Category: Developers

Bison Trails’ new Polkadot API promises faster access to data

February 25, 2021

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The Polkadot Indexer is said to provide a more efficient way to get data from the Polkadot blockchain and its experimental platform, Kusama. 12845 Total views 13 Total shares Bison Trails, a blockchain infrastructure company that was recently acquired by Coinbase, has launched a new Polkadot API that could allow developers to build their applications […]

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Are You Running a Bitcoin Node?

January 29, 2021

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And if you aren’t, what’s stopping you? A full node setup(Colin Harper) Jan 29, 2021 at 9:07 p.m. UTC Are You Running a Bitcoin Node? “Are you running the numbers?” This is what Bitcoin Core developer Andrew Chow is trying to find out in a new survey.  Sponsored by a grant from MIT’s Digital Currency […]

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Top Ethereum conference Devcon is delayed again

January 27, 2021

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The Ethereum Foundation decided to hold off on the major Ethereum event in Bogota without announcing a new date. 2619 Total views 19 Total shares Devcon, one of the biggest conferences for the Ethereum community and developers, has been delayed again due to uncertainty around the coronavirus pandemic. According to a Tuesday announcement, the Ethereum Foundation decided […]

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Cardano to open up to Ethereum Solidity devs with new initiative

December 18, 2020

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KEVM will allow deploying Solidity smart contracts to Cardano. 5492 Total views 26 Total shares Solidity, a major programming language for writing smart contracts, will soon become compatible with the Cardano blockchain. According to a Thursday announcement on the Cardano developers’ website, Cardano devs are now opening up Cardano to the Solidity and Ethereum community through […]

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Wolfram Alpha teams up with Cardano to build ‘avant-garde oracles’

December 17, 2020

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Cardano is the next blockchain to integrate with the world’s largest answer engine in 2021. 4742 Total views 78 Total shares Wolfram Alpha, a major computational knowledge engine providing technology for major services such as Apple’s Siri assistant, is integrating data from the Cardano blockchain. According to a Thursday announcement, Wolfram Blockchain Labs, or WBL […]

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Bitmain reportedly cuts off funding to Bitcoin Core developers

December 2, 2020

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Bitcoin Core touts itself as a direct descendant of Satoshi Nakamoto’s original Bitcoin software client. 8485 Total views 24 Total shares Bitmain, one of the world’s largest Bitcoin (BTC) miner producers, has reportedly halted its funding for some primary developers maintaining Bitcoin-related software. Jonas Schnelli, a major Bitcoin Core contributor and maintainer, claimed that Bitmain […]

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China’s national blockchain project adds Polkadot support

November 26, 2020

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The Blockchain Service Network integrates three more major blockchains. 1744 Total views 16 Total shares Chinese government-backed blockchain initiative, the Blockchain Service Network, or BSN, is introducing support for another batch of major blockchain protocols. On Nov. 26, it announced that it will integrate Polkadot, Oasis and Bityaun into its ecosystem on Nov. 30. Polkadot’s blockchain […]

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Square, Human Rights Foundation Back New Bitcoin Open-Source Developer Fund

November 24, 2020

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Nov 24, 2020 at 1:38 p.m. UTCUpdated Nov 24, 2020 at 2:33 p.m. UTC (Glenn Carstens-Peters/Unsplash) Square, Human Rights Foundation Back New Bitcoin Open-Source Developer Fund Veteran open source Bitcoin developer John Newbery just launched Brink, an independent organization for funding Bitcoin’s open source developer community, a key component driving the global currency and making […]

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Overstock expanding blockchain arm tZero in Ireland

November 10, 2020

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The Emerald Isle is now a hotspot for talent in tech and a corporate tax haven. 4430 Total views 37 Total shares United States’ retail giant Overstock is reportedly expanding its blockchain wing tZero with new hires in Ireland. The Utah-based e-commerce company is seeking to hire software and devops engineers to work on its […]

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Bitcoin Developers Still Divided on Specifics of Taproot Activation

October 30, 2020

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Oct 30, 2020 at 19:15 UTCUpdated Oct 30, 2020 at 21:37 UTC Bitcoin Developers Still Divided on Specifics of Taproot Activation The code for Taproot, Bitcoin’s biggest upgrade in years, is finalized and has been packaged into a forthcoming update. Only, it’s not ready to be deployed yet because Bitcoin developers have differing opinions on […]

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