Technology News
China's IT Ministry Backs New Blockchain Research Lab
A Chinese government-backed IT research body has launched a new research lab in order to support the development of blockchain technology in China.
Raiden Release: Simpler Micropayments Go Live on Ethereum's Testnet
The developers behind Raiden Network have launched an early, simplified version of the scaling solution on the ethereum test network.
Optimizing SegWit: How Bitcoin's New Software Is Giving Scaling a Boost
Bitcoin Core's latest software includes optimizations designed to boost SegWit, a scaling upgrade that's still slowly rolling out across the network.
Ethereum's Byzantium Testnet Just Verified A Private Transaction
Part of a zcash transaction was verified on an ethereum testnet amidst testing for the upcoming Byzantium upgrade.
Ethereum's Next Hard Fork Is Now Officially Being Tested
The testing of a forthcoming ethereum upgrade is now underway, with the process expected to last up to three weeks.
Proof of Space: BitTorrent Creator Publishes Eco-Friendly Mining Paper
BitTorrent developer Bram Cohen has published a white paper setting out an eco-friendly alternative to bitcoin's proof-of-work process.
Split on Forks? Blockchain Leaders Learn Tough Lessons from Bitcoin Scaling
The chaos of bitcoin's scaling debate has pushed other public protocol's consensus mechanisms into a more strict and orderly framework.
Institutional Cryptoeconomics: A New Model for a New Century
Researchers at RMIT speculate on the potential impact of blockchain technology, theorizing it could undo centuries of business thinking.
Geth Releases Software Update Ahead of Ethereum 'Byzantium' Hard Fork
A new version of Geth, a command-line interface for running ethereum nodes, includes changes that could see the software running at far higher speeds.
IT Consultancy Wipro Joins Hyperledger Blockchain Consortium
India-based IT services and consultancy firm Wipro has joined Hyperledger, the Linux Foundation-led consortium building blockchains for enterprises.
