Features

Ethereum

‘Turbo Geth’ Seeks to Scale Ethereum – And It’s Already in Beta

Instead of tackling ethereum's transaction costs, developer Alexey Akhunov focused on the blockchain's state, and the software is ready.

Tech  ·  21 September 2018
Bitcoin

One of Investors’ Favorite Governance Blockchains Is Handing Over $20 Million

Investors are looking forward to Decred's new approach to blockchain governance – in part, because its devs are opening up $20 million in tokens.

Tech  ·  20 September 2018
Hard Forks

Leading Bitcoin Cash Developer Says Future Fork Unlikely

Cryptocurrency forks may slow down in the future, as argued by leaders of several crypto hard fork projects at the CoinDesk Consensus Singapore event.

Tech  ·  20 September 2018
Privacy

Ecash’s Creator Is Back – And He Thinks He’s Built the Fastest Blockchain Ever

Famed cryptographer and digital money pioneer, David Chaum, revealed he thinks he's built a "better" cryptocurrency.

Tech  ·  20 September 2018
Ethereum

This DEX Is Enabling Merchant Payments in Any Ethereum Token

Kyber Network is adapting the liquidity tool it uses within its decentralized exchange to allow businesses to accept payments in any ethereum token.

Tech  ·  18 September 2018
Bitcoin

Palestinians Are Using Bitcoin to Transact Across Borders Amid Conflict

For a small community of users in the occupied territories, bitcoin has become an economic lifeline to the outside world. But it can do only so much.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 September 2018
Crime

US Government Seizes Lambo and Crypto Millions from Dead Dark Web Kingpin

The U.S. Department of Justice has won the right to confiscate money and items Alexandre Cazes enjoyed from his dark web e-commerce empire's riches.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 September 2018
Ether

Gas Ain’t Gold: Why Ether’s Price Could Tank Even If Ethereum Succeeds

Even if ethereum succeeds as a smart contracts platform, its cryptocurrency might still fail as a long-term store of value, writes Michael J. Casey.

Tech  ·  17 September 2018
Regulation

Could This ICO Model Let Anyone Sell Tokens Legally? Civil Thinks So

Amid regulatory uncertainty, the ICO industry has all but cut off retail investors. But will a new model open it up again? Civil is testing it.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 September 2018
Ethereum

EVM 2.0: Inside the Race to Replace the Heart of Ethereum

The virtual machine that allows ethereum to compute everything in a decentralized way is getting a massive overhaul.

Tech  ·  16 September 2018
Coinbase

Coinbase’s New NYC Office to Hire 100 in Wall Street Crypto Push

Crypto industry unicorn Coinbase has aggressive growth plans for its newly opened New York office, which caters to institutional clients.

Business  ·  15 September 2018
Mining

Grin Is Hard Forking Every Six Months to Keep ASICs Off the Network

Amid crypto's war on ASICs, the Grin community is taking a new approach – shut them out for a limited time with consistent hard forks.

Tech  ·  15 September 2018
Insurance

R3’s CordaCon Event Sees Big News, Packed Talks and Blockchain Converts

R3's annual Corda event appeared to be in rude health this year, with packed presentations and some notable news announcements.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 September 2018
Ethereum

Ethereum’s Vlad Zamfir Claims Milestone In Blockchain Sharding

Ethereum researcher Vlad Zamfir has coded up the base architecture of upcoming scaling solution, sharding.

Tech  ·  14 September 2018
Ethereum

Constantinople Ahead: What You Need to Know About Ethereum’s Big Upgrade

Constantinople, ethereum's next system-wide upgrade, is coming soon to a node near you. Here's what it means.

Tech  ·  13 September 2018