Latest from Alyssa Hertig
Maxwell Eyes Bitcoin Smart Contracts After Blockstream
After leaving the startup he co-founded, Greg Maxwell is focusing his energy on developing more efficient and more private bitcoin smart contracts.
Blockstream Devs Depart for New World Computer Project
Sounds like ethereum? A new idea being explored by two Blockstream veterans could stand to make a distributed blockchain web more accessible.
$160 Million Stuck: Can Parity Still Shake Up Ethereum?
After a year in which the company suffered a high-profile hack, ethereum startup Parity is now moving forward on key project development.
A Little Lightning Project Has Two Big Implications
A small Japanese startup is paving the way in ideating how bitcoin's experimental Lightning network could take shape on two fronts.
Decentralization vs Scale: Crypto's Growing Struggle
New academic papers dive into just how decentralized the most popular blockchains are, and how resistant they'd be to takeover by controlling force.
How to Save on Bitcoin's Soaring Fees
Transaction fees are the talk of the bitcoin ecosystem, with many users upset by the rising cost to send funds, but there are simple ways to cut fees.
Battle-Testing Lightning: Schools Start Contest to Secure Bitcoin’s Layer 2
Organizers hope a new competition will spur security advances for Lightning, but also steer bitcoin debates in more constructive directions.
The Sidechains Breakthrough Almost Everyone in Bitcoin Missed
Though it's garnered little attention, "non-interactive proofs of proofs of work" may clear a roadblock for sidechains, a potential "altcoin killer."
No, You Don't Have to Buy a Whole Bitcoin
As new enthusiasts enter the cryptocurrency markets, one developer wants to make bitcoin's divisibility really stand out by coining the term "bits."
Jonas Schnelli Wants You to Run a Bitcoin Full Node
Bitcoin Core contributor and maintainer Jonas Schnelli is on a mission to make running full nodes easier for non-geeks. Decentralization is at stake.
