Blockchain

Blockchain

American Banker Conference: Lines Drawn in Blockchain Debate

American Banker's Digital Currencies + the Blockchain featured speakers from across the blockchain and finance sectors.

Business  ·  28 July 2015
Blockchain

The Blockchain is a New Model of Governance

The blockchain provides an alternative governance model to the current system of oligarchic control, argues Nozomi Hayase.

Markets  ·  26 July 2015
Chainalysis

Analytics Service Aims to Be ‘Gold Standard’ of Bitcoin Data

A new service, Challenger Deep, is launching its invite-only beta this week with the promise of delivering the "gold standard" for bitcoin data.

Business  ·  23 July 2015
Exchanges

Blockchain Offers Alpha Users First Look at New Bitcoin Wallet

Blockchain has launched an alpha version of its latest wallet, a streamlined version of one of its most popular products.

Business  ·  7 July 2015
Exchanges

Bitcoin in the Headlines: BitLicense Arrives, But Wild West Remains

The BitLicense may have dominated media coverage this week, but a deeper dive show many of bitcoin's larger problems linger on.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 June 2015
Blockchain

Could the Bitcoin Lightning Network Solve Blockchain Scalability?

Could a decentralised system where off-blockchain bitcoin transactions are sent over a network of micropayment channels solve blockchain scalability?

Markets  ·  26 March 2015
Blockchain

Bitcoin-Friendly Game Store CoinPlay Relaunches

CoinPlay, the online PC game store that lets developers and publishers get paid in bitcoin, has relaunched following a series of design improvements.

Business  ·  6 March 2015
Bitcoin

Blockchain Reports 3 Millionth Bitcoin Wallet

Wallet software provider Blockchain has opened its 3 millionth bitcoin wallet, having doubled downloads in less than a year.

Tech  ·  23 February 2015
Coinbase

The 12 Biggest Bitcoin Funding Rounds Of All Time

Following Coinbase's record $75m round yesterday, CoinDesk looks back at the previous largest investments in the bitcoin space.

Business  ·  21 January 2015
Exchanges

Unexpected Home Search Prompts Purse.io Customer Protection Guarantee

Bitcoin shopping startup Purse.io is to offer users a $10,000 protection plan to cover any purchases made using its service.

Business  ·  8 January 2015
Exchanges

‘Good Samaritan’ Blockchain Hacker Who Returned 267 BTC Speaks Out

A researcher who swept (and returned) 267 BTC from Blockchain wallets has told CoinDesk how and why he did it.

Business  ·  12 December 2014
Exchanges

Hacker Returns 225 BTC Taken from Blockchain Wallets

A 'white-hat' hacker who was able to take 255 BTC from Blockchain users' wallets following a security flaw earlier this week has returned the funds.

Business  ·  10 December 2014
Exchanges

Blockchain Addresses Security Controversy: ‘We Need to Do Better’

Executives from Coinbase and Blockchain got into an online sparring match recently, in a debate that was about more than security.

Business  ·  9 December 2014
Exchanges

ChangeTip Taps Blockchain Product Manager to Accelerate User Growth

ChangeTip has announced that former Blockchain product manager Dan Held will join its team as VP of product management.

Business  ·  8 December 2014
Exchanges

Bitcoin Foundation Issues Fraud Alert Over Cloned Websites

The Bitcoin Foundation has warned that two unaffiliated fake websites are trying to con users out of their funds.

Policy & regulation  ·  2 December 2014