Blockchain Smart Contracts Need a New Kind of Due Diligence
Two legal experts argue that we need enhanced due diligence before smart contract transactions are written in "blockchain stone".
Two legal experts argue that we need enhanced due diligence before smart contract transactions are written in "blockchain stone".
Gemini Trading, the bitcoin and ethereum exchange founded by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, is set to host its first bitcoin auction.
A new survey has found that nearly two-thirds (64%) of asset managers expect to using blockchain technology within the next five years.
Thomson Reuters scientist Dr Tim Nugent detailed the company's ethereum research efforts at Devcon2 today.
Microsoft unveiled a new version of its consortium blockchain software Bletchley today.
A senior Bank of England official doesn’t believe widespread blockchain adoption will happen anytime soon.
State Street is working on a new blockchain project aimed at cataloging transactions tied to investment assets.
A JPMorgan executive says the multinational bank still has a long way to go to meet its blockchain objectives.
Nasdaq information security specialist Martin Holst Swende has officially joined the Ethereum Foundation as its full-time security lead.
David Treat, managing director and head of Accenture's capital markets blockchain practice, opines on the difficulties of immutability.
Credit Suisse, Citi and HSBC are among seven financial firms to participate in a blockchain data management trial.
Spanish banking giant Santander is working on a project that explores how it could digitize customer cash using the public ethereum blockchain.
A federal judge in New York has ruled that bitcoin constitutes a form of money.
The UK’s central bank said last week that it wants its next-generation settlement system to be blockchain-compatible.
Bitcoin suffered a black eye in August because of the Bitfinex hack, but the digital currency quickly mounted a recovery.
The new director of blockchain consortium Hyperleder lays out plans going forward and makes clear that competitors will be expected to cooperate.
Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin gave a lengthy speech at Devcon2 this week focused on efforts to scale the protocol.
One-third of ethereum's 'Holy Trinity' of protocols may soon pass a key milestone.
BNP Paribas has announced its latest blockchain project will focus on 'mini-bonds' for small investors.
Heading to Devcon2 yourself or watching the livestream? Here’s our round-up of the events on our schedule.
A new bitcoin-powered browser called Brave promises to bring users a more private, ad-free Internet experience, and boost income for web publishers.
Bitfinex has announced two ways for account holders to exchange their BFX tokens for a beneficial interest in Bitfinex parent firm, iFinex Inc.
Ethereum was built using different consensus rules than bitcoin, so wallets also need to function in an alternative way. But what are the options?
BlockCypher's Josh Cincinnati critiques a recent NYTimes article that suggested bitcoin's immutable ledger of transactions is its weakness.
The descendant of Satoshi's original bitcoin wallet is still available today, and continuing to see upgrades.
What do we make of the blockchain's confounding summer of 2016? CoinDesk's Pete Rizzo attempts to explain.
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU) intends to begin managing its contracts on a blockchain-based platform.
Overstock subsidiary tØ signs its first broker-dealer, Keystone Capital, in its ongoing effort to build a blockchain post-trade solution.
Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin will present a new version of his 'mauve paper' at Devcon next week.
A major standards body has created a technical committee for blockchain and put Australia in charge of the effort.
