Blockchains

The Graph Launches Microtransaction System for Blockchain Data Providers

The new microtransaction system Scalar is meant to enable new ways of monetization for node operators and data providers.

News  ·  21 April 2021

Free Transactions Invite Systemic Attacks on Blockchains, Researchers Find

EOS, Tezos and XRP have not seen high levels of intended use, according to a new report from researchers in London.

Tech  ·  11 June 2020
Hive

Steem Fork Faces Legal Threat From Mining Firm Over ‘Hive’ Name

A new blockchain called Hive is being told it needs to change its name just days after it was created in a fork from Steem.

Policy & regulation  ·  23 March 2020
DeFi

Crypto Exchange Huobi’s DeFi-Focused Blockchain Released in Public Beta

The exchange is eyeing use cases for its tech across areas such as tokenized asset issuance, payments, identity verification and lending.

Tech  ·  2 March 2020
Bitcoin

JPMorgan Veterans’ Kadena Launches Public Blockchain, Integrates Wallet to Cosmos Network

Kadena, a startup spun out of JPMorgan’s blockchain center, has taken a step toward its vision of creating interoperable, scalable public blockchains with a full launch Wednesday.

Tech  ·  15 January 2020
Facebook

Libra White Paper Shows How Facebook Borrowed From Bitcoin and Ethereum

Cryptocurrency, at scale. That's Facebook's vision as laid out in the long-awaited, just-released Libra white paper.

Tech  ·  18 June 2019
Ethereum

Gavin Wood Announces ‘Impending Release’ of DIY Blockchain Tool

Parity Technologies founder Gavin Wood has announced that his company's new DIY blockchain tool, Substrate, is weeks from release

Tech  ·  23 October 2018
Dapps

Messaging Giant Kakao Launches Its Own Blockchain for Testing

Kakao's blockchain arm Ground X has announced the launch of the test version of its proprietary blockchain network dubbed Klaytn.

Tech  ·  8 October 2018
Australia

Australia’s Science Agency Claims Breakthrough in Global Blockchain Test

Australian federal body CSIRO says a blockchain network it developed has achieved 30,000 transactions per second in a global test.

Tech  ·  26 September 2018
EOS

How to Watch the EOS Blockchain Launch

CoinDesk gives our best guess of how the distributed launch of the much-anticipated EOS software can be expected to unfold.

Tech  ·  2 June 2018