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Decentralised Theatre - State of the market

What the AWS outage tells us about the state of crypto

Decred Refresh Update - State of the market

Decred is Self sovereignty for all.

Boosting Liquidity and Onboarding Strategies- Innovative Approaches for Growth

Welcome to "Decred and the State of the Market," brought to you by Exitus and PhoenixGreen. In this episode, we're joined by Philemon Ukane, a software engineer, blockchain innovator, and Decred contributor

The Refresh: Concept, consistency and identity

In this episode, we’ll dive into the concepts and expectations for the Decred strategic refresh proposals

Future-Proof Crypto- Why Decred Is Built Different (And Built to Last)

exploring the innovative thinking and development philosophy that has shaped this unique cryptocurrency project

What Makes Decred Different for AI Agent Development

We're excited to have Aron Beierschmitt joined us for a deep dive into cryptocurrency governance and emerging technologies.

Firo, Live on Bison Wallet DEX

A New Gateway to Private, Decentralized Trading

Bison Relay- Microservices and AI Agents

The next big leap for Bison Relay is changing the way we use and engage with microservices.

Firo Core Team receives 574 XMR donation from Power Up Privacy

We are thrilled to announce that Firo has received an additional donation of 574 XMR

Bison Relay Pong - First Look

Decred is playing the long game. The original goal is and always will be the focus. "P2P Decentralised Private Sound Money"

Does crypto need regulation - state of the market

RULES - Does crypto need regulation or is code law?

Firo Spark Names

We have a new feature coming to Firo which greatly improves two of the biggest pain points of dealing with crypto: hard to remember cryptocurrency addresses and digital identity!

Non-Fungible Data Chains

Imagine a blockchain scaling solution that adds huge amounts of functionality whilst minimising the on-chain burden.

90 Days of Bison Wallet - state of the market

Bison Wallet has now been available for over 90 days and has hit a volume of almost $1 million ($850,000)

MAGIC approves grant to develop Enkrypt wallet integration

We are thrilled to announce that MAGIC Grants has approved a grant from the MAGIC Firo Fund to integrate Firo

The first crypto election - State of the market

Decred and the State of the market is brought to you by Exitus and PhoenixGreen. The outcome of the US 2024 election has been confirmed, Donald Trump is the clear winner. But what does this mean for crypto and the wider global economy?

Understanding Taproot Activation on the DigiByte Network

Exploring Taproot Activation on DigiByte: Benefits, Risks, and Economic Impact for Merchants and Users

Empowering the DigiByte Economy: The True Power of Merchants and Users

The true power lies not with the miners or developers, but with the economic majority

CryptoPower version 2 - Decred Today LIVE #9

In the very near future crypto wallets that don't have access to a P2P trading solution will be pretty much obsolete.

Too good to be true - Decred Today LIVE #8

After 8-years of development we have a feature rich platform without giving up any of the cypherpunk core principles.

Firo Hardfork Completed Successfully

The hard fork implementing the latest tokenomics changes as voted in by the community has been completed successfully.

Privacy as an unstoppable fundamental - Decred Today LIVE #7

Each privacy mechanism has its own unique benefits and drawbacks. Generally I sit in the camp that says privacy should be optional. This is for a few reasons...

Firo Finalized Tokenomics Results

After the 21.4 million limit is hit, to ensure a stable monetary supply and a continued stable security subsidy, a fixed tail emission of 1 FIRO/block will continue in perpetuity

DigiByte meets BisonWallet HOWTO Guide

It's time to embrace the peer to peer exchange revolution.

Bringing back fundamentals - Decred Today LIVE #6

Fundamentals matter. Blockchain technology has the opportunity to build a digital financial infrastructure that removes central entities and rent seeking middle men. But only if we build and use it!

Building Markets with Bison Wallet - State of the market

To celebrate the release of Bison Wallet, we’ve introduced the platform with a dedicated launch party livestream that included lots of DCR and Matic giveaways!

Crypto Wallets are the new web browser - Decred Today LIVE #5

Crypto wallets can do a lot more than most realise.

