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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Ethereum Energy Project Now Powers 700 Households in 10 Cities

Little-known ethereum project Lition is live and quietly helping German citizens hunt down cheaper energy options.

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Builders on Wall Street: Bitcoin Devs Host Lightning Hack Day

At the Lightning Hackday, it was hard to keep up with all the futuristic ideas for bitcoin's layer-two, but some devs are focusing on the basics.

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The New Effort to Get Bitcoin's Lightning Network In Every Browser

Devs are looking to make bitcoin's layer-two lightning network compatible with a payment standard used by all major browsers – and so far, so good.

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'Voldemort' Strikes Again? A New Crypto White Paper Has His Name On It

A new crypto paper arrived today bearing a familiar (and mysterious) pseudonym.

Voldemort, Harry Potter

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Not Everyone Wants to Fix Bitcoin's 'Time Warp Attack' – Here's Why

A bit of a debate has revved up about bitcoin's "time warp attack" and whether it's an exploit or an unintended advantage.

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Liquid Goes Live: Blockstream's First Bitcoin Sidechain Has Finally Arrived

Three years in the making, bitcoin's first sidechain "Liquid" is now live, but it's not as decentralized as you might think.

sanders, blockstream

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There's A Giant Bitcoin Rat on Wall Street And It's Staring Down the Fed

A public art installation in New York is turning heads in what its creator hopes will be a commentary on bitcoin and government money management.

rat, sculpture

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Bitcoin 'Breakthrough' Claims Block Size Increase Possible Without Hard Fork

Developer Mark Friedenbach has unveiled a discovery that could make certain contentious changes to bitcoin a bit easier.

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Bitcoin Startup Acinq Raises $1.7 Million to Double Down on Lightning

A new funding round shows that lightning technology isn't just a big hit with bitcoin developers - investors are getting interested, too.

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'Bitcoin Bug' Exploited on Crypto Fork as Attacker Prints 235 Million Pigeoncoins

Using a major bug found and fixed on bitcoin last month, an attacker was able to print 235 million coins on "pigeoncoin."

pigeon, bird