How to Save Bitcoin’s Node Network from Centralization
BitGo's Jameson Lopp looks at why the number of bitcoin nodes is diminishing across the network and discusses what could reverse the trend.
BitGo's Jameson Lopp looks at why the number of bitcoin nodes is diminishing across the network and discusses what could reverse the trend.
The Bank of England has said it will consider the impact of distributed ledgers as part of a plan to modernize the country’s settlement system.
Digital security firm Gemalto has partnered with blockchain platform Symbiont to let financial institutions more securely execute smart contracts.
Deloitte has published a report looking at the potential uses of blockchain technology, saying that acceptance and adoption are fast approaching.
The former CEO of bitcoin gift card service Gyft, has announced that his latest startup venture, Civic, has received $2.75m in funding.
Venture capital firm Blockchain Capital has raised $13m for its second investment fund for bitcoin and blockchain technology ventures.
Kaiko's Jon Southurst takes aim at the mainstream media and their reporting, or misreporting, on bitcoin and blockchain tech.
Coin Center has released a guide framework for how it believes bitcoin and blockchain tech should be regulated under securities law.
A new study has revealed misconceptions by both bitcoin users and non-users over the digital currency's usability, functionality and anonymity.
Post-trade financial service DTCC is calling for the trade settlement industry to test blockchain technology in a report.
The Cato Institute's Jim Harper discusses how bitcoin needs level-headedness from its community to survive as a non-political digital currency.
CoinDesk examines the most notable recommendations from a new report on distributed ledger tech issued by the UK's chief scientific adviser.
Michael J Casey provides perspective on how bitcoin can move forward despite a bitter debate over a needed technical feature.
Consumers’ Research has published a paper on blockchain technologies and the opportunities they present.
Yves Mersch, member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, has said adoption of blockchain technology could disrupt payments.
CoinDesk contributor Bailey Reutzel argues the communication breakdown in bitcoin reveals the project is no longer making good on its original ideals.
A MasterCard exec has said that while the firm is interested in blockchain tech, it intends to be cautious with its strategy in this area.
Blockchain solution provider AlphaPoint has announced that banking industry veteran Scott Scalf is joining its executive team.
The People’s Bank of China, the nation’s central bank, is investigating the launch of its own digital currency.
Australian tax authorities are reportedly beefing up their investigation of Craig Wright, who last year was alleged to be bitcoin’s creator.
Kraken has announced it has purchased Coinsetter in what amounts to one of the larger mergers of notable brands in the bitcoin ecosystem.
Former bitcoin core developer Mike Hearn has issued a follow-up post in response to his controversial farewell letter to the industry.
Ryan Selkis of CoinDesk and Digital Currency Group asks 5 big questions of bitcoin for 2016.
In this in-depth article, software engineer and cybersecurity expert Tony Arcieri sets out to pin down what a blockchain really is.
Dave Hudson, author of the Hashingit.com blog, looks back to Satoshi's white paper to discover what a blockchain is, and what it might be...
The price of bitcoin declined sharply in global markets today, falling by more than 13%, according to the CoinDesk USD Bitcoin Price Index (BPI).
Romit, the remittance service that began as bitcoin ATM developer Robocoin, has said that it is shutting down its bitcoin services.
The island of Alderney has sponsored an experimental open-source timestamping service based on a mutual distributed ledger (MDL) technology.
Amidst a withdrawal freeze and the filing of a class action lawsuit in federal court, Cryptsy has announced that it is insolvent.
CoinDesk recently interviewed Jerry Cuomo, the IBM Fellow working on the Linux Foundation's Open Ledger Project.