Don’t Listen to the Mainstream Media on Bitcoin or Blockchain
Kaiko's Jon Southurst takes aim at the mainstream media and their reporting, or misreporting, on bitcoin and blockchain tech.
Kaiko's Jon Southurst takes aim at the mainstream media and their reporting, or misreporting, on bitcoin and blockchain tech.
Europol has found that there is no evidence to back up reports linking the Islamic State (IS) to the use of bitcoin.
A managing director at investment bank Goldman Sachs called blockchain tech an innovation that could “drive change” in a new company podcast.
What impact will Digital Asset's $50m funding have on the blockchain industry? CoinDesk profiles the sector's VCs to learn more.
Coin Center has released a guide framework for how it believes bitcoin and blockchain tech should be regulated under securities law.
A new study has revealed misconceptions by both bitcoin users and non-users over the digital currency's usability, functionality and anonymity.
A decentralized social network founded by Reddit’s former cryptocurrency engineer has moved forward to the proof-of-concept stage.
A bitcoin rewards concept took home $10,000 in bitcoin at the second annual Miami Bitcoin Hackathon held this weekend at The Lab Miami.
A European Parliament committee held a public hearing into virtual currencies this week.
Post-trade financial service DTCC is calling for the trade settlement industry to test blockchain technology in a report.
Digital Asset Holdings has released new details about its long-secretive Hyperledger blockchain platform to be maintained by the Linux Foundation.
The Cato Institute's Jim Harper discusses how bitcoin needs level-headedness from its community to survive as a non-political digital currency.
CoinDesk examines the most notable recommendations from a new report on distributed ledger tech issued by the UK's chief scientific adviser.
Michael J Casey provides perspective on how bitcoin can move forward despite a bitter debate over a needed technical feature.
Following a months-long debate on how to scale the bitcoin network, bitcoin mining firms are voicing their support for a newly introduced proposal.
Crypsty CEO Paul Vernon told CoinDesk that the exchange did not tell customers about a hack – or tell them to stop depositing funds – to avoid panic.
CoinDesk speaks to Blockstream CEO Austin Hill about the industry's ongoing debate on how best to scale the bitcoin blockchain.
Consumers’ Research has published a paper on blockchain technologies and the opportunities they present.
A group of Wyoming legislators has introduced a bill that would ease a regulatory burden on money transmitters in the state that work with bitcoin.
At the first stop on bitcoin's annual event calendar, opinions were diverse and divisive on how the network can scale to accommodate new users.
Blockchain startup Digital Asset Holdings has announced that it has raised more than $50m in a new funding round.
UBS has donated the code for a blockchain-based trading platform to a nonprofit group funding research into a cure for HIV/AIDS.
A legislative effort that would have allowed New Hampshire residents to pay their tax bills using bitcoin has been defeated.
Yves Mersch, member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, has said adoption of blockchain technology could disrupt payments.
CoinDesk contributor Bailey Reutzel argues the communication breakdown in bitcoin reveals the project is no longer making good on its original ideals.
A MasterCard exec has said that while the firm is interested in blockchain tech, it intends to be cautious with its strategy in this area.
Blockchain solution provider AlphaPoint has announced that banking industry veteran Scott Scalf is joining its executive team.
The cost of using the blockchain for a public records system would outweigh any benefits, a report prepared for Vermont’s legislature concludes.
Hong Kong-based bitcoin exchange Gatecoin has joined a startup accelerator backed by Standard Chartered and Chinese Web services giant Baidu.
The People’s Bank of China, the nation’s central bank, is investigating the launch of its own digital currency.