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BitGo

BitGo Adds 57 Ethereum Tokens In Largest-Ever Custody Service Expansion

Bitcoin veterans are jumping into the token economy with new licenses and custody options.

Policy & regulation  ·  10 July 2018
Investments

Block.One Is Taking a Bigger Role With EOS (And That’s a Big Deal)

When the company that created EOS starts voting for validators, there will be little chance of winning a spot without earning its support.

Markets  ·  9 July 2018
Ether

Crypto Bounty Hunting Is Becoming a High-Tech Way Out of Poverty

Completing small tasks by "bounty hunting" for cryptocurrency is becoming a lucrative career for users in less advantaged regions of the world.

Tech  ·  9 July 2018
Internet of Things

Blockchain for IoT: A Big Idea Meets Hard Design Questions

Cut through the tantalizing visions of cars with wallets trading with each other, and you'll find debates taking shape over nitty-gritty details.

Business  ·  8 July 2018
Ethereum

With Journalists on Ethereum, Will Fake News Meet Its Match?

The ambitious project thinks token-based governance can tackle not just censorship, but fake news, echo chambers and journalism's other crises.

Tech  ·  7 July 2018
Tezos

Tezos Investors Got a Chance to Sell This Week – And They Took It

Tezos' price dropped by a third in its first 24 hours of trading as a real token, rather than an IOU.

Markets  ·  6 July 2018
Ethereum

Ethereum’s Growing Gas Crisis (And What’s Being Done to Stop It)

The ethereum network is seeing new levels of congestion with rising use, a development that is spurring proposals for technical improvements.

Tech  ·  6 July 2018
Bitcoin

PoWx: The New Effort to Change Bitcoin Mining Explained

Technologists unveiled a foundation dedicated to rewriting bitcoin's underlying tech, giving the long-controversial idea new wings.

Tech  ·  6 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
Regulation

Among Blockchain-Friendly Jurisdictions, Malta Stands Out

Malta is writing laws for tomorrow's economy rather than trying to impose yesterday's rules upon it. Consider the way it is legally recognizing DAOs.

Policy & regulation  ·  4 July 2018
Bitcoin

Crypto Exchanges Are Suddenly Being Censored In Iran

Iranians using cryptocurrency to hedge against inflation have recently hit a roadblock, an apparent outage of domestic onramps to the market.

Policy & regulation  ·  4 July 2018
ICOs

Why Companies Need to Get on the Tokenization Train

EY's blockchain lead makes the case for enterprises to embrace tokenization and move away from simply treating blockchains like fancy notaries.

Business  ·  3 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
Governance

It’s Too Soon for On-Chain Governance

The EOS governance disaster offers a strong reminder of how entrenched human mistrust can be difficult to overcome.

Markets  ·  2 July 2018
Regulation

Crypto Startups Don’t Need Sandboxes, They Need Greenhouses

"Sandbox" is a bad term to describe these regulatory programs, under which financial technology solutions can be safely seeded, fed, and controlled.

Policy & regulation  ·  2 July 2018