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Subscribe to our newsletterSmart contracts monitoring platform Tenderly has added support for RSK! Developers working with RSK can now make use of Tenderly’s seamless tools to enhance their development processes. Tenderly helps developers build, monitor, and improve smart contracts by providing a set of tools to boost productivity, time-save, and make sure smart contracts are working as expected. […]
We are pleased to announce that rWallet 1.4.2 is live for iOS and Android! This update includes: Fix crash on start up for older iOS versions Android users will also benefit from rWallet v1.4.1 updates, previously only available on iOS. For Android, you will need to download the new rWallet app from Google Play to […]
Security and integrity of data is a central pain point for institutions under the current market obligations. Initially, users were storing data in cold storage units like a hard drive, USB drives or compact disks but with the advent of cloud storage protocol, things has changed a lot. A swift incentive structure and a very […]
We are pleased to announce that rWallet 1.4.1 is live for iOS users! Major changes: Faulty token swap functionality temporarily disabled Disable back button for biometrics and passcode modal Fix RNS domain resolution to allow in-app registrations Minor fixes: Fix issue to return to setup after viewing Terms of Use Fix spelling mistakes in Spanish […]
By Brendan Graetz, Head of Developer Experience at IOV Labs. What is RSK? At RSK, we are building on Bitcoin to plant the seeds for a new global financial system, through the use of blockchain technology, smart-contracts, and Bitcoin. The RSK Infrastructure Framework provides a suite of services for building decentralised sharing economies, built on […]
In the midst of the DeFi and NFT boom, Bitcoin network-powered high-performance, smart contract platform RSK continues to build. More specifically, through RIF Name Service (RNS) which enables users to send and receive digital assets without any hassle through human-readable addresses, RSK is implementing cutting-edge DeFi and NFT-focused products. In this guide, we will dive […]
NFTs, short for non-fungible tokens are all the rage within the cryptocurrency industry today. Famous digital artist Beeple made history after he auctioned “Everydays – The First 5,000 Days” for a whopping $69+ million. In addition, several other pop culture icons such as Kings of Leon and Aphex Twins have released their music albums and […]
The theme for RSK in the Chainlink 2021 hackathon is DeFi on Bitcoin. DeFi is the revolution in money that Bitcoin started in 2008. As opposed to the centralized systems of traditional finance, DeFi leverages blockchain technology to enable decentralized, peer-to-peer financial systems. Although still in its infancy, DeFi promises a complete transformation of the […]
Blockchain technology is slowly but steadily seeping into the mainstream via different facets of our lives. Be it finance, supply chain, real estate or banking, distributed ledger technology (DLT) holds the potential to bring about a new paradigm in how every individual interacts with their immediate environment in terms of safety, privacy and efficiency. Blockchain’s […]
Traditional finance is essentially flawed, with centralized control of systems plagued by efficiency-curtailing intermediaries. Despite enhancements in usability and user experience, primarily backed by innovations in Fintech, centralized finance evokes persistent privacy concerns. On one hand, users have little or no control over their financial data. On the other, such data is stored in centrally-located […]
In 1982, David Chaum proposed a decentralized method for mutually non-trusting counterparties to achieve and maintain consensus over transaction records. Leveraging primitive cryptographic methods and securing the network using physical vaults, Chaum’s intuitive idea involved a threshold secret sharing protocol. At the time, the innovation went mostly unnoticed, except within certain niche circles. Adopting Chaum’s […]
We’re pleased to announce that a new RSK Papyrus release has been published in our Github repo. This release contains relevant improvements from community feedback. Thanks to all RSK buidlers for your contributions! This is a summary of the changes included in this version: Add Content-Type field in JSON RPC responses (#1390) Consider minimum gas price in […]
