Cornell

Ava Labs Exits Stealth, Launches Blockchain Testnet Based on ‘Avalanche’ Protocol

Ava Labs is out of stealth, revealing a past $6 million funding round and a new blockchain testnet backed by the Avalanche consensus protocol.

Tech  ·  16 May 2019

The ‘Dark DAO’ Threat: Vote Vulnerability Could Undermine Crypto Elections

According to researchers at Cornell, blockchains utilizing on-chain voting – such as EOS and Tezos – are vulnerable to certain vote buying attacks.

Tech  ·  20 July 2018
Regulation

Emin Gun Sirer: SEC ICO Guidance is ‘End of Beginning for Blockchains’

A Cornell professor who was at the center of last year's DAO hack has issued new comments on an SEC ruling on the project.

Markets  ·  25 July 2017
Bitcoin

IC3 Debuts Upgraded Off-Chain Transaction Protocol ‘Teechain’

The Initiative For CryptoCurrencies & Contracts (IC3) has unveiled a new version of its Teechan off-chain transaction protocol.

Tech  ·  22 May 2017
Banking

IC3 Researchers Propose ‘Solidus’ Protocol for Private Transactions

Researchers have proposed a new process for keeping transactions confidential over public blockchains.

Business  ·  20 April 2017