Berlin

Ethereum Core Developers Eye Mid-April for ‘Berlin’ Hard Fork

The hard fork will facilitate live swapping Ethereum from a proof-of-work to a proof-of-stake blockchain.

Tech  ·  19 February 2021

Ethereum Developers Pencil In January for Eth 1.x ‘Berlin’ Hard Fork

Ethereum developers are eyeing January for the Berlin hard fork. The backwards-incompatible upgrade of the existing Eth 1.x blockchain was first set for July.

Tech  ·  30 October 2020
Microsoft

EU-Based Universities Say Blockchain Could Help Meet Paris Agreement Carbon Goals

A new paper from Microsoft and universities in Germany and Denmark sets out how blockchain technology could overcome issues with providing an international carbon credit market.

Policy & regulation  ·  23 June 2020
Ethereum

In Berlin, A ‘DAO Renaissance’ Begins

New tools and the rise of DeFi have made decentralized autonomous organizations, or DAOs, newly attractive to ethereum's top developers.

Tech  ·  24 August 2019
Polkadot

Web3’s Gavin Wood Launches Kusama Network to Test Polkadot Protocol

The Web3 Foundation launched a live experimental version of the Polkadot network on Friday. Here's what Kusama will be testing.

Markets  ·  23 August 2019
Regulation

The Evolution of Bitcoin, from Behind a Berlin Bar

Celebrating three years accepting bitcoin, bar owner Joerg Platzer reflects on bitcoin's evolutionary changes from the merchants' side.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 April 2014
Germany

Enthusiasts and Investors Defend Bitcoin at Inside Bitcoins Berlin

The conference drew over 300 people from 14 different countries to discuss the future of the digital currency.

Business  ·  13 February 2014
Australia

In-person bitcoin exchanges spread across the globe

More and more people are trading bitcoin in person, keeping with the ethos of a decentralised, peer-to-peer currency.

Business  ·  10 October 2013
Germany

Germany’s government and media are bolstering bitcoin popularity

Berlin has long been a hub for bitcoin, but recent regulation developments and media coverage are taking it further.

Markets  ·  27 September 2013