Features

Bitcoin

What Volatility? How Facebook’s Historic Loss Became Crypto’s Gain

Facebook had a bad day in the market this week – and the crypto community quickly pounced.

Markets  ·  27 July 2018
Enterprise Blockchain

Why Blockchain Is Becoming the ‘New Normal’ In Enterprise

Markets are decentralized, so they need decentralized software. After years of discussion and planning, blockchain is delivering, writes R3's CTO.

Business  ·  27 July 2018
Exchanges

There’s a Bigger Scam Than Anything in Crypto, It’s Called KYC/AML

Anti-money-laundering and know-your-customer practices have cost many billions more than all ICO scams put together – yet, what they have produced?

Business  ·  27 July 2018
Politics

Left, Right and Center: Crypto Isn’t Just for Libertarians Anymore

The crypto community is more ideologically diverse than you might think, according to survey results in CoinDesk's Q2 2018 State of Blockchain report.

Tech  ·  27 July 2018
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s Cutting-Edge ‘Coin Selection’ Tech Gets First Major Integration

BitGo is taking advantage of a long-promised scaling tech that should see user's transaction fees slashed by up to one-third.

Tech  ·  26 July 2018
Bitcoin

Reflections on a Swatting: Inside One Bitcoin Engineer’s Security Battle

Bitcoin developer and Casa wallet engineer Jameson Lopp recounts his 2017 swatting, and his fight to find his harasser.

Markets  ·  26 July 2018
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
Prediction Markets

The First Augur Assassination Markets Have Arrived

People are now placing bets on whether public figures will be assassinated on decentralized prediction market Augur.

Business  ·  25 July 2018
Ethereum

Ethereum’s Vision for Apps Is Only Growing Bolder

Popular Ponzi dapps aside, for ethereum developers, there's plenty of work being done to make legit dapps an integral part of web 3.0.

Tech  ·  25 July 2018
Bitcoin

Meet Honeyminer: The App That Lets You Earn Bitcoin With a Laptop Again

Honeyminer's downloadable app isn't the most profitable way to mine cryptocurrency, but it may be one of the easiest methods to date.

Business  ·  24 July 2018
Ethereum

Ponzi Games Are Breaking Out on the Ethereum Blockchain

Two dapps on ethereum that bear all the hallmarks of Ponzi schemes are the most popular games on the site now.

Tech  ·  24 July 2018
Bitcoin

A New Bitcoin Wallet Fulfills an Old Privacy Promise

These cypherpunk crypto wallet projects want to bring fungibility to bitcoin.

Tech  ·  24 July 2018
Exchanges

Decentralized Exchanges Aren’t Living Up to Their Name – And Data Proves It

"DEX" is a hot buzzword in crypto trading, but the current models actually offer a spectrum of technologies with varying degrees of centralization.

Markets  ·  23 July 2018
Regulation

Don’t Let the Crypto Circus in Congress Fool You

Washington understands cryptocurrency better than this week's circus on Capitol Hill suggests, writes Michael J. Casey.

Policy & regulation  ·  23 July 2018
Markets

An $8 Million Airdrop Ran Out of Tokens – What’s Next Is Anyone’s Guess

What can a blockchain startup do when it runs out of its own tokens? According to U Network, buy back tokens from its investors.

Markets  ·  23 July 2018