Blockchain Pros Debate ‘Looming Challenges’ for Smart Contracts
Two "looming challenges" may stand between smart contract potential and actual widespread adoption.
Two "looming challenges" may stand between smart contract potential and actual widespread adoption.
The Linux Foundation-led Hyperledger project has announced it now has 100 institutional members backing the open-source blockchain effort.
Ethereum will soon be getting a wallet with a WeChat-like interface.
R3CEV, the startup behind the global bank consortium focused on distributed ledger applications, has open sourced the code for its Corda platform.
The price of ether (ETH) fell below $8 for the first time since April today, dropping to its lowest total in almost seven months. Overall, ether prices suffered slight fluctuations for the day’s trading, falling to as little as $7.88 at 08:34 UTC. The decline in price followed a spate of tech challenges for the ethereum network, which recently suffered […]
The government of the United Arab Emirates is sponsoring a virtual hackathon dedicated to blockchain, with $140,000 in prizes up for grabs.
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The operator of Europe’s largest shipping port is taking part in a new blockchain consortium focused on logistics.
Financial technology firm Calypso has inked a deal with blockchain consortium R3 to develop applications for its Corda platform.
While momentum for bitcoin as a consumer payment method has waned, Bitcoin Black Friday is still attracting attention from merchants its fifth year on. The event, a bitcoin version of the usually aggressive, post-Thanksgiving shopping spree, started in 2012 as what its founder Jon Holmquist calls “a half-baked idea”. But that impromptu first year has blossomed […]
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published four applications filed by MasterCard related to its work with blockchain tech.
Britain's ancient Royal Mint is to launch blockchain trading of gold derivatives in cost cutting exercise.
Bitcoin prices have now been above $500 for six consecutive months, CoinDesk's Bitcoin Price Index (BPI) reveals.
The Swiss outfit of professional services firm EY is set to begin accepting bitcoin payments next year.
Germany’s central bank has built a new blockchain prototype focused on securities trading and settlement.
A Japanese insurance firm is reportedly planning to launch a new policy line aimed at bitcoin exchanges.
Despite the size of the change, bitcoin businesses have yet to champion a newly introduced protocol upgrade.
Indian bitcoin exchange Unocoin has launched a new mobile wallet app.
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The departures by three of the blockchain consortium's larger members is being taken by some as a sign that blockchain enthusiasm is waning.
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This week, bitcoin prices neared the annual high reached in June, while it was mixed news for other cryptocurrencies.
Ledger, the maker of the Nano USB hardware wallet, has announced a new high-end product aimed at enterprise users and savvy consumers.
The list of banks that have expressed interest in funding blockchain consortium startup R3 is now online.
A hackathon held by Argentina's central bank shows that interest for blockchain is heating up in the one-time bitcoin hotbed.
21 Inc has applied for a patent for specialized bitcoin mining circuitry, public records show.
Banking giant Morgan Stanley is said to be pulling back from the R3 blockchain consortium.
Steem's global community came together for SteemFest – a two-day conference in Amsterdam event this month.
A UN organization focused on criminal justice issues organized a meeting on bitcoin and digital currencies this past summer in Uganda.
Months after his release from prison for money laundering violations, entrepreneur Charlie Shrem has announced a new blockchain venture.