Distributed Ledger Technology

Ethereum

Counterparty Ignites Debate With Ethereum Software Integration

Counterparty caused controversy yesterday when it announced it had ported open-source software from Ethereum.

Tech  ·  13 November 2014
Blockchain

Think Tank: Blockchain Could be ‘Economic Layer’ for the Web

The Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET) has published a brief article advocating the use blockchain technology.

Tech  ·  11 November 2014
Ethereum

Crypto 2.0 Roundup: SEC Rumours, Swarm’s Payday and Ethereum’s Expansion

Crypto 2.0 projects are gaining increased resources through funding and hiring, while rumors of regulatory action persist.

Business  ·  10 November 2014
SEC

Crypto 2.0 Roundup: Bits of Bullion, a Foundation for Counterparty and Medici Goes to Washington

This week's roundup examines the challenges facing Overstock's Medici project and a new way to trade gold with crypto.

Tech  ·  25 October 2014
Bitcoin

Coinprism Releases Colored Coins Android App for Mobile Asset Transfer

Coinprism is brining colored coins to Android users via the industry's first Crypto 2.0 standalone wallet.

Tech  ·  20 October 2014
News

CoinSpark’s Bitcoin 2.0 Platform Aims to Simplify Asset Transfers

CoinSpark has launched a bitcoin 2.0 platform it hopes could one day help move digital fiat dollars.

Tech  ·  30 September 2014
Ripple Labs

US Banks: Why We Embraced Ripple

CoinDesk spoke with executives from CBW Bank and Cross River Bank about their recent Ripple protocol integration.

Tech  ·  25 September 2014
Banks

US Banks Announce Ripple Protocol Integration

American banks CBW and Cross River are to be the first to adopt Ripple's open-source distributed transaction infrastructure.

Business  ·  24 September 2014
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
Ripple Labs

Ripple Unveils Next-Generation System for Digital Transaction Consensus

Ripple Labs has released a white paper detailing its newly launched network consensus algorithm.

Tech  ·  4 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
XRP

Jed McCaleb, Ripple Labs Strike Deal to Avoid 9 Billion XRP Sell-Off

Ripple Labs has reached an agreement to prevent co-founder and Stellar creator Jed McCaleb from quickly liquidating his XRP holdings.

Tech  ·  14 August 2014
Ripple Labs

Shift Developing Hybrid Fiat and Bitcoin Debit Card

Debit cards that combine cryptocurrency, loyalty points and fiat could soon be a reality thanks to startup Shift Payments.

Business  ·  13 August 2014
Bitcoin

Ripple Labs Unveils Proposal for New Smart Contract System

The company's proposed system could reinvigorate the movement to build smart contract mechanisms.

Business  ·  21 July 2014