Rachel-Rose O'Leary

Rachel-Rose O'Leary is a coder and writer at Dark Renaissance Technologies. She was lead tech writer for CoinDesk 2017-2018, covering privacy tech and Ethereum. She has a background in digital art and philosophy, and has been writing about crypto since 2015.

Rachel-Rose O'Leary

Latest from Rachel-Rose O'Leary


Markets

Atomic Action: Will 2018 Be the Year of the Cross-Blockchain Swap?

Atomic swaps herald a way to greatly expand the capabilities of blockchain – but how soon will users be tapping the tech for trading?

Molecules

Markets

Ethereum Price Highs Overshadow New Wave of Tech Issues

With ether price reaching all-time-highs, fundamental issues that relate to the most basic operation of ethereum's blockchain are popping up.

(Shutterstock)

Markets

Aim, Fire: Bulletproofs Is a Crypto Privacy Breakthrough

Taking the spotlight from zk-snarks, new privacy tech bulletproofs is garnering significant attention from a handful of blockchain developers.

shutterstock_645691402

Markets

'Clear and Loud': Parity to Drop First Bid for Frozen Ether Fix

After critical feedback from the ethereum community, Parity Technologies will not follow-up on any of its proposals for restoring frozen ether funds.

shutterstock_149490128

Markets

Ethereum Browser Bug Could Put User Funds At Risk

Using ethereum browser Mist may put cryptocurrency private keys at risk, according to an Ethereum Foundation blog post.

(jivacore/Shutterstock)

Markets

Yellowing Paper: What's Delaying a Crucial Ethereum Update?

The paper that's meant to provide the rules for computers running ethereum's software is out of date, and agreeing an update may not be so easy.

paper, scroll

Markets

Scratch That: CryptoKitties Isn't Quite Ethereum's Vision for Apps

Ethereum's biggest success story isn't showcasing the full benefits of the platform, at least that's what its critics allege.

Screen Shot 2017-12-11 at 4.37.41 PM

Markets

Parity Urges 'Rescue' Fork to Reclaim Frozen Millions

Parity Technologies has just released a proposal for reclaiming the millions in ether frozen last month due to a fault in its code.

cracks

Markets

World Computer? New Protocol Could Supercharge Ethereum Blockchain

An older attempt to overcome ethereum's restrictions is getting a refresh, and may bring the platform closer to its aim of being a "world computer."

Car engine, supercharged

Markets

Coinbase Ordered to Hand IRS Data on 14,000 Users

A U.S. court has ordered bitcoin exchange Coinbase to disclose details of more than 14,000 customers to the Internal Revenue Service.

tax