Tech

Ethereum

CoinDesk Is Spinning Up an Ethereum 2.0 Node. Here’s How to Follow Our Journey

CoinDesk just snagged a front-row seat to a seminal event in the crypto industry. Ticket price: 32 ETH.

Tech  ·  24 November 2020
Ethereum

Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Contract Is 75% Funded Ahead of Dec. 1 Soft Launch

The smart contract required for triggering Ethereum 2.0 has nearly accrued enough funds to activate the momentous upgrade.

Tech  ·  23 November 2020
Ethereum

New GnosisDao Bets on ‘Futarchy,’ a Prediction-Market Governance Model

The newly launched GnosisDAO will allow Gnosis users to vote on platform governance and development.

Tech  ·  23 November 2020
Regulation

CipherTrace Says Homeland Security Work Gave Rise to Monero-Tracking Patent Filings

CipherTrace has filed two patent applications it claims offer technologies that could help authorities in tracking monero transactions.

Tech  ·  23 November 2020
CoinFlash

China to Hold Second Lottery Trial of the Digital Yuan

A lottery in Suzhou will additionally trial the offline feature of the digital yuan, per a Monday report.

Tech  ·  23 November 2020
Chainalysis

Chainalysis Sees Raising $100M in Venture Capital at $1B Valuation: Report

Cryptocurrency investigation firm Chainalysis expects to raise $100 million in venture capital at a $1 billion valuation as early as next week, the company told Forbes.

Tech  ·  20 November 2020
Japan

30 Japan Firms to Collaborate on Private Digital Yen: Reuters

A group of Japanese companies plans to develop and test a private digital currency that would work alongside cash.

Tech  ·  19 November 2020
Bugs

Electrum Developers Apply Fix After Apple Update Bricks Bitcoin Wallets

Apple's most recent Mac update is causing major problems for one of Bitcoin’s oldest wallets.

Tech  ·  18 November 2020
Privacy

Duality Technologies Launches Platform for Analyzing Big Data While Keeping It Private

The platform is a step forward in practical uses for Homomorphic Encryption, letting multiple actors conduct analysis while keeping the data encrypted.

Tech  ·  18 November 2020
Hacks

Tor Developers Pursuing ‘Anonymous Tokens’ to Stop Hacks and DoS Attacks

Tokens could be included in a users traffic request, which would allow websites accessible through the Tor network to “intelligently prioritize which requests it answers.”

Tech  ·  18 November 2020
DeFi

DeFi Exploits Can’t Be Pinned on Flash Loans, Industry Leaders Say

DeFi’s novel flash loan products aren't to blame for the recent string of exploits, industry leaders say.

Tech  ·  18 November 2020
Bitcoin

The Dark Future Where Payments Are Politicized and Bitcoin Wins

If the payments system ever becomes seriously politicized, Bitcoin's apolitical nature could become more appealing. But that's not a scenario worth looking forward to.

Tech  ·  18 November 2020
Zcash

Zcash Undergoes First Halving as Major Upgrade Drops ‘Founders Reward’

Along with the halving, Zcash has rolled out its Canopy upgrade that replaces the Founders Reward with built-in funding for development.

Tech  ·  18 November 2020
Privacy

New Mac Update Leaves Users No Room to Escape Data Collection

Following a recent Mac update, users will have to find alternatives if they want out from under Apple’s eye.

Tech  ·  17 November 2020
CoinDesk Live

My Data, My Money: Data Dividends and the Digital Economy

On Nov. 18, CoinDesk’s Ben Powers explores the data dividend: Is it an opportunity to restructure the digital economy on more equitable terms or merely a redesign of the current data ecosystem?

Tech  ·  17 November 2020