Decred News August 2024

Decred Development Update: Bison DEX Imminent, Mixing upgrades, over 10,000,000 Decred Staked

Unveiling Bison Wallet - State of the market

In this livestream, we’ll be unveiling Bison Wallet version 1 on mainnet and looking at the general features and improvements.

CEX to DEX - Decred Today LIVE #4

Why removing middlemen and rent seekers from crypto exchange is a huge step forward.

Decentralization Theatre - Decred Today LIVE #3

True decentralisation is irreversible. By taking an iterative approach everything can be fully tested against a variety of threat models in the public domain.

Decred 2.0 - Decentralised Privacy

As we’ve moved into a fully digital online world, our privacy has increasingly been encroached upon. To the point that everything we do has some element of surveillance.

Exchange Shenanigans - Decred Today LIVE #2

Join us as we attempt our first ever fully live onboarding session to Bison Relay. Priceless entertainment value!

Seeing is believing - Decred Today LIVE #1

Bring you the latest from the Decred community and diving deeper into the decentralised products that are unrigging the game.

Decred 2.0 - The Future of Decentralised Money

Decred and the State of the market is brought to you by Exitus and PhoenixGreen with featured guests Jake Yocom-Piatt

Campfire Wallet Release

Like its namesake, Campfire is designed to be a warm, welcoming experience where our Firofam can begin their privacy journey.

Decred News July 2024

Decred Dev Update - Year of the Atomic Swap Exchange! Bison Wallet + BasicSwap DEX inbound

The Evolution of Money: Dash’s Genesis Release

We have to face facts: almost no one uses crypto as money. The percentage of global payments that are conducted with decentralized rails is still tiny.

Julian Assange Free - Kraken IPO - June News Roundup

Julian Assange has arrived in Australia after walking free from an American court following a deal with US authorities. What did Julian Assange do? Mr Assange ran Wikileaks, an internet site that released numerous personal or main records connected to war, reconnaissance, as well as corruption. In 2010 it launched

BTC PayServer and distributed Point-of-sales, the future of shopping?

BTCPay Server is a free, open-source, and self-hosted payment gateway that allows individuals and businesses to accept Bitcoin/altcoins payments online or in person without any additional fees.

Decred 2.0 - A new level for decentralised networks

Building a decentralised peer to peer future.

Exchange Addresses live for FIRO on Binance

Binance has confirmed with us that Exchange Addresses are now fully implemented and live on their exchange.

Decred News June 2024

Decred Dev Update - P2P Decentralized Mixing, Bison Relay Updates, DCRDEX v1 Nearing Completion

Cypherpunk talk with ZecHub

ZecHub is an open source education hub for Zcash. We host a wiki site that has information for new zcash users looking to find out about wallet features, non-custodial exchanges, zero knowledge explainers and more.

Run a 24/7 DCRDEX Client on Umbrel and Access it From Anywhere

Running your own server at home with a mini PC on Umbrel's software is a great way to use the atomic-swap based DCRDEX.

Decred 2.0 The Remix - State of the market

Taking blockchain technology to the next level

May News Roundup | Whatsapp Breach | Trump Big On Crypto

WhatsApp's security team has revealed that there is a worrying vulnerability in the messaging app that might expose users to government spying.

The FIT 21 Bill under the cypherpunk lens

The FIT21 bill aims to establish a regulatory framework for digital assets as a consumer protection measure. It also seeks to prevent regulators like the SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) from persecuting cryptocurrency entrepreneurs due to unclear rules.

Blockchain Scaling Solutions & Trade-offs

Depending on your requirements, you’ll probably prefer certain scaling solutions to others. but all come with their own unique trade-offs

The Power of Taproot Assets: A new way of managing Digital Assets

Taproot Assets lets you build and exchange many different types of digital goods using the Bitcoin network. These could be anything from digital artwork to a virtual trading card to tokens of a company's shares of stock.

