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 Miners Can Now Signal Support for SegWit

If they so choose, miners can now safely signal their support for a major bitcoin update.

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Bitcoin's Lightning Network is Now Digital Asset Compatible

Colored coins over Lightning? A demo mash-up of the two experimental bitcoin technologies went live today.

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Ethereum Sets Date for Fourth Blockchain Fork

Ethereum developers have unveiled details of its second fork to address denial of service attacks affecting the network.

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What's Left Before Bitcoin's Lightning Network Goes Live

There aren't many steps left before bitcoin's Lightning Network will be finished — or at least an early version of it.

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How Two New Sidechains Proposals Could Change Bitcoin's DNA

Work on bitcoin sidechains – long thought to be one of the best ways to improve the functionality of the network – is advancing. Here's how.

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Stolen Bitcoin? Anti-Theft Feature Gets Second Life on Sidechains

A concept that could enable new functionality for bitcoins on the bitcoin blockchain is being tested by Blockstream.

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Ethereum Bug Sends Smart Contracts Back to the Drawing Board

A small Solidity bug has stirred a big debate among ethereum developers.

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Bitcoin Update Brings Scaling Solution Closer to Activation

The latest bitcoin update features code that could potentially activate a long-anticipated scaling solution.

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Bitcoin's Block Size Debate is Back (And It Might Be Worse Than Ever)

With little likelihood of a single scaling solution that will please everyone, is a hard fork inevitable?

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The Plot Thickens As DAO Attacker Trades Stolen Funds for Bitcoin

More than $100,000 worth of digital currency tied to ethereum’s biggest hack has been successfully converted into bitcoin.

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