OKEx officially launches Perpetual Swap on its website and app
OKEx has officially launched Perpetual Swap, allowing users to wager on the futures of BTC.
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Crypto crash creating credibility, not chaos
The cryptocurrency sell-off has a number of investors singing the blues. More than a handful of individuals bought into crypto following Bitcoin Core’s (BTC) massive price gains last year, expecting to see the same explosive growth in 2018.
New Bitcoin Core algorithm seeks to ‘tidy up’ coin selection code
Coin selection looks set for a major overhaul, as part of ongoing attempts to reduce transaction fees. However, concerns were raised over the new model’s impact on BTC fungibility, with Bitcoin Cash already offering more effective mechanics than the new algorithm could deliver.
Bitcoin Core 0.16.0 is finally released with full Segwit support
the development team responsible for the Segwit fork of Bitcoin, finally released an update to their client, featuring full support for Segregated Witness.
Core Dev Peter Todd admits Lightning Network has issues
Lightning Network has indeed come short on many fronts, and many people are beginning to question if it really is up to the task.
Lightning Network can’t scale, needs another layer
Devs propose yet another layer to save the legacy chain.
Legacy chain BTC transaction fees reached a record-breaking $200,000 for one block
If a collapse happens, HODLers will be pitted against each other in an expensive bidding war to get out.
Did Satoshi Nakamoto want Side-chains for Bitcoin?
A week ago, I found someone online spouting that Satoshi encouraged side-chains and lightning network.
Core Developer’s DragonMint 16T aims to overthrow Bitmain’s mining empire
The war has spilled over to the mining hardware arena. But will the DragonMint live up to its claims?