Secure Chat Showdown

A Comparative Analysis of Messaging Apps' Privacy and Encryption Features

Preparing for DCRDEX v1

The next release of DCRDEX is likely to be the biggest upgrade to the platform we’ve seen to date.

Decred News May 2024

Decred Dev Update - Quick overview of the upgraded DEX Testnet & more!

Bitcoin Halving | Samourai Wallet | April Roundup

April Monthly roundup, Bitcoin Halving, Samourai Wallet and more

Blockchain and Philosophy: How Decred Echoes the Great Thinkers

There are projects that, from the inception, are built behind a strong ethos and philosophy. Decred is a project that has focused since its beginning on creating a decentralized and autonomous community.

Firo Tokenomics Discussion with upcoming Halving

With the upcoming scheduled halving of emissions in supply in September 2024, the Firo community has raised questions about whether the Firo block reward distribution or tokenomics would be revisited, as was the case with the previous halving. The last time this was done was in May 2022. In particular,

Run a Decred Full Node FAST with just one command!

Running a full node helps to secure the Decred network and ensure there are nodes available to serve lightweight SPV wallets, which are used in core applications like Decrediton, Bison Relay, and the Decred DEX.

Protection Art Collection

Building Trust through Bulletproof Blockchain Security

Is Decred's Lightning Network non-custodial

Is Decred's Lightning Network non-custodial? Addressing the misconceptions and misinformation surrounding the non-custodial nature of the Lightning Network.

Securing Bitcoin Transactions: The Importance and Impact of CoinJoin

CoinJoin aims primarily at improving the privacy and anonymity of Bitcoin transactions. Its concept is relatively straightforward: it combines multiple payments from several users into a single transaction, making it difficult to determine who paid whom.

Swinging into the Future - Golf and Blockchain Technology

Is it possible for Golf to be revolutionized by blockchain technology

Decred News April 2024

Decred Development Updates: Private DCR/XMR Atomic-Swaps inbound, Market Makers + DEX v1

Decred is coming to BasicSwap DEX

In this discussion, we’ll be talking to members of the BasicSwap team to find out more about the platform and what we can expect from the Decred integration.

Curve Trees: Global Anonymity Sets for Lelantus Spark

Lelantus Spark’s unique modular design allows the upgrading of its components, and in this case, curve trees would replace Spark’s use of one-out-of-many proofs.

Coinbase Outage | Monero Attack | SBF Jailed - March roundup

Looking at the crypto news from March.

Governance Art Collection

Unravel the DNA of decentralization with Decred's pioneering governance model

Mimblewimble, the Enchantment of Anonymity: How It Works and Why It Matters

Mimblewimble was designed as a cryptocurrency protocol that focuses on enabling a compact and efficiently verifiable transaction history, using minimal computing resources. It also prioritizes user privacy through confidential transactions

Microtransactions and the user experience

I envision a world where microtransactions constitute the majority or all transactions on the blockchain. Decred is preparing for this future!

TikTok on the clock: The possible ban, privacy concerns, and the Potential of Decentralized Platforms

Is TikTok genuinely a threat to user privacy and data security, or are there underlying motives behind the potential ban? How do TikTok's privacy policies compare against those of American social media companies, and what alternatives exist for users concerned about their privacy?

Understanding the Impact of Supply Shock on Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrencies normally have a predetermined supply schedule or a fixed issuance rate encoded into their code. This finite supply creates scarcity, making each unit of the cryptocurrency more valuable as demand increases.

Nomination Thread for a New Community Fund Committee 2024

The 7 member CFC forms an important role in gradually decentralizing governance and sets up an independent fund to be used for the benefit of Firo.

Update on Binance Monitoring Tag Issue

We deployed the code for Exchange Addresses in November 2023, and it was successfully activated in January 2024 together with Lelantus Spark activation.

Blockchain scaling to include micro transactions

What are micro transactions, and how can we identify a solution that achieves this goal at scale whilst remaining a peer to peer network?

Decred Journal – December 2023

Another month of BUIDL at Decred, in detail.

