Cryptocurrency 2.0

Ethereum

Crypto 2.0 Roundup: Block Chain Bloat Solutions and a Crypto Football Team

In this week's crypto 2.0 roundup, the ether presale ends and a crypto football team launches.

Tech  ·  5 September 2014
Ethereum

Crypto 2.0 Roundup: Counterparty Debuts Multisig, Ethereum’s Crowdsale and Comedians Go Crypto

CoinDesk rounds up the most recent news in bitcoin 2.0 to illustrate how the sector is moving bitcoin forward.

Tech  ·  24 August 2014
Ethereum

Crypto 2.0 Roundup: Bitcoin’s Revolution Moves Beyond Currency

CoinDesk explores the startups seeking to apply distributed ledger technology to the world beyond currency.

Tech  ·  23 August 2014
Bitcoin

Could This Holy Bitcoin Trinity Revive Colored Coins?

Coinprism, Iridis, and ChromaWallet want to rekindle interest in colored coins, a year after it fizzled. Can they?

Tech  ·  20 May 2014
Ethereum

Ethereum Launches ‘Cryptocurrency 2.0’ Network

Ethereum is no altcoin; it is an operating system for altcoins, say developers.

Tech  ·  23 January 2014
Bitcoin

Smart Property, Colored Coins and Mastercoin

Cryptoledgers, like those utilized in bitcoin and litecoin, are not merely one-dimensional, one-trick ponies relegated to simple fiat exchanges.

Tech  ·  22 January 2014
Altcoins

MasterCoin to create new altcoins in Bitcoin’s block chain

The Mastercoin protocol layer gains community support to create a new generation of altcurrencies on the Bitcoin block chain.

Tech  ·  25 August 2013
Altcoins

Colored coins paint sophisticated future for Bitcoin

Colored coins could enable you to trade bitcoins as anything, including stocks, bonds, and even IOUs. Danny Bradbury finds out how they may be implemented.

Tech  ·  14 June 2013