IMF Paper: Regulation Should Preserve Benefits of Digital Currency
The IMF has released a paper looking at the benefits of virtual currencies and recommending balanced regulation that would not stifle innovation.
The IMF has released a paper looking at the benefits of virtual currencies and recommending balanced regulation that would not stifle innovation.
Australian tax authorities are reportedly beefing up their investigation of Craig Wright, who last year was alleged to be bitcoin’s creator.
Congressman David Schweikert, a member of the House Financial Services Committee, is to speak at a blockchain event in Washington, DC, this March.
R3CEV has announced the completion of a permissioned ledger test involving 11 of its 42 banking partners.
BitFury is moving ahead with development of a previously announced prototype for a bitcoin-enabled Internet of Things device.
Confused about the current state of bitcoin's 'block size debate'? CoinDesk rounds up thoughts from a recent influx of blogs on the subject.
A new report from the UK Government Office for Science has recommended a broad government effort to explore and test blockchain technology.
Kraken has announced it has purchased Coinsetter in what amounts to one of the larger mergers of notable brands in the bitcoin ecosystem.
BitGo has launched a new service that aims to allow clients to accept transactions prior to their official confirmation on the bitcoin blockchain.
John Collins, head of policy and government affairs at Coinbase, has left the company after around 14 months in the role.
Former bitcoin core developer Mike Hearn has issued a follow-up post in response to his controversial farewell letter to the industry.
CoinDesk interviews LHV Bank's new cryptocurrency product manager to learn more about its blockchain experimentations.
The chairman of Russia's Investigative Committee has said bitcoin should be banned before it reaches widespread use in the country.
Ryan Selkis of CoinDesk and Digital Currency Group asks 5 big questions of bitcoin for 2016.
In this in-depth article, software engineer and cybersecurity expert Tony Arcieri sets out to pin down what a blockchain really is.
Dave Hudson, author of the Hashingit.com blog, looks back to Satoshi's white paper to discover what a blockchain is, and what it might be...
The price of bitcoin declined sharply in global markets today, falling by more than 13%, according to the CoinDesk USD Bitcoin Price Index (BPI).
Romit, the remittance service that began as bitcoin ATM developer Robocoin, has said that it is shutting down its bitcoin services.
Long-time bitcoin developer Mike Hearn officially “left” the project this week, creating a negative narrative that was seized by the press.
The island of Alderney has sponsored an experimental open-source timestamping service based on a mutual distributed ledger (MDL) technology.
21 Inc has announced that consumers can now use bitcoin to purchase its 21 Bitcoin Computer.
Digital Asset Holdings has added new executives as it seeks to expand into the European market.
Amidst a withdrawal freeze and the filing of a class action lawsuit in federal court, Cryptsy has announced that it is insolvent.
CoinDesk recently interviewed Jerry Cuomo, the IBM Fellow working on the Linux Foundation's Open Ledger Project.
A new study suggests there is a “huge lack of talent” that understands both blockchain technology and capital markets.
Two Florida law firms have filed a class action lawsuit in US district court against the digital currency exchange Cryptsy and its CEO, Paul Vernon.
Compiling work from CoinDesk's 2015 review, we outline seven key trends that could come to define the bitcoin and blockchain space in 2016.
Marqeta CEO Jason Gardner discusses why the payments space is moving away from digital currency and embracing blockchain tech.
A bitcoin blockchain notarization project has developed a customer on-boarding tool for a Russian payments service.
JackPocket, a startup that lets you buy state lottery tickets using a mobile device, has integrated bitcoin payments.