Tech

Polkadot

IoT App Nodle Moves From Stellar Blockchain to Polkadot

IoT platform Nodle announced it is switching from the Stellar blockchain to a custom build on Parity Technologies’ Substrate network.

Tech  ·  31 March 2020
Bitcoin

How Bitcoin’s Price Slump Is Changing the Geography of Mining

Although China remains the leading region for bitcoin mining, the coronavirus downturn is changing the picture in other geographies.

Tech  ·  30 March 2020
Ethereum

Opera’s Android Web Browser Adds Access to .Crypto Domains for 80M Users

The “blockchain-ready” web browser has added support for Unstoppable Domains’ decentralized .crypto websites.

Tech  ·  30 March 2020
Hard Forks

Splinter Cryptocurrency Hive Outperforms Justin Sun’s Steem After One Week Trading

It's been a week since the Hive blockchain broke off from Steem in protest. So far, the market action has been on the side of the dissidents.

Tech  ·  27 March 2020
Coronavirus

World Health Organization Teams With IBM, Oracle on Blockchain-Based Coronavirus Data Hub

Big names like IBM, Oracle and the World Health Organization (WHO) will use blockchain technology to track data relating to the coronavirus pandemic.

Tech  ·  27 March 2020
Casa

Bitcoin Firms Report Uptick in Demand for Inheritance Services

Crypto startups report fresh demand for estate-planning services as the coronavirus outbreak spurs users to make sure their coins are passed onto heirs.

Tech  ·  26 March 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin and Gold: Evaluating Hard-Cap Currencies in Times of Financial Crisis

How would a bitcoin economy react to coronavirus? For now, we don’t know. However, we can turn to a proxy for insight: gold.

Tech  ·  23 March 2020
Surveillance

Privacy Advocates Are Sounding Alarms Over Coronavirus Surveillance

Crises provide opportunities for surveillance architecture to move forward, say privacy advocates. This time is no different.

Tech  ·  23 March 2020
ERC-20

Long-Festering DeFi Dapp Bug Still Not Fixed by Industry (Updated)

ZenGo is renewing a debate over personal responsibility and user protections after discovering an exploit that can drain wallets of all user funds.

Tech  ·  23 March 2020
Ethereum

Why Polynomial Commitments Might Be a ‘Breakthrough’ for Ethereum 2.0

What are "polynomial commitments" and how do they fit into Vitalik Buterin's new Eth 2.0 roadmap?

Tech  ·  23 March 2020
Ethereum

‘SkyWeaver’ Didn’t Plan for a Captive Audience of Millions but It Sure Helps

SkyWeaver is among a crop of blockchain-based games looking to prove the value of digital scarcity in the gaming industry.

Tech  ·  20 March 2020
Ethereum Mining

Thousands of These Computers Were Mining Cryptocurrency. Now They’re Working on Coronavirus Research

The largest U.S. Ethereum miner is redirecting the processing power of 6,000 specialized computer chips toward research to find a drug for the coronavirus.

Tech  ·  19 March 2020
Storj

Storj’s Decentralized Cloud Storage Service ‘Tardigrade’ Goes Live

The storage system splits files and stores them on multiple nodes to provide more security than centralized alternatives.

Tech  ·  19 March 2020
Hard Forks

Steem Community Plans Hostile Hard Fork to Flee Justin Sun’s Steemit

The blockchain for bloggers, Steem, is moving to Hive.io, CoinDesk has learned. The hostile hard fork is scheduled for Friday.

Tech  ·  17 March 2020
MakerDAO

MakerDAO Adds USDC as DeFi Collateral Following ‘Black Thursday’ Chaos

MakerDAO has added a third asset to its decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, USD Coin (USDC), in response to the system’s flagship stablecoin, dai, continuing to float above its dollar peg.

Tech  ·  17 March 2020