Open Source News

Open-source software is a type of software that has its source code released and available to study, change and distribute freely. Some famous examples of open-source software are the Linux operating systems, Mozilla Firefox, Wikipedia and many others. Open-source development is widely used in blockchain projects. Bitcoin’s open-source code became a role model for future generations of digital money. Most of the major cryptocurrencies, such as Litecoin and Ethereum, have open-source code. Open-source projects are also popular in blockchain-related products like open-source wallets and blockchain explorers. Open-source projects have an increased development speed since anyone interested in the product can add some useful extensions and promote those products to a wider audience.

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Open-Source Network’s Partnerships to Deliver ‘Next-Gen Internet’

SEP 26, 2019
by Connor Blenkinsop

A major open-source project putting the finishing touches on a new blockchain network is cultivating a range of exciting partnerships.

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Over 100 Staff Now Reportedly Working On Facebook’s Crypto Project

JUN 06, 2019
by Max Boddy

CNBC has collected public details on high-level executives for Facebook’s cryptocurrency project via LinkedIn.

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Startup Aims to Build Open-Source Telecom Ecosystem on Blockchain

DEC 15, 2017
by Cointelegraph

Startup is working on building world’s first decentralized telecom network, bridging gap between Blockchain and telcos.

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The Vault Within Your Smartphone

DEC 11, 2017
by Guest Author

An open-source mobile phone aims to facilitate access to Blockchain-based applications and services to streamline peer-to-peer resource sharing, secure exchange...

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Public Blockchain Projects Lack Proper Funding, Ethereum Co-founder Has Ideas

NOV 04, 2017
by Pascal Thellmann

Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, has been vocal about the lack of incentives for open-source Blockchain projects.

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Circle Terminates Bitcoin Trading, Focuses on Next Generation Platform

DEC 07, 2016
by Joseph Young

Circle officially terminated its bitcoin trading services and launched a bitcoin blockchain-based remittance and messaging application to serve the unbanked.

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Chain Releases Open Source Blockchain Solution for Banks

OCT 26, 2016
by Joseph Young

Chain, a San Francisco-based Blockchain startup, launched Chain Core Developer Edition, which is a distributed ledger infrastructure built for banks and financi...

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R3 Finally Open Sources Blockchain Project, Member Banks Admit Budget Difficulty

OCT 22, 2016
by Joseph Young

The R3 Consortium is attempting to neutralize criticism on the ambiguity in the coding language and structure of permissioned ledgers by open sourcing its techn...

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JP Morgan’s Juno Developers Launch Private Blockchain Solution

AUG 03, 2016
by Shivdeep Dhaliwal

JP Morgan key developers, Will Martino and Stuart Popejoy, talk about Kadena, a new private blockchain featuring smart contract language Pact

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BitGo Unveils Open-Source Bitcoin Key Recovery Service

OCT 30, 2015
by Erin Lace

Bitcoin security platform BitGo announced the launch of the first automated open source Key Recovery Service (KRS) software that allows generating, securing and...

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The Open Source World Is Worth Billions

OCT 03, 2015
by Jamie Redman

The Linux Foundation released a white paper titled “A $5 Billion Value: Estimating the Total Development Cost of Linux Foundation’s Collaborative Projects”

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Иeureal: Bringing Artificial Intelligence to the People

JUL 16, 2015
by Jamie Redman

Иeureal is the first decentralized open-source protocol designed to produce a distributed artificial intelligence (AI) architecture that is incentivized, mainta...

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Quantopian: Giving Individuals the Tools to ‘Compete with Wall Street’s Best’

JUN 16, 2015
by Jamie Redman

One Boston FinTech startup, Quantopian, is open-sourcing its application to coders interested in researching and testing financial investment data.

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MAR 23 DIGEST: Bitcoin Set to Conquer Everest, 50th BTC Obituary Recorded

MAR 23, 2015
by Charlie Richards

Brazillian Bitcoiner will attempt to place the BTC flag at the Everest base-camp; the 50th Bitcoin obituary has been recorded in the press; Koinify teams up wit...

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Darkcoin Price Plummets after Open-Source Release

OCT 06, 2014
by Carlo C

Since its release, Darkcoin appears to be experiencing its ups and downs similar to many other cryptocurrencies. But while there is currently no reason to begin...

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