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Publicly-Traded Bitcoin Fund XBT Provider Resumes Trading Following Acquisition by Global Advisors

The XBT Provider instruments Bitcoin Tracker One (Ticker: COINXBT) and Bitcoin Tracker EUR (Ticker: COINXBE) have resumed trading in Stockholm after Nasdaq approved Global Advisors...

Here’s How Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Could Fail

The Lightning Network is viewed by many in the Bitcoin community as the network’s best hope for long-term scalability. The concept uses payment channels...

Does BIP 75 Really Threaten Bitcoin’s Fungibility?

On Wednesday, the Bitcoin community went into a tizzy over BIP 75 (BIP stands for Bitcoin Improvement Proposal) which is, in short, a layer-2 protocol...

Updated: Segregated Witness Merged Into Bitcoin Core Release

Updated at 1:40pm EST:Segregated Witness has been merged into Bitcoin Core.Original article:During a Bitcoin Core development meeting on Thursday, it was decided that the...

Sweden Conducts Trials of a Blockchain Smart Contracts Technology for Land Registry

The Swedish National Land Survey (Lantmäteriet) recently announced that it is conducting trials of a system that uses blockchain technology for land registration. The...

Understanding the Lightning Network, Part 3: Completing the Puzzle and Closing the Channel

The Lightning Network is probably the most highly anticipated technological innovation that will be deployed on top of Bitcoin. The payment layer, first proposed...

Global Digital Bank WB21 Starts Accepting Bitcoin Deposits

Digital bank WB21 announced that it has added Bitcoin as a method for its customers to transfer and deposit funds to their checking accounts....

Jaxx Wallet Integrates Shapeshift for In-Wallet Conversion Between Bitcoin, Ether and DAO Tokens

Toronto-based Bitcoin consultancy and software development company Decentral has announced the integration of its Jaxx line of blockchain wallets with digital currency exchange platform...

Understanding the Lightning Network, Part 2: Creating the Network

The Lightning Network is probably the most highly anticipated technological innovation to be deployed on top of Bitcoin. The payment layer, first proposed by...

Understanding the Lightning Network, Part 1: Building a Bidirectional Bitcoin Payment Channel

The Lightning Network is probably the most highly anticipated technological innovation to be deployed on top of Bitcoin. The payment layer, first proposed by Joseph Poon and Tadge Dryja about a year ago, promises to support a virtually unlimited number of off-chain transactions among users, at nearly no cost – while leveraging the security offered by Bitcoin.

How Blockchain Technology Is Reinventing Global Trade Efficiency

This article orginally appeared in The Distributed Ledger.The business of moving commercial goods around the planet represents billions of dollars in enterprise revenue—as well as...

Sweatcoin Pays Brits Blockchain-Based Digital Currency to Get Fit

If you’ve ever needed an incentive to get fit, a new app launched in Britain could give you the boost you need. The new...

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