Atomic Swaps


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Marathon's Layer-2 Chain, Anduro, Plugs In 'Portal to Bitcoin' for Atomic Swaps

The publicly-traded bitcoin miner Marathon began incubating Anduro in February as a "platform built on the Bitcoin network that allows for the creation of multiple sidechains."

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A Beginner’s Guide to Atomic Swaps

Atomic swaps are often regarded as being one of the few truly peer-to-peer methods for trading crypto tokens.

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Markets

Decentralized Exchange Launches for Dogecoin Swaps

The new DogeDEX from Komodo will allow fans to make peer-to-peer exchanges of the cryptocurrency.

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ConsenSys-Incubated Startup Releases In-Browser Atomic Swap Wallet for DeFi

ConsenSys-incubated startup Liquality’s new wallet lets you atomically swap digital assets directly from your browser.

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Blockstream Launches Atomic Swaps on Liquid Bitcoin Sidechain

Blockstream has created an "experimental" tool making it easier for users to trade "trustlessly" between tokens on its Liquid sidechain.

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Crypto Startup Wants You to Trade on Exchanges Without Trusting Them

The Arwen protocol, launched on testnet Monday, aims to let centralized exchange users self-custody their private keys and conduct transactions off-chain.

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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.

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Markets

A Fight Is Breaking Out Over Bitcoin Cash – And It Just Might Split the Code

Bitcoin cash devs are fighting over what code changes to make next. If no one compromises, hard-forked coin could itself split into two.

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Into the Dark Pool: $30 Million ICO Could Pave Way for Huge Crypto Trades

Whales rejoice – a new project called Republic Protocol could enable large trades between ether, bitcoin and other cryptos that aren't possible today.

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What the Data Tells Us About Bitcoin in 2017

Statistics show bitcoin is at the forefront of an increasingly complex ecosystem that continues to grow in a variety of ways. And it refuses to die.

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