Drugs, Code and ICOs: Monero’s Long Road to Blockchain Respect
CoinDesk explores the alternative digital currency monero and its long road to becoming of the industry's most talked-about projects.
CoinDesk explores the alternative digital currency monero and its long road to becoming of the industry's most talked-about projects.
Bitcoin prices enjoyed notable gains this week, climbing to sit around the $1,000 mark amid improved market sentiment.
Legislators in Hawaii are pushing for the creation of a working group dedicated to blockchain technology.
One of China's 'Big Three' bitcoin exchanges issued an update on its fee policies today, only to later remove the statement from its website.
A project aiming to bring payment channels to ethereum is expected to become production-ready by the end of this year.
Segregated witness, originally proposed as a workaround solution to the bitcoin scaling issue, is moving closer to rollout on the litecoin network.
One of the UK's largest telecoms, BT, is seeking a patent for a security system aimed at preventing malicious attacks on blockchains.
Poland's Central Statistical Office has recognized the trading and mining of virtual currencies as official economic activities.
Nuco's CEO looks at the hurdles encountered by enterprises adopting blockchain tech, and predicts more flexible solutions going forward.
Bitcoin prices surpassed $1,000 for the first time in nearly a month on 2nd February. Will the digital currency be able to remain above this level?
The Internal Revenue Service has requested a delay for an upcoming hearing in its ongoing court dispute with digital currency exchange Coinbase.
A trade group for investment funds in Ireland has announced it is developing a new blockchain proof-of-concept focused on regulatory reporting.
A new report highlights some of the key privacy threats faced by bitcoin users in 2016.
Bitcoin markets are breaking out, inching closer to $1,000.
Japan's 'Galapagos Syndrome' means that some tech firms are unable to compete internationally, but one blockchain consortium aims to change that.
Fidelity Charitable, the public charity arm of mutual fund giant Fidelity Investments, raised $7m in bitcoin donations last year.
The fourth quarter of 2016 was a volatile period for the price of bitcoin, as speculation increased and exchange-traded volume reached peak levels.
A notable travel blockchain proof-of-concept being spearheaded by Microsoft is stepping up a gear.
Bitfinex's BFX digital asset – issued to users who lost bitcoin in an August hack – surged to a record high on 1st February.
Private blockchains are on the cusp of leaving the laboratory and heading to the real world. At least, that’s according to bold predictions from some of the Linux Foundation-led Hyperledger projects’s top technical minds during the second day of CoinDesk’s developer conference, Construct 2017. While today, most private blockchain and ledgers remain experimental (with some onlookers even […]
The UAE's central bank isn't banning bitcoin, senior officials said in a statement today.
Many of the government leaders queried by IBM in a recent survey say they want to put blockchain to work in the public sector.
Digital currency exchange Gemini is doing away with transaction confirmations for approved customers.
Switzerland’s government is considering new regulations in light of fintech advancements such as blockchain.
Abu Dhabi’s largest bank has begun offering a new cross-border transaction service in partnership with distributed ledger startup Ripple.
Ever wonder how the FBI catches ransomware perpetrators? This special agent laid out the process in great detail.
OpenBazaar's development team has detailed forthcoming upgrades and a potential launch timeline for v2.0 of the decentralized e-commerce platform.
Blockchain identity startup Cambridge Blockchain has finished raising $2m – money it plans to spend on pilot projects.
Banking consortium startup R3 has predicted 2017 will be the year enterprises dive into testing pilot versions of DLT and blockchain apps.
Blockstream CTO Greg Maxwell addressed the growing blockchain hype in a nuanced talk at Construct 2017 today.