Better Bitcoin Privacy, Scalability: Developers Making TumbleBit a Reality

Better Bitcoin Privacy, Scalability: Developers Making TumbleBit a Reality

TumbleBit is probably one of the most promising technological advancements built on top of Bitcoin to date. Not only does it offer one of the best — if not the best — privacy related innovations so far, it can also provide significant scaling benefits as a payment hub. The solution is also fully compatible with the current Bitcoin protocol and, most....


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