Colin Harper

Colin Harper

Colin writes about Bitcoin. Formerly, he worked at CoinDesk as a tech reporter. Now, he is the Head of Research and Content at Luxor Technologies, and he also freelances for CoinDesk, Forbes and Bitcoin Magazine." He holds bitcoin.

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Bitcoin.org Briefly Shut Down by Denial of Service Attack; Bitcoin Not Affected
While the site was inaccessible, bitcoiners shared the software to newcomers wanting to download Bitcoin's code.
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Sure, Bitcoin's Price Is Cool, but Bitcoin's Technology Is Hot
Getting bitcoin to the moon requires some serious technology.
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Kraken Exchange Will Integrate Bitcoin's Lightning Network in 2021
The Kraken Exchange will be implementing Bitcoin’s Lightning Network in 2021, and it’s begun hiring a team to manage the feature.
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DeFi on Bitcoin Gets a Boost as Sovryn Launches on RSK Sidechain
Sovryn is launching a lending and derivatives market on the RSK Bitcoin sidechain in a bid to promote DeFi on Bitcoin.
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Square Crypto’s 20th Grant Will Support Bitcoin Design, User Experience
Square Crypto is issuing another Bitcoin developer grant for research on Bitcoin design and user experience.
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What Is XRP, and How Is It Related to Ripple?
XRP is a digital asset and cryptocurrency issued and partly managed by Ripple, a payment solutions company.
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MyEtherWallet Now Offers In-App Staking for Ethereum 2.0
One of Ethereum’s most popular software wallets, MyEtherWallet, is giving users access to Ethereum 2.0 staking.
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Amiti Uttarwar: Building Bitcoin's Future
With two new grants under her belt, Bitcoin Core's first full-time female contributor is a guiding light for the future of the network – both as a developer and a mentor.
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RSK Is Changing How It 'Pegs' Bitcoin to Its Sidechain
Bitcoin sidechain developer RSK is revamping how users swap bitcoin for its network’s tokenized version for the cryptocurrency.
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Yearn Finance Set to Gobble Up SushiSwap for Its Fifth DeFi Merger
Yearn Finance is eyeing yet another merger – only this time, the candidate, SushiSwap, has a larger market size than Yearn itself.
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