An Army of Bitcoin Devs Is Battle-Testing Upgrades to Privacy and Scaling
Almost 200 developers are reviewing bitcoin improvement proposals that could usher in enhanced privacy and scalability for the premier cryptocurrency. Source
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IDEX Claims Creation of ‘Infinite Scaling Solution for Ethereum’
IDEX, the decentralized exchange (DEX) responsible for over 40% of all DEX transactions, claims to have created an “infinite scaling solution” for the Ethereum network.1,000 times fasterIn an email sent to CryptoX, IDEX claims that its system, dubbed Optimized Optimistic Rollups (O2Rs), reaches block finality in 10 minutes. The
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Vertical and Horizontal Blockchain Scaling, Explained
3.Vertical scaling is done by improving the efficiency of each individual transaction, whereas horizontal scaling is achieved through increasing the platform’s overall throughput capacity. In simple terms, general scalability improvements are made through the use of a concept called “layering” — wherein each individual component of a particular system is
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Bitcoin’s Scaling Problems Forced Facebook to Launch Libra
If it wasn’t for Bitcoin there would be no Libra. That much is self-evident, since Satoshi’s creation laid the groundwork for every crypto asset that’s followed. The extent to which
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Ethereum Whiz Teases 100x Scaling, Says Crypto Is ‘Bigger Than Bitcoin’
Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin says improving blockchain scalability could slash costs "by over 100" for every crypto transaction. | Source: Abra/YouTubeBy CCN Markets: Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says improving scalability could slash crypto transaction costs by a factor of "over 100." That's crucial, considering that blockchain has become so much
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