Features

Ethereum

The Record-Breaking $152 Million Battle Over the Blockchain Betting Tool Augur

An investor and three founders have been slapped with a private cryptocurrency lawsuit centered on the ethereum decentralized application Augur.

Markets  ·  25 May 2018
Enterprise Blockchain

Manufacturing and Blockchain: Prime Time Is Yet to Come

By deferring questions of trust to a decentralized algorithm, blockchains promise to boost transparency and allow more fluid, dynamic supply chains.

Business  ·  24 May 2018
Investments

Bet vs. Buy? The ICO Market Has a Serious East-West Divide

A New York event last week showcased how investors in Asia and North America have divergent views on how best to invest in ICOs.

Markets  ·  24 May 2018
Governance

Experimental Voting Effort Aims to Break Ethereum Governance Gridlock

Vitalik Buterin has suggested experimenting with quadratic voting, a governance model furthered by Dr. Glen Weyl, on the ethereum platform.

Tech  ·  23 May 2018
Bitcoin

MIT Tests Smart Contract-Powered Bitcoin Lightning Network

A recently completed MIT test showcases how bitcoin might not just scale, but do so in a way where it's transactions are more expressive than today.

Tech  ·  23 May 2018
Payments

The Auto Industry Is Gearing Up for a Blockchain-Powered Future

Automotive executives are starting to wake up to the use cases of blockchain in the industry, but there's a way to go.

Policy & regulation  ·  22 May 2018
Investments

ICOs Are Setting Capital Free. That’s Revolutionary

ICOs offer a more direct route for both tapping and deploying funds, for matching founders with investors. That turns out to be quite revolutionary.

Markets  ·  22 May 2018
Ethereum

A New Startup Has Zooko and Naval Betting on Better Crypto Contracts

A group of old-school security researchers have raised funds to build a better smart contracting language.

Tech  ·  21 May 2018
China

Blockchain’s Killer App? Making Trade Wars Obsolete

A confluence of technologies is poised to dramatically reshape manufacturing and, in the process, render obsolete the international trade regime.

Markets  ·  21 May 2018
Governance

Crypto Tribalism Is Holding Back Blockchain

A more united front among all who believe in blockchain tech's sweeping potential could help ensure a more constructive legal environment.

Tech  ·  21 May 2018
ICOs

3 Ways Blockchain Is Already Delivering on the Hype

The new digital gold standard? Well, of course. That goes without saying!

Business  ·  21 May 2018
Regulation

Move ‘Em Out: ICOs Don’t Seem So Scary Outside the US

A popular event forged during the token boom of 2017 saw discussion about the changing regulatory environment that has resulted.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 May 2018
Hard Forks

Bitcoin Cash Fork Leaves Users Behind, But Does It Matter?

Bitcoin cash recently hard forked and a little less than 20 percent of nodes didn't upgrade. The industry argues over whether that matters or not.

Tech  ·  19 May 2018
Markets

At Ripple’s Snoop Dogg Party, A Search for XRP

So what we get drunk? So what we smoke weed? We're just having fun, something something XRP.

Markets  ·  19 May 2018
Diversity

The Use Cases and Applications for Involving Women in Blockchain

While women in the blockchain industry want to focus on the technology, a lack of women is hurting the industry.

Business  ·  18 May 2018