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Latest from Alyssa Hertig
Coder Proposes Alternative to Bitcoin's 'Notoriously Unreliable' Testnet
Introduced Wednesday, a new proposal called Signet offers a fresh alternative to bitcoin's test network.

Bitcoin Could Help Stop News Censorship – From Space
An advocacy group is testing out the idea that the combination of bitcoin and orbital communication can help fight news censorship.

Blockstream Launches Atomic Swaps on Liquid Bitcoin Sidechain
Blockstream has created an "experimental" tool making it easier for users to trade "trustlessly" between tokens on its Liquid sidechain.

Could Bitcoin's Lightning Power Mobile Communications? This Startup Thinks So
New research from mobile mesh networking company goTenna explores how bitcoin's lightning network can help decentralize mobile communications.

Fraud-Fighting 'Watchtowers' to Arrive in Next Bitcoin Lightning Release
So-called lightning network "watchtowers" – a much-anticipated next step for securing the network – are coming soon.

Michael Ford Named Newest Bitcoin Core Code Maintainer
Long-time Bitcoin Core contributor Michael Ford has been named the newest maintainer of the open-source software project.

100 Bitcoin Users Perform What Might Be Largest 'CoinJoin' Transaction Ever
The startup behind the privacy-centric bitcoin app Wasabi Wallet recently brought together 100 people to collectively execute a "CoinJoin" transaction.

Lightning Co-Creator Releases Code for Bitcoin Scaling Concept
Co-author of the lightning network white paper Tadge Dryja has released new code for a proposed scaling solution he's been working on for a year.

Bitcoin's First Public Mining Pool Is Rebranding
The company behind Slush Pool, the first cryptocurrency mining pool to make its services publicly available, is rebranding.

Can Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Power Payments in a Japanese Bar?
A bar in Japan is teaming up with a locally-based lightning startup to let customers pay using the experimental payments network.
