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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Bitcoin's Taproot Privacy Tech Is Ready – But There's a Catch

Bitcoin could get better privacy with Taproot, but there's one big obstacle - it can't be deployed until another technology goes through.

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You Can Now Get Paid (a Little) for Using Bitcoin's Lightning Network

Lightning nodes are making money – albeit not much – displaying the potential for a growing fee market on the layer two tech.

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Bitcoin's Open Secret: Lightning Is Making Better Online Payments Possible

An influx of lightning apps are mostly silly, but they demo a serious point: the tech enables bitcoin to compete with traditional payment rails.

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A New Bitcoin Mining Calculator Aims to Tell 'Truth' on Profitability

A new type of profitability calculator has been released – and it brings bad news for many miners.

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One Year Later, A Wave of Apps Is Emerging on Bitcoin Cash

Now a year old, bitcoin cash is carving out a unique niche for itself with new applications.

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Bitcoin's Second-Ever Developer Is Back (With a Big Vision for Crypto)

The first developer to code alongside Satoshi couldn't stay away from crypto for long. He's now helping to launch a new token.

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Bitcoin's Cutting-Edge 'Coin Selection' Tech Gets First Major Integration

BitGo is taking advantage of a long-promised scaling tech that should see user's transaction fees slashed by up to one-third.

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Bitcoin's Biggest Startups Are Backing a New Effort to Keep Fees Low

A project called Bitcoin Optech is launching to ensure companies like Coinbase and Square know the best technologies out there to reduce user fees.

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Schnorr Is Looking Poised to Become Bitcoin's Biggest Change Since SegWit

Highly-respected bitcoin developer Pieter Wuille unveiled a draft document outlining the technical makeup of bitcoin's likely next major upgrade.

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Crypto Bounty Hunting Is Becoming a High-Tech Way Out of Poverty

Completing small tasks by "bounty hunting" for cryptocurrency is becoming a lucrative career for users in less advantaged regions of the world.

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