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The eCash Alpha, Days 16 to 28: Drivechains Come Alive & 150k pECX Gets Burned Before Beta Net

The eCash Alpha, Days 16 to 28: Drivechains Come Alive & 150k pECX Gets Burned Before Beta Net

September 20, 2026

The last fortnight of the eCash alpha: the Lukecoin price circus, Liquid's cautionary tale echoing, six sidechains racing for slots, the great pECX burn, the community pooling its small change, and a betanet that went from proposal to retarget in a day.

 Liquid Trusted a Federation. Drivechains Trust Hashrate and Time

Liquid Trusted a Federation. Drivechains Trust Hashrate and Time

September 12, 2026

On September 6, 2026, roughly 4,000 BTC, worth about $319 million, moved out of the Liquid Network's peg wallet in a transaction the federation never meant to sign. ErgoBTC flagged the pegout(https…

 Paul Sztorc on Incrypted: Ukrainian Audiences Get the eCash Pitch, Three Weeks Before Launch

Paul Sztorc on Incrypted: Ukrainian Audiences Get the eCash Pitch, Three Weeks Before Launch

August 5, 2026

This is a summary and analysis of Paul Sztorc's August 3, 2026 appearance on Incrypted, a Ukrainian cryptocurrency media outlet, streamed live on YouTube and X. The wide-ranging ninety-minute conve…

 Why Every Altcoin Is a Failed Sidechain

Why Every Altcoin Is a Failed Sidechain

May 23, 2026

Every altcoin since 2011 is an experiment that should have been a Bitcoin sidechain. Drivechains finally make that possible.