Latest from Alyssa Hertig
Bitcoin's Cutting-Edge 'Coin Selection' Tech Gets First Major Integration
BitGo is taking advantage of a long-promised scaling tech that should see user's transaction fees slashed by up to one-third.
Bitcoin's Biggest Startups Are Backing a New Effort to Keep Fees Low
A project called Bitcoin Optech is launching to ensure companies like Coinbase and Square know the best technologies out there to reduce user fees.
Schnorr Is Looking Poised to Become Bitcoin's Biggest Change Since SegWit
Highly-respected bitcoin developer Pieter Wuille unveiled a draft document outlining the technical makeup of bitcoin's likely next major upgrade.
Crypto Bounty Hunting Is Becoming a High-Tech Way Out of Poverty
Completing small tasks by "bounty hunting" for cryptocurrency is becoming a lucrative career for users in less advantaged regions of the world.
PoWx: The New Effort to Change Bitcoin Mining Explained
Technologists unveiled a foundation dedicated to rewriting bitcoin's underlying tech, giving the long-controversial idea new wings.
A Plan to Send Millions in Bitcoin to Venezuela Is Moving Ahead
Developer Jonathan Wheeler plans to airdrop bitcoin across Venezuela, in an ambitious attempt at quelling the country's ongoing economic crisis.
A Long-Secret Bitcoin Key Is About to Be Revealed
A long-held bitcoin secret is about to come out - and for good reason - but it could cause problems for older altcoins.
One Mathematician's Mission to Boost Bitcoin's Privacy (And Soon)
Blockstream researcher Andrew Poelstra's efforts to create a more private bitcoin aren't about extremes, but about protecting the everyman.
There's a New Bitcoin Core in Town – And It's Out to Troll Bitcoin Cash
Troll cryptocurrency Bitcoin Core is the next step of bitcoin's ongoing naming wars.
Blockchain's Once-Feared 51% Attack Is Now Becoming Regular
At least five cryptocurrencies have recently been hit with a 51% attack, a vulnerability users used to scoff at.
