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China: Upgraded digital yuan now with smart contract function

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24 January, 2023

China: Upgraded digital yuan now with smart contract function

Digital yuan's smart contract functionality was integrated into the food delivery app Meituan, allowing users of the digital yuan to...

COPA’s Block forced to cite Craig Wright’s smart contract patent

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Jordan Atkins

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20 January, 2023

COPA’s Block forced to cite Craig Wright’s smart contract patent

Jack Dorsey’s Block—a founding member of Crypto Open Patent Alliance—has been forced to cite one of Dr. Wright’s foundational blockchain...

Zero-Knowledge Proof Hackathon ‘an overwhelming success’ as prize winners announced

Tech

Jon Southurst

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23 December, 2022

Zero-Knowledge Proof Hackathon ‘an overwhelming success’ as prize winners announced

The Zero-Knowledge Proof Hackathon was declared "an overwhelming success," with 928 participants, of which three emerged as winners, taking home...

Bitcoin Association for BSV Zero-Knowledge Hackathon winners share $45,000 in prize money

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21 December, 2022

Bitcoin Association for BSV Zero-Knowledge Hackathon winners share $45,000 in prize money

The hackathon, aimed at encouraging developers to build new applications using zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) while growing the BSV community, proved...

Zero-Knowledge Proof Hackathon finalists reveal exciting new app concepts for Bitcoin

Tech

Jon Southurst

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13 December, 2022

Zero-Knowledge Proof Hackathon finalists reveal exciting new app concepts for Bitcoin

The coding segment for the 2022 Zero-Knowledge Proof Hackathon concludes, participated by 929 individuals, all with the goal of creating...

Introducing scryptTS: Write Bitcoin smart contracts in Typescript

Tech

Xiaohui Liu

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7 December, 2022

Introducing scryptTS: Write Bitcoin smart contracts in Typescript

scryptTS allows developers to directly code smart contracts in Typescript, using existing programming languages and tools that many are already...

Pay for storage using Proof of Retrievability on Bitcoin

Tech

Xiaohui Liu

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5 December, 2022

Pay for storage using Proof of Retrievability on Bitcoin

The cryptographic protocol Proof of Retrievability allow users to pay for cloud storage without having to trust the server.

Tech

Dr. Michael Wehrmann

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1 December, 2022

Introduction to Bitcoin smart contracts

Bitcoin entrepreneur and developer Xiaohui Liu has spent some time explaining Bitcoin smart contracts in a two-part video lesson on...

Tech

Xiaohui Liu

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21 November, 2022

Verifiable Delay Functions on Bitcoin

The Verifiable Delay Function acts as another layer of security in blockchain, preventing bad faith actors from influencing an output...

The first successful Zero-Knowledge Pay-to-Sudoku Bounty on Bitcoin

Tech

Xiaohui Liu

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14 November, 2022

The first successful Zero-Knowledge Pay-to-Sudoku Bounty on Bitcoin

By using Zero-Knowledge Contingent Payment (ZKCP), a seller does not have to interact with the buyer, as they only need...

Private non-interactive bounties for general computation on Bitcoin

Tech

Xiaohui Liu

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11 November, 2022

Private non-interactive bounties for general computation on Bitcoin

Outsourcing arbitrary computation securely and privately on a blockchain needs Zero Knowledge Proof to validate encrypted solution and prevent data...

Russia exploring integrating digital assets into its financial system: central bank

Business

Steve Kaaru

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10 November, 2022

Russia exploring integrating digital assets into its financial system: central bank

The Central Bank of Russia (CBR)’s report delved into digital asset regulations, retail investor protection, and other facets as it...

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