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Blockchain Bloat: How Ethereum Is Tackling Storage Issues
With long-term fixes like sharding a ways off, ethereum developers are making the software run more efficiently to ease growing storage requirements.
Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Appoints First Executive Director
The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance has announced the appointment of its first executive director.
The Sidechains Breakthrough Almost Everyone in Bitcoin Missed
Though it's garnered little attention, "non-interactive proofs of proofs of work" may clear a roadblock for sidechains, a potential "altcoin killer."
No, You Don't Have to Buy a Whole Bitcoin
As new enthusiasts enter the cryptocurrency markets, one developer wants to make bitcoin's divisibility really stand out by coining the term "bits."
What the Data Tells Us About Bitcoin in 2017
Statistics show bitcoin is at the forefront of an increasingly complex ecosystem that continues to grow in a variety of ways. And it refuses to die.
2018: The Year Blockchain, AI and IoT Converge
Cryptocurrencies emerged as a leading tech in 2017, but 2018 may find them merging with other technologies to become even more ubiquitous.
Jonas Schnelli Wants You to Run a Bitcoin Full Node
Bitcoin Core contributor and maintainer Jonas Schnelli is on a mission to make running full nodes easier for non-geeks. Decentralization is at stake.
White Paper Published for Blockchain Privacy Tech Zk-starks
The highly-anticipated white paper for zk-starks, which does away with the so-called trusted setup made famous by zcash, is out.
Atomic Action: Will 2018 Be the Year of the Cross-Blockchain Swap?
Atomic swaps herald a way to greatly expand the capabilities of blockchain – but how soon will users be tapping the tech for trading?
Smart Contracts Proposal MAST Inches Closer to Bitcoin's Code
A long-standing proposal to bring "smarter" smart contracts to bitcoin's main net has just taken one step closer to implementation.
