Events

Ethereum

2020: The Year Ethereum Stayed Home

This is a weird year for everything and everyone but it's particularly weird for Ethereum – which is known for a globetrotting slate of annual events.

Tech  ·  14 July 2020
Lawsuits

‘Massive Adoption’ Conference Organizer Sued After Refund Delays

A lawsuit filed by David Silver on behalf of Massive Adoption attendees alleges fraud, unjust enrichment and breach of contract on the part of organizer Jacob Kostecki after they did not receive refunds for the canceled crypto conference.

Business  ·  8 May 2020
Cosmos

Ready Layer One: Base Layer Protocols Team for Virtual Developer Event

A virtual conference is being organized by a bevy of base-layer protocols – the Web3 Foundation, Near, Cosmos, Tezos, Protocol Labs and Polkadot.

Tech  ·  7 April 2020
Hong Kong

Coronavirus Concerns Cause Another Crypto Event to Be Postponed

A crypto conference planned for Hong Kong in March is one of several postponed over concerns about the coronavirus outbreak.

News  ·  7 February 2020
North Korea

UN Warns Against Attending North Korean Crypto Conference Next Month

The United Nations says attending North Korea's cryptocurrency conference in February would likely be a violation of sanctions.

Policy & regulation  ·  15 January 2020
Events

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People  ·  2 January 2020
Bitcoin

ShapeShift Founder Says Crypto Exchange Service Will Support Libra

Erik Voorhees thinks that Facebook's currency will be a gateway for bitcoin adoption.

Business  ·  27 June 2019
Cryptocurrency

Regulators Debate Cryptocurrency Legislation Ahead of G20 Summit

The new rules for crypto businesses will be released in June 21 but many regulators are already worried about the repercussions.

Policy & regulation  ·  19 June 2019
News

The Consensus 2019 Videos Are Live

Watch nearly every Consensus 2019 talk on CoinDesk right now.

Markets  ·  22 May 2019
News

Decentralized or Nothing: Song Duels IBM Over Blockchain Hype at SXSW

An event at SXSW pitted Blockchain Capital's Jimmy Song against IBM's Chris Ferris in a debate over permissioned vs. permissionless blockchains.

Markets  ·  15 March 2019
Regulation

Don’t Count on Decentralization to Rule Crypto Out as Security: VanEck Exec

VanEck's Gabor Gurbacs has questioned whether being "sufficiently decentralized" means a crypto is not a security, as suggested by SEC execs.

Markets  ·  13 March 2019
Gaming

NFTs Are Here. But Where Are They Headed?

The best business model for crypto collectibles is currently unclear, but some compelling ideas arose at a New York event last week.

Tech  ·  25 February 2019
Banking

SWIFT Chief Announces Trial DLT Integration With R3

Global banking payments network SWIFT says it plans a trial integration with DLT provider R3.

Business  ·  30 January 2019
Tron

SF Summit Shows BitTorrent Is Boosting Tron’s Appeal

At Tron's niTROn Summit, CEO Justin Sun sketched out his vision for how BitTorrent's massive user base can leapfrog the crypto adoption problem.

Markets  ·  21 January 2019
Bitcoin

The Giant Bitcoin Rat Is Back And This Time It’s After Alan Greenspan

The artist behind a giant, inflatable, rat-shaped piece of protest art dedicated to bitcoin is at it again – this time at the DC Fed.

Business  ·  16 November 2018