Latest from Alyssa Hertig
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.
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.
'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."
In Wake of 'Major Failure,' Bitcoin Code Review Comes Under Scrutiny
In the wake of a severe code vulnerability, bitcoin developers are asking if current code review processes are enough to prevent further failures.
The Latest Bitcoin Bug Was So Bad, Developers Kept Its Full Details a Secret
This week's major bitcoin bug was even worse than developers let on – it could have been used to effectively print more bitcoin.
Ecash's Creator Is Back – And He Thinks He's Built the Fastest Blockchain Ever
Famed cryptographer and digital money pioneer, David Chaum, revealed he thinks he's built a "better" cryptocurrency.
Bitcoin Core Developers Move to Fix Denial-of-Service Software Bug
An abnormally severe bug has been discovered in bitcoin's software, with possible ramifications for lightning users.
Grin Is Hard Forking Every Six Months to Keep ASICs Off the Network
Amid crypto's war on ASICs, the Grin community is taking a new approach – shut them out for a limited time with consistent hard forks.
This Tech Lets You Send Any Cryptocurrency to the Lightning Network
A new type of lightning tech for swapping different types of transactions is seeing new tests with real money on the line.
Bitcoin's Next Big Software Upgrade to Feature New Language for Crypto Keys
A new version of Bitcoin Core is coming, including a new key language and more. CoinDesk assembles the earliest and most interesting details.
