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Blockstream Releases Sidechain White Paper on Liquid and Strong Federations

The seminal Bitcoin sidechains white paper “Enabling Blockchain Innovations with Pegged Sidechains,” released in 2014 by a team that went on to form Blockstream,...

As Scaling Bitcoin Retargets in Milan, Focus Shifts to Fungibility

The Scaling Bitcoin conference, held at the Politecnico Milan, returned for its third iteration this weekend, with the focus throughout the speaking slots and workshops shifting...

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

Blockstream announced the acquisition of Bitcoin wallet provider GreenAddress on Wednesday. In a post on the company’s official blog, Blockstream President Adam Back noted,...

Are Altcoins Bitcoin’s Friends or Enemies?

Altcoins have a long tradition in the Bitcoin community, but they tend to cause a contentious divide among those who think they’re useful and...

Bloq’s Paul Sztorc on the 4 Main Benefits of Sidechains

Most people in the Bitcoin community know Paul Sztorc for his work on the Truthcoin concept (now backed by Roger Ver and currently in...

Greg Maxwell: Lightning Network Better Than Sidechains for Scaling Bitcoin

Over the past year or two, the main topic of conversation in the Bitcoin community has been how the system is going to eventually...

Bitcoin Developer Eric Lombrozo on Five Benefits of Segregated Witness

Segregated Witness has become the most talked-about breakthrough in Bitcoin development since the concept was presented in early December to the Scaling Bitcoin Workshop...

PwC Partners with Blockstream and Eris Industries to Create Blockchain Solution Portfolio

In January Bitcoin Magazinereported that PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the world’s largest professional services firm, had started an aggressive blockchain-based fintech development program and recruited 15...

Zcash, a Privacy-Focused Alternative to Bitcoin, Launches Technology Preview

In September 2015 Bitcoin Magazinereviewed a conversation with legendary cryptographer Adam Back on the Bitcoin Knowledge Podcast, hosted by Trace Mayer. Back is known...

Lightning Network Implementation ‘Amiko Pay’ Currently in Development

TheLightning Network is a design improvement for Bitcoin that could allow users to makemicropayments in a decentralized manner and help the entire network scale...
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