IC3 Debuts Upgraded Off-Chain Transaction Protocol ‘Teechain’
The Initiative For CryptoCurrencies & Contracts (IC3) has unveiled a new version of its Teechan off-chain transaction protocol.
The Initiative For CryptoCurrencies & Contracts (IC3) has unveiled a new version of its Teechan off-chain transaction protocol.
ShapeShift has unveiled a new product called 'Prism', one that brings a whole new style of investment to the cryptocurrency markets.
A panel focused on bitcoin scaling drew crowds at Consensus 2017 today, though panelists painted a somewhat murky picture of potential paths forward.
Toyota Research Institute (TRI) is going big with a bold blockchain strategy unveiled as part of its exhibit at Consensus 2017.
RSK Labs has received $3.5m in pre-Series A funding and opened up its production testnet to the public.
Blockchain technology is poised to recover billions of dollars lost to coordination costs in both capital markets and the shipping industry.
PwC Australia is partnering up with Alibaba and others on a trial that will find it seeking to provided added trust to the food supply chain.
Speakers during the opening panel of Consensus 2017 agreed that blockchain is set to go global – but differed on how the technology will get there.
Digital Currency Group is launching a fourth subsidiary, one that finds the investment company branching out into enterprise blockchain development.
Global financial institution Citi and stock exchange Nasdaq have partnered on a new blockchain payments initiative.
JPMorgan has partnered with the makers of zcash to provide a new layer of privacy to the users of its enterprise-grade blockchain.
See a sneak preview of CoinDesk's 'State of Blockchain' from our Consensus 2017 conference.
Digital currency exchange software provider AlphaPoint is expanding into the market for ICOs with a white-label toolkit.
US firm Change Healthcare has joined the Linux Foundation-backed Hyperledger blockchain consortium.
Bitcoin startup Blockstream’s first sidechain, dubbed Liquid, is launching in beta on the live bitcoin network.
Blockchain startup Libra has announced a new hire as it expands its suite of enterprise-focused auditing tools.
One of China’s top-funded blockchain startups, Juzhen Financials, is rebranding to reflect its planned expansion into new industries.
Skandiabanken customers can now link bitcoin holdings to bank accounts, a signal cryptocurrency is finding its place in the broader fintech arena.
The parent company of bitcoin options exchange operator LedgerX has raised $11.4m in a Series B funding round.
BlockBox won CoinDesk’s Consensus 2017 hackathon for its bid to make drones and smart cars safer to operate with blockchain. Black boxes have long been used to collect critical data during crashes and accidents, as explained Samuel Brooks, one of the team members, during BlockBox’s presentation. But the team wanted to expand that idea to drones and […]
The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance has more than tripled in size, with the group announcing 86 new members today drawn from a wide range of industries. Among the new members are South Korean telecom Samsung, pharmaceuticals giant Merck, automaker Toyota, investor communications platform Broadridge, financial markets firm DTCC, and the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, which […]
The driving force behind one of Deloitte's most prominent blockchain initiatives is leaving the firm to pursue other projects.
CoinDesk's Consensus 2017 Building Blocks hackathon is fast underway, with teams competing to realize the next big ideas for the emerging tech.
While much of the concern over token sales has fallen on securities laws – there's another set of regulations that could be equally impactful.
Bitcoin prices passed $2,000 for the first time ever on the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index (BPI), climbing more than 100% since the start of the year.
Vinny Lingham launched a new product at Consensus 2017 today – unveiling the second service for his blockchain ID startup Civic.
Bitcoin mining hardware firm Canaan has acquired document timestamping service Proof of Existence, taking on its developer-creator as an advisor.
Sweltering, crowded, and filled to capacity. If there were a sign that blockchain may be overhyped, or that the industry is in the midst of a massive bubble, the Ethereal Summit may well have been it. As if an effort to seize the moment, the one-day event, hosted by ethereum startup and incubator ConsenSys, squeezed 32 panels and […]
Bitcoin prices neared $2,000, but they failed to break through this key level.
Moscow Exchange Group is working on a blockchain solution using Hyperledger Fabric that it hopes will increase trust from the international community.