Blockchain Technology

Startups

Gyft Co-Founder: Credit Card Spending Now Outpacing Bitcoin

Vinny Lingham, Gyft co-founder and CEO, explains how bitcoin payments on his digital card platform have decreased.

Business  ·  30 August 2015
Blockchain Technology

Blockchain Tech Could Save Global Business $550 Billion Per Year

Jeremy Almond, CEO of payments-as-a-service platform PayStand, examines whether blockchain technology can rescue the last bastion of analog payments.

Tech  ·  29 August 2015
Coinbase

USAA: Bitcoin and Blockchain Are FinTech Game-Changers

Vic Pascucci, current USAA head of corporate development, speaks to CoinDesk about his firm's interest in bitcoin and blockchain thechnology.

Business  ·  28 August 2015
Wall Street

Blockstack.io on Wall Street’s Budding Blockchain Interest

CoinDesk profiles Blockstack, one of a new wave of blockchain firms seeking to partner with financial firms on initiatives involving the technology.

Business  ·  27 August 2015
Venture Capital

Filament Nets $5 Million for Blockchain-Based Internet of Things Hardware

Filament, a blockchain-based tech provider for the Internet of Things, has raised $5m from Samsung Ventures and Verizon Ventures, among others.

Business  ·  18 August 2015
Microsoft

Microsoft’s John Farmer: Bitcoin is Blockchain’s Least Interesting App

Microsoft director of technology and civic innovation, John Paul Farmer, explains how his team is exploring use cases for blockchain technology.

Markets  ·  17 August 2015
Exchanges

ItBit Reveals Bankchain Project Won’t Use Bitcoin

In a new interview, bitcoin exchange itBit opens up about Bankchain, its new consensus protocol aimed at enterprise financial institutions.

Tech  ·  13 August 2015
Banking

BBVA: Blockchain Tech Could Replace Centralised Finance System

Blockchain ledgers can potentially bypass today's centralised financial infrastructure, according to a report by BBVA Research US.

Business  ·  11 August 2015
Ethereum

Vitalik Buterin: On Public and Private Blockchains

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin explores the differences between public and private blockchains and the pros and cons of both.

Tech  ·  7 August 2015
UK

7 Politicians in Support of Bitcoin and Blockchain Tech

CoinDesk looks at some of the high-profile politicians embracing bitcoin and blockchain technology to date.

Markets  ·  5 August 2015
Payments

FinTech Voices Join Blockchain Conversation at Keynote 2015

New voices from the FinTech community joined ongoing debates in the bitcoin and blockchain space at yesterday's Keynote 2015 conference.

Business  ·  4 August 2015
Startups

Eris COO: Private and Public Blockchains Need to Co-Exist

Eris COO Preston Byrne talks misconceptions about his firm, which is among the more notable to claim the blockchain can exitst without bitcoin.

Business  ·  2 August 2015
Ripple Labs

Ripple Labs Taps US Treasury Official for Advisory Board

Blockchain startup Ripple Labs has added a former US Treasury Department official to its board of advisors.

Business  ·  29 July 2015
Startups

Microsoft Explores Blockchain Tech’s Use for Social Good

The topic of how blockchain technology can be used to support social good was discussed at an event hosted by Microsoft last night.

Business  ·  28 July 2015
Blockchain Technology

Accenture Directors: Blockchains Must Move Beyond Bitcoin

Two Accenture directors have published a new article suggesting that blockchains must operate without bitcoin to be used by major financial firms.

Tech  ·  27 July 2015