Mempool ‘Spam’ and Rising Fees: The Consequences of Veriblock’s Mainnet Launch

Mempool 'Spam' and Rising Fees: The Consequences of Veriblock's Mainnet LaunchLast month the Veriblock testnet represented more than 30 percent of BTC’s network transactions but the project took a hiatus before launching the protocol’s mainnet. When the project stopped, the BTC network’s mempool dropped, transactions per day were cut in half, and fees slightly dipped. However, since the mainnet launch of the Veriblock blockchain, the […]

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Drivechain Creator’s Latest Paper Sparks Debate Over Bitcoin’s Future Security

Drivechain Creator's Latest Paper Causes Debate About Bitcoin's Future SecurityDrivechain developer Paul Sztorc has the cryptocurrency community riled up over his latest blog “Security Budget in the Long Run.” The essay discusses the economics of BTC network fees over a long period of time and suggests rather than giving up the fees to competition, a dominant protocol should collect fees “from all networks.” Also […]

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