Intro First of all, let's take a look closer at these two terms. Everyone is familiar with a transaction (Tx) on a blockchain but not so much with an operation (Op). Blockchains have evolved and you can

How Global Settlements work In very rough market conditions, the BitShares Blockchain can put a smart coin (such as bitCNY and bitUSD) into so called global settlement. This article tries to clear some

Don't try this at home. Tonight someone with control of the Bitcoin Latina BCL token pulled a fast one. Here's a few screenshots from a BitShares wallet browser I found posted in one of the telegram chatrooms:

The BitShares Blockchain Foundation (BBF) is pleased to let everyone know that it has accquired ownership of BitSharesTalk.org from Bitsapphire and will gladly continue to provide the forums as a platform

Maybe they are the most complex parts of BitShares. We don't want to see global settlement happen on popular bitAssets, but we should know how it exactly works. In this post I will try to explain the whole