Consensus 2018

When 8,400 Bitcoiners Went to a Hilton to Talk About the Future

Remember in-person events? Consensus 2018, held at the tail-end of the last bull run, was epic. There were hiccups.

People  ·  19 May 2021

Amid Chaos, Our Decentralized Future Is Being Built

Blockchain can upend – not just the business models of recent decades – but a millennia-old societal practice of deep significance to civilization.

Markets  ·  28 May 2018
Square

Jack Dorsey Hopes Bitcoin Will Become Web’s ‘Native Currency’

Is bitcoin destined to become the default currency of the Internet? Square's Jack Dorsey hopes so.

Markets  ·  16 May 2018
Ethereum

Nokia Is Letting Consumers Monetize Their Data with Blockchain

The long-anticipated launch of Streamr's real-time data platform was accompanied by two high-profile partnership announcements.

Business  ·  16 May 2018
Investments

ICO Project Polymath Is Trying to Buy a Stake In a Real Stock Exchange

If one announcement summarizes the ambitions of crypto project Polymath, it might be Wednesday's acquisition of the domain Tokens.com.

Markets  ·  16 May 2018
App Store

Blockstack Announces ‘Universal’ Dapp Store for the Decentralized Web

Blockstack announced app.co, a decentralized app store aimed at bringing together all dapps for users' convenience.

Business  ·  16 May 2018
Ethereum

Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Unveils Common Blockchain Standards

The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance announced the release of a common technical specification at Consensus 2018 on Wednesday.

Tech  ·  16 May 2018
Investment

Wall Street Vet Brian Kelly Launches Blockchain ETF

Investment manager Brian Kelly is launching a blockchain-focused exchange-traded fund, or ETF, he announced Wednesday.

Business  ·  16 May 2018
Regulation

‘BitLicense Refugees’: ShapeShift, Kraken Talk Escape from New York

Jesse Powell and Erik Voorhees delivered red-meat rhetoric but also made subtler points about New York's cryptocurrency regulations at Consensus 2018.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 May 2018
Regulation

US Regulators Say They Want to Avoid ‘Hindering’ Blockchain Innovation

U.S. regulators don't aim to suppress innovation in the blockchain industry, representatives said during a panel at CoinDesk's Consensus 2018.

Policy & regulation  ·  15 May 2018
Privacy

Blockchain Startup Enigma to Demo ‘Secret Contracts’ Privacy Tech

Enigma will conduct the first public demonstration of its "secret contracts" protocol, which revamps smart contracts to provide data privacy.

Markets  ·  15 May 2018
ConsenSys

AWS Moves to Simplify Production-Grade Business Blockchains

Cloud computing giant Amazon Web Services (AWS) is partnering with ethereum startup ConsenSys to make enterprise blockchains easier to deploy.

Business  ·  15 May 2018
Ethereum

Deloitte: 3 out of 4 Big Companies See ‘Compelling’ Case for Blockchain

Most big firms find blockchain compelling, but some of those same firms also find it overhyped, according to a new survey.

Business  ·  15 May 2018
Zcash

Whitfield Diffie Talks Cryptography ‘Resurgence’ and Blockchain

A pioneer of public-key cryptography said the blockchain boom represents a "resurgence" of the work he helped start in the 1970s.

Tech  ·  15 May 2018
News

LedgerX Announces Bitcoin Options Trading Upgrade

LedgerX announced Tuesday that it is launching a new simplified interface for a bitcoin call options trading platform.

Business  ·  15 May 2018