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Pieter Wuille Unveils Two Proposals for Upcoming Bitcoin Privacy Soft Fork
Bitcoin developer Pieter Wuille unveiled two proposals today that offer new plans for bitcoin's possible next big upgrade.

Schnorr Upgrade Set for Inclusion in Next Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork
Bitcoin Cash's upcoming network upgrade will notably feature a new signature scheme dubbed Schnorr.

Craig Wright's Fight With a Cartoon Bitcoin Astronaut Cat Explained
It's Satoshi claimant Craig Wright vs the bitcoin community, with accusations of fraud and defamation flying between them.

Japanese Finance Giant Nomura Invests in Smart Contract Auditing Startup
Japan financial group Nomura has invested in Y Combinator-backed smart contract auditing startup Quantstamp.

Bitcoin Miners Are Investing Again, Expecting a Cheap Power Boom Soon
Bitcoin miners in China are betting that abundant water this summer will make their business profitable again.

Bitcoin's 'Lightning Torch' Explained: What It Is and Why It Matters
The bitcoin community is currently immersed in an experiment called the “lightning torch," and it's reached 37 countries so far.

US SEC Seeking Big Data Tool for Major Blockchains
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking vendors to provide detailed blockchain data in order to improve crypto compliance.

Don't Believe the FUD: Ethereum Can Scale
The narrative that ethereum can't scale is being actively disproved in production environments on a daily basis.

This Spongebob-Themed Tech Proves That Bitcoin's Lightning Is Advancing
Spongebob Squarepants term "wumbo" has been appropriated to describe one of the next milestones for bitcoin's lightning network.

Why 'Mainstream Adoption' Is an Unfair Success Metric for Dapps
We are way too early for “mainstream adoption” to be a sensible success metric for dapps, says Coleman Maher.
