Meet Snowglobe: An Avalanche-Based Pre-Consensus Protocol for BCH

On December 20, BCHD and Openbazaar developer Tyler Smith published first draft specifications for a protocol he calls “Snowglobe.” Smith’s Github repository says that Snowglobe is a propagation protocol for nodes using Nakamoto Consensus and it uses an Avalanche-based consensus algorithm for the process. Also read: BCH Avalanche Transactions Show Finality Speeds 10x Faster Than … Read more

Bitcoin Cash Community Embraces Zero Confirmation Transactions

Over the past few weeks, the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) community has been discussing the subject of merchants accepting zero confirmation BCH transactions. Lots of BCH merchants have been accepting zero confirms lately as well, making the discussion topical again as it was a few years ago. Also read: Russian Railways Eyes Crypto for Tickets, Blockchain … Read more

ABC Developer Amaury Séchet on the Future of Bitcoin Cash

At the bitcoin cash-focused Tokyo event, Satoshi’s Vision Conference, many movers and shakers and cryptocurrency luminaries got together with Bitcoin.com’s product manager Mike Malley to discuss on-chain scaling and spreading BCH adoption worldwide. During this particular video, Malley chats with Amaury Séchet (Deadalnix) the lead developer of Bitcoin ABC, and the man who revealed the … Read more

Bitcoin Cash Community Bolsters Instant Transactions

Over the past few weeks, the bitcoin cash (BCH) community and developers have been discussing ‘zero-confirmation’ or ‘instant transactions.’ Many BCH supporters believe if the concept was broadly accepted, payments and transaction speed would be extremely fast bringing a significant competitive edge to the BCH network. Also Read: Trading Cryptocurrencies Like a Boss Takes Time and … Read more