2017 Review

Regulation

China on a Blockchain? Maybe in 2018

China may have moved to ban crypto activities in 2017, but that doesn't mean the country won't be a major player in the year ahead.

Policy & regulation  ·  30 December 2017
Ether

What DAO? Charting Ether’s Epic 2017 Price Climb

Ether's price began 2017 below $10, shooting to as high as $800 earlier this month.

Markets  ·  30 December 2017
Exchanges

2017: The Year Crypto Became a New Asset Class

Crypto assets may have become an asset class in 2017, but that doesn't mean there's work yet to be done to bring the technology to main street.

Markets  ·  30 December 2017
Regulation

Blockchain Asset Registries: Approaching Enlightenment?

Putting real-world assets on a blockchain may be a promise worth pursuing, but field reports suggest it's an idea still just out of reach.

Policy & regulation  ·  30 December 2017
Bitcoin

What Wall Street Said About Bitcoin in 2017

To short or to long? Is bitcoin in a bubble? We summarized the various views from prominent figures in the finance world and the academia.

Markets  ·  30 December 2017
Healthcare

Blockchain in Healthcare: 2017’s Successes

Blockchain in healthcare might not be sexy, but it's moving forward according to one of the sector's leading female CEOs.

Business  ·  29 December 2017
Governance

Avoiding Digital Feudalism Built on Blockchains

Blockchains may be transformative for society, but if that's the case, we should ask what society will remain, regulator Cab Morris argues.

Business  ·  29 December 2017
Bitcoin

From $900 to $20,000: Bitcoin’s Historic 2017 Price Run Revisited

Bitcoin's price started the year off by crossing $1,000, culminating with a run that brought it close to $20,000.

Markets  ·  29 December 2017
Bitcoin

Bitcoin or Blockchain? Bet That Both Will Thrive in 2018

Competing technologies? Not so much argues Symbiont executive Caitlin Long who believes the best of both bitcoin and blockchain will prevail in 2018.

Business  ·  29 December 2017
Hack

Hacks, Scams and Attacks: Blockchain’s 2017 Disasters

Hackers and scammers netted nearly $490 million in 2017. In this recap, CoinDesk takes a look at the most important incidents and their impact.

Markets  ·  29 December 2017
Regulation

2018 and Beyond: Tokens Are Slowly Eating the Firm

Think DAOs and tokens are just a joke? This lawyer believes they may be coming to bring an open-source ethos to your business model.

Policy & regulation  ·  28 December 2017
Investments

ICOs: The Beauty, the Beast and JFK

What did ICOs get right in 2018? What went wrong? Attorney and entrepreneur Christine Duhaime unpacks a chaotic year.

Markets  ·  28 December 2017
Privacy

No One Should Control the Blockchain Supply Chain

Blockchain supply chains are coming to market, but they might not look the same as they were once envisioned.

Business  ·  28 December 2017
Bitcoin

Privacy on the Blockchain: Where Are We Headed?

Privacy may be an issue with major blockchains today, but 2017 saw innovations by leaps and bounds, argues VC Arianna Simpson.

Tech  ·  27 December 2017
Markets

Why Crypto Looks A Lot Like Wall Street

Crypto may have set out to rethink Wall Street, but a decade into the experiment, advisor Jill Carlson isn't convinced the industry has it right.

Markets  ·  27 December 2017