2016 Review

Bitcoin

2016 in Headlines: The Year’s 13 Biggest Blockchain Stories

CoinDesk looks back on the big stories that shaped the industry in 2016, and that may cast a shadow on the year ahead.

Markets  ·  28 December 2016
Ethereum

‘Blessing and a Curse’: The DAO’s Developers on Blockchain in 2016

The DAO loomed large over 2016 – now, its developers have their sights on new steps that can be made in the year ahead.

Tech  ·  27 December 2016
Payments

4 Reasons 2017 Will Be Blockchain’s Banner Year

Peter Loop of Infosys gives his overview of why blockchain is poised to be more widely tested, deployed and adopted in 2017.

Markets  ·  27 December 2016
South Korea

Why 2017 Will Take Blockchain to New Heights

Coinplug CEO Ryan Uhr looks at how blockchain technology has fared in Korea over the last 12 months and makes some predictions for 2017.

Markets  ·  23 December 2016
Smart Contracts

What 2016 Taught Us About Smart Contracts

Markit's Jeffrey Billingham recaps the successes and tribulations of a year spent working on smart contract applications.

Tech  ·  22 December 2016
Blockchain Technology

Why Collaboration Will Drive Blockchain’s Success in 2017

Close collaboration continues to be the absolute necessity for blockchain success, argues Richard Collin of Thomson Reuters.

Markets  ·  22 December 2016
Japan

Towards a Clearer Understanding of Blockchain’s True Value

NRI's Takeo Nishikata examines some of the discussion around blockchain, seeking to "clarify all the misunderstandings" around the technology.

Markets  ·  21 December 2016
Banking

Blockchain in Finance: From Buzzword to Watchword in 2016

As Big Finance starts to better understand blockchain, central bank-issued cryptocurrencies will likely follow, says FirstRand Bank's Farzam Ehsani.

Business  ·  20 December 2016
Banking

How Savvy Marketing Can Burst the ‘Blockchain Bubble’

A look at the challenges marketers – and the broader blockchain technology community – face when attempting to win new enthusiasts to the tech.

Business  ·  20 December 2016
Banking

Making Blockchain Real for Enterprises: The Importance of Tokenization

Banco Santander's Julio Faura looks back on what he calls a "remarkable" year for blockchain development in the financial industry.

Business  ·  19 December 2016
Banking

Why Blockchain Won’t Be Connecting Banks in 2017

The inability of banks and financial institutions to collaborate could restrict growth of new blockchain use cases next year.

Business  ·  19 December 2016
Regulation

2017: The Year Regulators Engage with Blockchain

Chuck Thompson argues that the coming year will see distributed ledger tech arrive more broadly on the regulatory radar than it has before.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 December 2016
Startups

5 Things the Bitcoin and Blockchain Industry Needs to Stop Saying in 2017

In this CoinDesk 2016 in Review feature, Bailey Reutzel takes aim at some of the dominant talking points in the bitcoin and blockchain space today.

Business  ·  16 December 2016
Ethereum

Regulating ICOs: Striking a Balance in 2017

How blockchain technology is impacting venture capital – and why that brings both cause for excitement and pause heading into 2017.

Markets  ·  16 December 2016
Bitcoin

2016: The Year That Wasn’t For Bitcoin

Jim Harper takes aim at bitcoin's so-called "successes" in 2016, arguing that deficient dialogue is holding back it and other blockchain-based monies.

Markets  ·  15 December 2016