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Bitcoin Still Faces On-Chain Scaling Trouble Ahead, Decred Co-Founder Says

June 10, 2020

Can Bitcoin’s network handle mainstream adoption? As Bitcoin (BTC) continues to pick up mainstream traction, the asset’s blockchain scalability remains an issue, according to Decred co-founder Jake Yocom-Piatt. “There is enough demand for on-chain Bitcoin transactions during peak demand times to completely fill blocks and drive fee rates up substantially,” Yocom-Piatt told Cointelegraph, noting the struggles…
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Someone Just Anonymously Dropped an ETH 2.0 Scaling Solution On Medium

June 6, 2020

Someone just anonymously gave the world a simplistic Ethereum 2.0 concept, via a Medium post. As the world awaits Ethereum (ETH) 2.0 staking implementation, someone operating under the pseudonym “heyheeyheeey” posted a Medium article with a solution based on the protocol. The concept is a “design for an ETH2 staking solution on top of Argent,…
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Hey Blockchain Devs, Waves Doesn’t Want to Hear Your Excuses

June 5, 2020

Does the blockchain space make excuses for its problems? As part of a blog post detailing a different approach to blockchain transaction scaling, Waves Smart Contracts head of development, Ilya Smagin, noted the blockchain space often makes excuses for its shortcomings. “One of the things blockchain people are good at is explaining why user restrictions…
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Industry at a Crossroads, Crypto Enters Fourth Phase of Development

May 24, 2020

A recent Andreessen Horowitz report says crypto is in its growth stage, but critics say the industry is yet to create end-use value. The crypto space is well over a decade old with more than 5,500 different cryptocurrencies and a market capitalization north of $250 billion. Researchers at American venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz say…
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Harmony Blockchain Mainnet Now Supports Staking Along With Sharding

May 21, 2020

The Harmony mainnet claims to be the first blockchain network to integrate both sharding and staking into its infrastructure. The open blockchain platform Harmony announced that it will now support staking in a bid to create a blockchain infrastructure that attains high scalability without compromising on decentralization. In a press release published May 19, 2020,…
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Matic Announces a Privacy-Centric Coronavirus Tracking App

April 30, 2020

Blockchain scalability solution Matic launched a privacy-focused coronavirus tracking mobile application. Blockchain scalability solution, Matic, launched a privacy-focused coronavirus tracking mobile application. According to an April 29 announcement, the new app — dubbed Tracy — leverages the Matic network for contact tracing and quarantine management. The solution also uses decentralized data storage solution, MóiBit, to…
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Ethereum Developers Roll Up Their Sleeves in Hunt for Scalability Cure

April 23, 2020

Why hasn’t the Ethereum blockchain found the perfect solution for its scalability problem since 2014, and does one really exist? The Ethereum team has been trying to solve the blockchain scalability problem since 2014. During that time, solutions such as Raiden, Plasma, zk-SNARKs, sharding and rollups appeared in the developers’ tool kit. However, the implementation…
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Blockchain’s Need for Speed Brings New Tools to the Crypto Industry

April 19, 2020

A new fast and scalable blockchain platform is making waves with high-profile partnerships and backing from big investors. Another day, another mainnet launch. Or at least, that’s sometimes how it can feel in the blockchain space, as every project seems to be scrambling to be the latest and greatest in balancing the trade-offs between speed,…
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New Lightning Network Authentication Method Could Replace Website Accounts

March 31, 2020

Blockchain firm Lightning Labs drafted a new Lightning Network-based authentication system that could replace traditional email-based accounts. Blockchain firm Lightning Labs drafted the specifications of a new Lightning Network-based authentication system that could replace traditional email-based accounts. According to a March 30 announcement, the Lightning Service Authentication Tokens (LSAT) is a new authentication protocol for…
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Self-Proclaimed World’s Lightest Blockchain Rolls Out Phase Three of Its Testnet

March 25, 2020

A new cryptocurrency ecosystem claiming to be “the world’s lightest blockchain” has ostensibly grown to become one of the largest layer 1 testnets by peer count in the industry. A new cryptocurrency ecosystem claiming to be “the world’s lightest blockchain” has ostensibly grown to become one of the largest layer 1 testnets by peer count…
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