Events

Middle East

Dubai Claims Title of Blockchain’s ‘Global Capital’ at Keynote Event

Dubai's government made bold statements at an event today in remarks that sought to cast the city as the global leader in the nascent market.

Business  ·  6 March 2017
News

Roger Ver Bets Against SegWit Bitcoin Upgrade at Anarchapulco

The beach-side city of Acapulco recently played host to another round of the bitcoin scaling debate.

Business  ·  3 March 2017
Events

Blockchain Adoption Optimism Suffers Setback at DTCC Fintech Event

The anticipated timeline for blockchain adoption has increased since last year for attendees of the annual DTCC fintech gathering.

Business  ·  3 March 2017
Banking

The Lack of Blockchain Talent is Becoming An Industry Concern

At the DTCC's Fintech Symposium, the lack of available blockchain job applicants was cited as a roadblock to industry goals.

Business  ·  2 March 2017
Ethereum

Disruption Not Included? Ethereum Alliance Shows Blockchain Shift

The founding members of the Ethereum Enterprise Alliance are looking for the best of both worlds – for startups and incumbents.

Business  ·  1 March 2017
News

‘Buy Bitcoin,’ PwC Fintech Director Tells Fordham Students

Representatives of the 'Big Four' global auditing firms were at New York's Fordham University yesterday to discuss blockchain in the capital markets.

Business  ·  24 February 2017
Ethereum

New Ethereum Proposal Aims to Supercharge Smart Contracts

The creator of a new ethereum project says his ambitious off-chain networks, done right, could enable more complex applications of the technology.

Business  ·  24 February 2017
Ethereum

Ethereum Economics Gets Spotlight in Vitalik Buterin EDCON Keynote

A new talk by ethereum's creator gave insight into the future of the world's second-largest public blockchain network.

Business  ·  22 February 2017
Ethereum

Rebranding The DAO: The Contentious Blockchain Concept is Back

It looks like we haven’t seen the last of leaderless blockchain-based companies. Despite the spectacular demise of The DAO, developers are still excited about the concept of one day creating decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), automated companies operated by hard-coded rules enforced on a blockchain. As evidenced by discussions at the ethereum developer conference, EDCON 2017, nearly […]

Business  ·  20 February 2017
Ethereum

Secretive ‘Enterprise Ethereum’ Project Gets Mixed Reactions at EDCON 2017

At day one of the developer-focused EDCON conference in Paris, France, attendees took different stances on the benefits of private blockchains.

Business  ·  18 February 2017
News

US Health Department Hackathon to Focus on Blockchain Applications

An upcoming hackathon sponsored by the US health department aims to boost innovation in blockchain-based healthcare applications.

Business  ·  16 February 2017
IBM

Construct 2017: Experts Ask ‘How Long Until Private Ledgers Go Live?

Private blockchains are on the cusp of leaving the laboratory and heading to the real world. At least, that’s according to bold predictions from some of the Linux Foundation-led Hyperledger projects’s top technical minds during the second day of CoinDesk’s developer conference, Construct 2017. While today, most private blockchain and ledgers remain experimental (with some onlookers even […]

Business  ·  1 February 2017
Crime

To Catch a Ransomer: How the FBI Chases Crime on the Blockchain

Ever wonder how the FBI catches ransomware perpetrators? This special agent laid out the process in great detail.

Business  ·  1 February 2017
Bitcoin

Greg Maxwell Breaks Down Blockchain: The ‘Uncontrollable Noun’

Blockstream CTO Greg Maxwell addressed the growing blockchain hype in a nuanced talk at Construct 2017 today.

Business  ·  31 January 2017
Monero

Chain Previews New Blockchain Privacy Tech ‘Confidential Assets’

Chain previewed forthcoming privacy features for its enterprise blockchain protocol at CoinDesk's developer event yesterday.

Business  ·  31 January 2017