Sidechains

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Security tokens are coming to Bitcoin, courtesy of Blockstream.

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

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