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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.
TECHNICAL

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

Aaron Van Wirdum And Colin Harper -
With the merger, RSK is opening the doors of smart contract interoperability, as RIF OS’s framework could allow for RSK to interoperate with other smart contract platforms in the future.
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