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CBDCs

CoinDesk 50: How the People’s Bank of China Became a CBDC Leader

China's central bank, part of CoinDesk's new 50 list, is a pioneer of central digital currencies. Now the rest of the world is racing to catch up.

Tech  ·  11 May 2020
Consensus: Distributed

Here’s What You’ll Catch on CoinDesk TV During Our First Virtual Consensus

From Vitalik to Akon, from Larry Summers to Spencer Dinwiddie, here are the influential speakers and vital conversations you can watch on CoinDesk TV, part of this year's free, virtual, real-time Consensus.

Tech  ·  11 May 2020
MakerDAO

The CoinDesk 50: MakerDAO Is the Godzilla of DeFi

The $350 million MakerDAO protocol has become the most important project in DeFi, and DeFi has emerged as the most viable part of Ethereum.

Tech  ·  10 May 2020
Consensus: Distributed

How to Protect Your Crypto From Cyber Attacks During COVID-19

At-home working opens up security issues for crypto. Oxford University researcher (and Consensus speaker) David Shrier outlines ways to mitigate the risk.

Tech  ·  9 May 2020
Ethereum

PegaSys Ethereum Suite Now Available on Microsoft’s Azure Marketplace

Developers can now access the tools needed to manage a full-scale Enterprise Ethereum network through Microsoft's tech marketplace.

Tech  ·  8 May 2020
Trade Finance

Vietnam’s HDBank Taps Blockchain Network to Streamline Bank Credit for Corporates

The bank has signed on to a blockchain-based trade finance network from Contour with the aim of bringing corporate settlements into the digital realm.

Tech  ·  8 May 2020
Filecoin

Filecoin Is Mailing Out Hard Drives of Climate Data to Kick-Start Its File-Storage Network

Get a giant hard drive from the Filecoin team stuffed with data on climate, the world's literature or the human genome and get ready to earn some crypto.

Tech  ·  7 May 2020
Security

Zoom Seeks to Deflect Privacy, Security Concerns With Keybase Buy

Zoom, the popular-by-necessity video conferencing service, has acquired Keybase in a bid to bring end-to-end encryption to its paying customers.

Tech  ·  7 May 2020
Ethereum

Schlesi Testnet Is Latest Step in Long Road Toward Eth 2.0

Ethereum clients are beginning to sync and validate a new Eth 2.0 testnet, Schlesi, ahead of the network's prospective launch in July.

Tech  ·  7 May 2020
Telegram

Sidestepping Telegram, Devs and Validators Launch Fork of TON Blockchain

TON Labs, a startup that helped Telegram run the test network for its blockchain network, launched its own version called Free TON Thursday, with the support of professional validators.

Tech  ·  7 May 2020
Consensus: Distributed

The CoinDesk 50: Cosmos and the Dream of Anti-Maximalism

In an industry known for tribalism and infighting, Cosmos is banking on everyone else’s success. That's why it's on the new CoinDesk 50 list.

Tech  ·  7 May 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Node Count Falls to 3-Year Low Despite Price Surge

The number of Bitcoin nodes fell to its lowest level in almost three years, according to data calculated by one prominent Bitcoin developer.

Tech  ·  6 May 2020
Polkadot

‘Very Near Launch’: Polkadot Founder Gavin Wood Details Network Rollout

Polkadot founder Gavin Wood outlined the “five or six” steps the network will be taking as it moves to a full launch, some four years after first being conceived, during his Ready Layer One presentation.

Tech  ·  6 May 2020
Blockchain

ChromaWay Expands Effort to Put Latin American Land Records on the Blockchain

The Swedish startup is working with the IDB and local agencies to make land ownership more transparent in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Tech  ·  6 May 2020
BitMEX

BitMEX Is Making Bitcoin Network More Expensive for Everyone, Researcher Finds

Average fees paid by bitcoin users spike at a certain time every day due to the actions of one firm, derivatives exchange BitMEX, a researcher found.

Tech  ·  5 May 2020