstream

Aug 1, 2016