Christie Harkin

Christie Harkin is CoinDesk's managing editor of technology. Prior to joining CoinDesk, Christie was the managing editor at Bitcoin Magazine. A graduate of the University of Toronto with a specialist degree in English and Linguistics, she also completed post-degree courses in publishing at Ryerson University. Before diving into Bitcoin and blockchain tech in 2015, Christie was a children's book editor and publisher. She co-founded Clockwise Press where she edited and published the Canadian Children's Book of the Year award winning picture book, Missing Nimama.
Christie holds some bitcoin and non-material amounts of other crypto tokens.

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Tecnologie

Ethereum’s Ropsten Testnet Has Completed Its Merge

This first testnet dress rehearsal sets the stage for Ethereum’s pending transition to proof-of-stake.

Fusión exitosa de Ethereum en la testnet de Ropsten. (PineWatt/Unsplash)

Tecnologie

Zcash’s NU5 Upgrade Goes Live, Boosting Privacy and Removing ‘Trusted Setups’

The privacy coin now allows transactions that are shielded by default, so users no longer have to opt in to hide payment details on the blockchain.

Zooko Wilcox, creator of Zcash and CEO of Electric Coin Company, in 2019. (CoinDesk archive)

Tecnologie

Wasabi Wallet’s CoinJoin Coordinator to Blacklist Certain Bitcoin Transactions

CoinJoin is an open-source protocol, so restrictions imposed by one centralized service do not spell the end for these group transactions and the bitcoin privacy they protect.

(David Boca/Unsplash)

Tecnologie

Least Authority Discloses Security Risks in Atomic Wallet

The disclosure is intended to "appropriately warn users without putting them at even greater risk," the security audit company said.

Funds held in Atomic wallets may be at risk. (donald_gruener/E+/Getty Images)

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Most Influential 2021: The Developers Who Wrote Bitcoin’s Taproot Upgrade

With Taproot, Bitcoin has gained a valuable set of tools for developers to integrate new features that will improve privacy, scalability and security.

(Stellabelle/CoinDesk)

Tecnologie

Locked In: Bitcoin’s Taproot Upgrade Gets Its 90% Mandate

Taproot opens up new possibilities for privacy, multisignature wallets and security as well as scaling.

And the green blocks have it.

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