Options Exchange CBOE to Launch Cryptocurrency Derivatives in 2017
A major US options exchange is seeking to list cryptocurrency derivatives, and has inked a notable partnership to move it toward this goal.
A major US options exchange is seeking to list cryptocurrency derivatives, and has inked a notable partnership to move it toward this goal.
Coin Sciences has announced the production-ready version of its long-in-development private blockchain offering, MultiChain.
National police forces in Europe are seeking new cash for research on how to tackle cybercrimes involving digital currency.
Cryptocurrency market maker B2C2 is reportedly suing the exchange over major bitcoin trades it alleges were unfairly reversed.
Comparing a blockchain fork to a stock split? It might seem like a nice idea, but the comparison falls apart on closer inspection.
Efforts to regulate the use of cryptocurrencies in South Korea are moving forward with a proposed series of legislative amendments.
One of the oldest ethereum smart contracting languages is showing signs of age – and it may point to underlying weaknesses in the token economy.
Missed Tuesday's bitcoin fork? CoinDesk recaps the day's events, outlining how a band of miners broke off of bitcoin to create a new network.
A protocol for decentralized marketplaces raised $9 million in ether in an initial coin offering closed Tuesday.
A controversial bitcoin spinoff called Bitcoin Cash has officially broken off from the main network, forging ahead with its own blockchain.
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) is planning to launch a blockchain-powered private market aimed at helping smaller firms obtain financing.
A planned split of the bitcoin blockchain began on schedule on Tuesday, but at press time, no new blockchain had been created as a result.
Russian fintech firm Blackmoon is launching an ethereum platform for managing tokenized funds.
Singapore's central bank has released new guidance on blockchain tokens and ICOs, adopting a similar stance to that taken by the SEC last week.
Confused by bitcoin price charts? If you've been trading traditional assets, there's a good reason for that.
Bitcoin's UASF activated last night to little fanfare, as the contentious code change was largely mitigated in impact.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has published three new filings from financial giant Bank of America.
The majority of large corporate executives say their firms are now in the process of deploying blockchain tech, according to a new survey.
CoinDesk's Alyssa Hertig looks at the varied industry reactions to Bitcoin Cash, a variant of bitcoin said to be launching today.
CoinDesk compiles its feature articles and explainers on Bitcoin Cash ahead of its expected fork on Tuesday.
Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash? Here's the step by step of what's likely about to happen to the bitcoin blockchain.
The bitcoin blockchain is expected to fork on Tuesday, but what does that mean for bitcoin users?
An employee of New York City's Department of Education has been disciplined after being caught mining bitcoins on his work computer.
South Korean bitcoin exchange Coinplug has announed a new joint remittance venture with the fintech subsidiary of Japan-based investment group SBI.
Digital currency exchange startup Coinbase is pushing back against a renewed court effort by the Internal Revenue Service to obtain information on some of its customers. Earlier this month, the IRS sought to narrow the scope of its investigation of the startup’s customers after running into opposition from both Coinbase itself as well as several […]
The research arm of Japanese IT firm Fujitsu has unveiled new technology it developed for the Hyperledger Fabric blockchain project.
When is a token a security? It may not be so hard to understand, should users keep this decades-old allegorical tale in mind.
A forum account associated with the operators of the BTC-e cryptocurrency exchange has posted new statements days after the service was taken offline.
Amid increasing interest in ICOs, the first-ever convertible bitcoin loan highlights another path for turning cryptocurrency into shares.
A D.C. conference focused on blockchain legal challenges has highlighted the possibility of regulatory turbulence in the token exchange sector.