The Stealth Revolution: How Dandelion++ Redefines Anonymity in Crypto

Dandelion++ sets a new standard for privacy tools within the cryptocurrency landscape. Through its unique two-phase process, it promises to obscure the origins of transactions.

Digital Anonymity - Is it Achievable?

With increasing surveillance is it possible to achieve digital anonymity?

Decred News March 2024

Decred Dev Update - DEX v1, New Wallets, and Supply Shock as the Bull Market Starts

Decentralised Identity - The Good the Bad and the Ugly

Looking at Decentralised Identities and how individuals own, control, and share their identity information without the need for a central authority.

2024 has started with a boom!

After over two years of pain is this the light at the end of the tunnel or the calm before the storm.

Monero Delisted - Monthly New

A monthly roundup of what is happening in the Crypto space

The Art of Discretion: Exploring Privacy Through Creativity

Privacy is a fundament right that needs to be fought for.

The future is micro transactions - The Lightning Network

Blockchains that are not preparing for micro transactions have failed to understand what happens at scale.

Questioning the Future: American Elections and Crypto from a Cypherpunk Perspective

Both the Biden and Trump administrations, while having divergent views on cryptocurrency, share a common objective: to ensure that traditional financial institutions retain control and influence over the financial landscape

Decoding the Drama of the Second Crypto War

A central focus in the Second Crypto War revolves around the contentious discussion of end-to-end encryption.

Decred's Eternal Drive: Perseverance in the Face of Crypto Challenges

Decred's journey isn't just about creating a new form of currency; it is about building an ecosystem where innovation thrives.

Why is Decred’s client-side SPV the perfect home for the Lightning Network?

The Lightning Network is in active development and constantly being refined to offer a streamline user experience. When combined with Decred’s SPV mode, the aim of being fully non-custodial is still very much alive and well.

Politeia Digest December 13 2023 - February 15 2024

Issue 66 of Politeia Digest has news of 5 new proposals: development funding for Cryptopower multi-coin wallet, renewal of the translation proposal, renewal of Decred's Vanguard team, a new Decred status platform and a refresh of decred.org.

Decoding the Drama of the First Crypto War

Examining the historical context, the rise of Cypherpunks, legislative battles, and the lasting impact on global encryption policies.

Corporate Giants and Bitcoin: Threats to Decentralization

Will Bitcoin Succumb to Corporate Hegemony, or Will Decentralization Prevail?

The Face of Tomorrow

FRT laws focus on giving power to enforcement at the expense of personal freedoms and privacies. Is this the technology that facilitates an Orwellian future or is this the innovation that propels humanity to greater heights?

Decred News Feb 2024

Decred Dev Update - DAO Proposals, DEX Market Makers & More!

Community Proposals - Decred and the state of the market

Decred and the State of the market is brought to you by Exitus and PhoenixGreen with featured guest Peter Zen.

Cypherpunk Times Monthly Roundup (January 2024 Edition)

All the latest crypto news and events from January

How do SPV wallets find peers?

Decred’s SPV has the full support of the network, is extremely fast, reliable, secure, private and lightweight. When you have this level of integration, the possibilities are limitless.

The Governance Chronicles: Exploring Decred, Zcash, and Polygon in the Crypto Governance

It is evident that governance extends beyond technical intricacies, offering a nuanced dance of community dynamics and shared principles.

Investigating North Korea’s Cybercrime Groups

The North Korean organisation Lazarus Group has looted over $3 billion worth of cryptocurrency in the past six years, according to research.

The Face of Tomorrow: Exploring the Upsides and Downsides of Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) (1/2)

FRT where innovation meets controversy. Are you concerned about privacy?

Navigating the Bitcoin ETF Approval Through Cypherpunk Eyes

Does the ETF further reinforces Bitcoin as just another asset class, akin to digital gold?

Brazil's Unstoppable Growth in the Crypto Market

The key factors that positioned Brazil as a significant player in the global cryptocurrency scene.

What is Simplified Payment Verification (SPV)?

Can a Crypto Wallet be Lightweight, Private, AND Secure? The SPV Model Leads the Way.