Bitcoin’s Privacy and Scaling Tech Upgrade ‘Taproot’ Just Took a Big Step Forward

If the privacy and scaling upgrade Schnorr/Taproot makes it into bitcoin (BTC), it could pave the way for advanced and heretofore impossible projects......»»

Zcash-inspired privacy tools are coming to Bitcoin's Lightning Network and many other blockchain ecosystems, creating a shared cryptocurrency privacy layer......»»

Proposed legislation to create a digital dollar is a major step forward in the digitization of money and commerce.....»»

The arrest of Larry Harmon for an alleged connection to AlphaBay raises major questions: Do bitcoiners have a right to build privacy tech?.....»»

A new Bluetooth-based tech could snowball into a way to create truly private transactions, its creator says......»»

Bethesda health tech startup RightEye's test for Parkinson's disease has earned a key win from the Food and Drug Administration, setting the company up for a faster route to market and a new $15 million funding round. The FDA deemed the test a brea.....»»

Almost 200 developers are reviewing bitcoin improvement proposals that could usher in enhanced privacy and scalability for the premier cryptocurrency......»»

Lawmakers investigating the market dominance of Big Tech on Friday asked Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple for a broad range of documents, marking a step forward in Congres.....»»

An Egyptian web firm is building Dmail on Blockstack to bring bitcoin-friendly privacy tech to the Middle East......»»

Bitcoin developer Pieter Wuille unveiled two proposals today that offer new plans for bitcoin's possible next big upgrade......»»

ING’s blockchain team is testing privacy tech called "bulletproofs," the latest in a series of such experiments at the global bank......»»

It ain't over 'til it's over. Last week, the California state legislature passed a law that introduces almost European-.....»»

The Apple Watch Series 4 is out, and it’s a major step forward for the tech giant’s wearab.....»»

California is poised to become the first state to pass a landmark cybersecurity bill regulating internet-connected devices. While the bill is a step in the right direction, experts said, businesses are concerned the law is too vague. SB 327, which p.....»»

A new approach to storing bitcoin's "state" could help significantly reduce storage requirements for users of the cryptocurrency......»»

Schnorr signatures, a code change likely to be one of the biggest coming upgrades to bitcoin, have now gone from.....»»

Schnorr signatures are no longer just another idea for improving bitcoin thanks to a new code library from Blockstream......»»

New tech by a principal developer could soon make it possible for bitcoin's lightning network to expand to new use cases......»»

Buyers see a path forward for the building in San Francisco's office market, which they say is beginning its recovery......»»

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