Lightning Network Increasingly Fragile to Attacks – Hope Turns to Drivechain for Bitcoin Scaling

Lightning Network Increasingly Fragile to Attacks – Hope Turns to Drivechain for Bitcoin ScalingA report published February 7 and authored in part by Blockstream researcher Christian Decker found that the BTC Lightning Network is “evolving towards an increasingly centralised architecture.” Proponents of LN say this is not a problem, and even critics of the network point to the necessity of properly defining — and not deifying — “decentralization.” […]

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Bizarro World: Federated Sidechain Technology Promoted Over Nakamoto Consensus

Bizarro World: Federated Sidechain Technology Promoted Over Nakamoto ConsensusOn Oct. 10, Blockstream revealed that the company’s new product, Liquid, generated its first block on Sept. 27 and noted that a lot of the crypto-economy’s “biggest players” participated. Since Blockstream announced the launch of its federated sidechain, the technology has been praised by some and dismissed by others. Also read: BCH Devcon Streamlines Bitcoin Innovation […]

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