Distributed Ledger Technology

Exchanges

Waves’ Decentralized Exchange Had a $6 Million Debut. Then It Got Hacked

This booming crypto platform could hardly be described as institutional, but it isn't fully decentralized either.

Policy & regulation  ·  26 July 2018
News

Google Cloud Inks Deal With Blythe Masters’ Blockchain Startup

Google Cloud is teaming up with distributed ledger startup Digital Asset to provide development tools for blockchain apps.

Business  ·  23 July 2018
Banking

R3 Launches Corda Enterprise With First-Ever ‘Blockchain Firewall’

Not a traditional firewall, the term denotes how Corda is able to limit communication between blockchain nodes operating in different environments.

Business  ·  10 July 2018
Ethereum

Big Insurers Are Uniting Behind R3’s Blockchain Tech

The RiskBlock Alliance, whose members include insurance giants Chubb, Marsh and Liberty Mutual, has decided to build its blockchain on R3's Corda.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 July 2018
Banking

Bankers Tout Trade Finance as the Sweet Spot for Blockchain

London's Blockchain Summit heard banks weigh the possible savings blockchain could bring to global trade – as well as noting the pain points.

Business  ·  3 July 2018
United Kingdom

The UK Government’s Official Archive Is Testing Blockchain

The official archive of the UK government is investigating blockchain technology in order to answer pressing questions related to archive management.

Markets  ·  6 June 2018
Ethereum

Ripple Smart Contracts Creator Targets Ethereum with New Tech Launch

Three years after Ripple shelved Codius, Stefan Thomas is bringing the smart contract platform back to life with his eyes set on disrupting Ethereum.

Business  ·  6 June 2018
Regulation

Public or Private? Blockchain Distinctions Are Falling Out of Fashion

"Convergence" means different things to different people in the blockchain space. But it's a word that's cropping up again and again.

Policy & regulation  ·  4 June 2018
DLT

No Miners? Intel Seeks to Automate DLT Block Verification

A newly released Intel patent application sets out a system for automatically creating and validating blocks on a distributed ledger.

Tech  ·  28 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
China

Researchers to Create ‘Moody’s for Blockchain’ Global Rankings

A scientific institution overseen by China has announced that it will produce monthly assessments of blockchain projects.

Business  ·  11 May 2018
Ethereum

JP Morgan’s New DLT Lead: We’re Not Done With Blockchain Innovation

Christine Moy, Amber Baldet's successor at JPMorgan, shares her thoughts on the future of enterprise DLT and the role of public blockchain networks.

Business  ·  10 May 2018
Zcash

Zcash Privacy Weakened by Certain Behaviors, Researchers Say

Patterns in usage have allowed four researchers to link many supposedly private zcash transactions to mining pools and founders. Zcash has responded.

Tech  ·  9 May 2018
Microsoft

Microsoft Unveils New Blockchain Tools for Azure

Microsoft announced a new "scaffolding" toolkit through its Azure Blockchain Workbench, which can help developers quickly build applications.

Business  ·  7 May 2018