CoinDesk looks back on the big stories that shaped the industry in 2016, and that may cast a shadow on the year ahead.
The DAO loomed large over 2016 – now, its developers have their sights on new steps that can be made in the year ahead.
Peter Loop of Infosys gives his overview of why blockchain is poised to be more widely tested, deployed and adopted in 2017.
Coinplug CEO Ryan Uhr looks at how blockchain technology has fared in Korea over the last 12 months and makes some predictions for 2017.
Markit's Jeffrey Billingham recaps the successes and tribulations of a year spent working on smart contract applications.
Close collaboration continues to be the absolute necessity for blockchain success, argues Richard Collin of Thomson Reuters.
NRI's Takeo Nishikata examines some of the discussion around blockchain, seeking to "clarify all the misunderstandings" around the technology.
As Big Finance starts to better understand blockchain, central bank-issued cryptocurrencies will likely follow, says FirstRand Bank's Farzam Ehsani.
A look at the challenges marketers – and the broader blockchain technology community – face when attempting to win new enthusiasts to the tech.
Banco Santander's Julio Faura looks back on what he calls a "remarkable" year for blockchain development in the financial industry.
The inability of banks and financial institutions to collaborate could restrict growth of new blockchain use cases next year.
Chuck Thompson argues that the coming year will see distributed ledger tech arrive more broadly on the regulatory radar than it has before.
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.
How blockchain technology is impacting venture capital – and why that brings both cause for excitement and pause heading into 2017.
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.