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Digital Asset

Capital Markets Blockchains Are Finally Getting Go-Live Dates

Big financial market infrastructure players detailed their progress on blockchain conversions, with real timelines for going live, at Consensus 2018.

Business  ·  17 May 2018
Enterprise Blockchain

Axoni, Clearmatics Claim Milestone for Blockchain Interoperability

In a first for interoperability, Axoni and Clearmatics have shown how a derivative contract written on one blockchain can be settled on another.

Business  ·  17 May 2018
Investments

CNET Founder Backs $50 Million ICO for Video Streaming

CNET founder and early Salesforce investor Halsey Minor has revealed new details on his latest cryptocurrency project VideoCoin.

Markets  ·  16 May 2018
Exchanges

Social Investing Platform eToro Expanding Crypto Trading to US

Social investing platform eToro will launch a full-fledged cryptocurrency exchange and mobile wallet and expand to the U.S. this year.

Markets  ·  15 May 2018
Bitmain

Circle Becomes ‘Bitcoin Unicorn’ with Bitmain-Backed Mega-Round

Bitmain is investing big in blockchain firm Circle as part of an ambitious bid to clean up one of the more gray aspects of the crypto economy.

Business  ·  15 May 2018
ConsenSys

AWS Moves to Simplify Production-Grade Business Blockchains

Cloud computing giant Amazon Web Services (AWS) is partnering with ethereum startup ConsenSys to make enterprise blockchains easier to deploy.

Business  ·  15 May 2018
Privacy

GoTenna Launches a Bitcoin Wallet That Works Without the Internet

The txTenna partnership with Samourai Wallet offers bitcoin transactions via mesh networks.

Markets  ·  14 May 2018
Ethereum

Deloitte Veterans Are Launching a Tokenized Blockchain for Supply Chain

A group of former Deloitte blockchain specialists are joining a startup seeking to launch a token for the global supply chain.

Business  ·  14 May 2018
Lightning Network

CoinDesk Releases Q1 2018 State of Blockchain Report

From bitcoin futures' impact on spot prices to the rise in hash rate and drop in fees, our latest research report sheds light on a tumultuous Q1.

Business  ·  14 May 2018
Bitcoin

First Bitcoin Smart Contracts Sidechain Now Secured By 1 in 10 Miners

From miner adoption to a lightning-like network to new partners, RSK, which developed the bitcoin smart contracts sidechain, is building momentum.

Tech  ·  14 May 2018
Exchanges

BitGo Courts Wall Street With New Bitcoin Custody Products

Following its acquisition of a qualified custodian, BitGo is unveiling a new product suite Sunday designed to appeal to institutional investors.

Business  ·  14 May 2018
Ethereum

Moral Food: A Fish’s Trek From ‘Bait to Plate’ on the Ethereum Blockchain

During Ethereal Summit, attendees were invited to track the tuna in their sushi from start to finish through the use of the ethereum blockchain.

Business  ·  13 May 2018
Ethereum

Losing the Hoodie: Crypto Fashion Gets Loud and Proud In New York

At ConsenSys' Ethereal Summit, the standard crypto garb was offset by some real fashionistas, promoting the idea of individuality over being subdued.

Tech  ·  13 May 2018
Ethereum

A Daily Show Comedian Showed Up to Roast an Ethereum Conference

"No one knows what the !@#$ is going on."

Tech  ·  12 May 2018
Security

Ex-JP Morgan Blockchain Lead Hints at Stealth Startup Vision

One of the most influential people in blockchain is close to unveiling her next move.

Tech  ·  12 May 2018