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Bitcoin’s Tech Trends of 2018: What This Year Brought Us (Part 1)

Where 2017’s dizzying price highs embedded “hodl” into the public consciousness, 2018 was the year in which “buidl" became a trend in the crypto-industry — and Bitcoin was no exception.

Week 2: How the Bitcoin Cash “Hash War” Came and Went and Not Much Happened

In this third and final overview: the main takeaways and latest developments of the second week since the Bitcoin Cash split.

One Week Later: The Latest Developments in the Bitcoin Cash Split

Here are the main takeaways and latest developments in the week following the Bitcoin Cash split.

BitPay Integrates PAX Stablecoin Into Cryptocurrency Payment Platform

Bitcoin payment platform BitPay is now going to allow payments with the Paxos Standard token (PAX), which it calls “the fastest growing stablecoin and the highest trading volume of any U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin.”

RSK Merges With New RIF Labs, Opens Potential for Increased Interoperability

With the merger, RSK is opening the doors of smart contract interoperability, as RIF OS’s framework could allow for RSK to interoperate with other smart contract platforms in the future.

One Day After the Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork: Takeaways and Latest Developments

Bitcoin Cash has now “hard forked” (split) into two different coins: “Bitcoin Cash ABC” (BCH ABC) and “Bitcoin Cash SV” (BCH SV). Here's an overview of where things stand so far.

After the Fork: Here’s How Exchanges Are Dealing With Bitcoin Cash

After yesterday's Bitcoin Cash coin-split, a handful of exchanges have announced that they will be supporting both coins for the time being. Others will wait and see how things develop.

When the Fork Forks: What You Need to Know as Bitcoin Cash Goes to War

Contention about a new upgrade has left the Bitcoin Cash ecosystem divided, which could once again lead to a split into several projects and coins. Here’s what you need to know to get up to speed.

Blockstream Releases Full Node Access, Wallet, Block Explorer for Liquid

Blockstream has released a full node and wallet client for its newly released Liquid, along with a fresh-out-the-box block explorer to monitor transactions and other data on the sidechain.

BitMEX Launches New Fork Monitoring Website to Keep Track of Bitcoin Forks

BitMEX just launched a website to make it easier to keep tabs on hard and soft forks on the Bitcoin blockchain.

A Year After Launch, BTCPay Has Grown Larger Than Its Creator Expected

BTCPay has become a meteoric success. But for what started out as a hobbyist’s side project, this success has, in some respects, become unwieldy.

No Connection Required: How One Dev Sent Bitcoin While Off the Grid

Using a $27 entry level, Android smartphone and four goTennas, Rigel Walshe successfully sent a bitcoin transaction without access to the internet.
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