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

Muneeb Ali -
The crypto industry seems to have dismissed Bitcoin when it comes to smart contracts or Web 3.0 — but Blockstack co-founder Muneeb Ali believes this is going to change.
TECHNICAL

Echo Launches Bitcoin Sidechain, a Weighted Approach to More Functionality

Peter Chawaga -
The DApp network Echo has launched its Bitcoin sidechain in testnet, which uses a “weighted randomness” consensus mechanism to build new functionality.
TECHNICAL

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

Kyle Torpey -
Layer 2 protocols like the Lightning Network and the Liquid sidechain can make it easier for those who leverage bitcoin for remittances.
TECHNICAL

Liquid Launches Support for Tether

Colin Harper -
Blockstream’s sidechain now supports the stablecoin tether as one of its Liquid assets.
BUSINESS

RSK Imagines ‘Decentralized Finance Systems’ Coming to Bitcoin

Colin Harper -
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.
TECHNICAL

Blockstream Announces Atomic Swap Integration for Liquid

Jimmy Aki -
Blockstream has launched an atomic swap tool for its Liquid Network sidechain, enabling transaction of digital assets between blockchains.
TECHNICAL

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

Aaron van Wirdum -
Statechains, a new second-layer protocol, turns the concept of a Bitcoin transaction on its head.
TECHNICAL

Blockstream Releases First Enterprise-Grade Product on Liquid

Colin Harper -
Security tokens are coming to Bitcoin, courtesy of Blockstream.
CULTURE

Liquid Network Expands With New Memberships and Integrations

Jimmy Aki -
Blockstream's Liquid Network has expanded to include 14 new members. With these additions, Liquid’s client base now boasts 35 institutions.
TECHNICAL

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

Aaron van Wirdum -
Bitcoin technologies made great progress in 2018. In part two of our series, we look at advances in privacy, sidechains and Schnorr signatures.
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