Smart contracts play a key role in the cryptocurrency industry moving forward. This new technology will allow for autonomous projects to exist on compatible blockchains. Zilliqa has recently integrated its smart contract technology, but it is also the first chain to offer smart contracts based on sharding. A few key […]
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QuarkChain Competition Highlights the Potential of Sharding
Scalability has been an ongoing problem in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrencies. Most public blockchains suffer from serious issues in this regard. QuarkChain has come up with a TPS competition which will let anyone in the world get a hands-on experience with sharding. This is one of the many […]
Ethereum’s Scaling Nightmares May Be Over Sooner Than You Think
Casper, Plasma, Sharding. These are all terms mentioned when it comes to tackling Ethereum’s well-known scalability issues. Each with their own challenges, none of them immediately close in sight. Enter OpenST Mosaic. A Protocol so new (it’s been kept tightly under wraps) that it hasn’t come up as a topic […]
What Is Nimbus?
Getting people from all over the world excited about specific cryptocurrencies has been an ongoing struggle. The overall interest in Bitcoin remains low, and Ethereum doesn’t fare much better. Status aims to make a big impact in this regard, and its new Nimbus client may help it achieve that goal […]
Ethereum Developers Mull Releasing Casper and Sharding Together
A lot of cryptocurrency enthusiasts are looking forward to seeing how all of the major cryptocurrencies will scale. Ethereum is of special interest, and it seems its developers are looking to introduce both Casper and sharding in the same major upgrade. That would certainly get a lot of people excited, […]