Alyssa Hertig

A contributing tech reporter at CoinDesk, Alyssa Hertig is a programmer and journalist specializing in Bitcoin and the Lightning Network. Over the years, her work has also appeared in VICE, Mic and Reason. She's currently writing a book exploring the ins and outs of Bitcoin governance. Alyssa owns some BTC.

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Schnorr Is Looking Poised to Become Bitcoin's Biggest Change Since SegWit

Highly-respected bitcoin developer Pieter Wuille unveiled a draft document outlining the technical makeup of bitcoin's likely next major upgrade.

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Crypto Bounty Hunting Is Becoming a High-Tech Way Out of Poverty

Completing small tasks by "bounty hunting" for cryptocurrency is becoming a lucrative career for users in less advantaged regions of the world.

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PoWx: The New Effort to Change Bitcoin Mining Explained

Technologists unveiled a foundation dedicated to rewriting bitcoin's underlying tech, giving the long-controversial idea new wings.

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A Plan to Send Millions in Bitcoin to Venezuela Is Moving Ahead

Developer Jonathan Wheeler plans to airdrop bitcoin across Venezuela, in an ambitious attempt at quelling the country's ongoing economic crisis.

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A Long-Secret Bitcoin Key Is About to Be Revealed

A long-held bitcoin secret is about to come out - and for good reason - but it could cause problems for older altcoins.

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One Mathematician's Mission to Boost Bitcoin's Privacy (And Soon)

Blockstream researcher Andrew Poelstra's efforts to create a more private bitcoin aren't about extremes, but about protecting the everyman.

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There's a New Bitcoin Core in Town – And It's Out to Troll Bitcoin Cash

Troll cryptocurrency Bitcoin Core is the next step of bitcoin's ongoing naming wars.

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Blockchain's Once-Feared 51% Attack Is Now Becoming Regular

At least five cryptocurrencies have recently been hit with a 51% attack, a vulnerability users used to scoff at.

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FOAM and the Dream to Map the World on Ethereum

CryptoKitties meets Pokemon Go? That's FOAM's initial goal, but the team thinks its decentralized location-tracking tech has more serious potential.

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Verge's Blockchain Attacks Are Worth a Sober Second Look

Privacy-oriented cryptocurrency verge has dealt with several attacks recently, displaying how difficult it is to code blockchains without exploits.

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