Features

Bitcoin

A Protocol for Issuing Tokens Launches on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network

The first protocol for issuing tokens via bitcoin’s lightning network is aimed to rival ethereum's ERC-20. But that's a tall order.

Business  ·  14 June 2019
Ethereum

14 Banks, 5 Tokens: Inside Fnality’s Expansive Vision for Interbank Blockchains

Fresh off a $63 million fundraise, execs at bank blockchain consortium Fnality shed some light on the often-secretive project's plan to tokenize fiat currency.

Markets  ·  13 June 2019
Security

MPC Explained: The Bold New Vision for Securing Crypto Money

Cryptography advances are converging to help developers bring blockchain uses to their core decentralizing principles, writes Michael J. Casey.

Policy & regulation  ·  10 June 2019
Bitcoin

Why Academics Love Bitcoin – and Crypto

For academics, bitcoin, and more broadly crypto, is an exciting space where the ideas they write up in papers actually get built and tested.

Tech  ·  10 June 2019
Security Tokens

The Speed Dreams of Security Tokens

Security tokens may have many potential advantages over traditional assets – but speed is not one of them, argues Noelle Acheson.

Tech  ·  9 June 2019
Regulation

The SEC Case Against Kik’s ICO Appears Strong, Experts Say

The SEC seems to have a strong case on the facts in its complaint against Kik and its 2017 token sale, according to legal experts.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 June 2019
Regulation

SEC’s Crypto Savvy Surprises Blockchain Insiders at DC Forum

SEC officials demonstrated a deeper grasp of crypto than many industry members were expecting at last week's forum.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 June 2019
Startups

Anti-Patent Troll Consortium Is Recruiting Blockchain Startups

Three blockchain startups have joined a multi-industry consortium that protects its members from patent trolls.

Business  ·  3 June 2019
Bitcoin

Maxwell, Wuille Co-Author Proposal for a Big Boost to Bitcoin’s Bandwidth

A new paper outlines a proposed protocol that seeks to boost the bandwidth for bitcoin nodes.

Tech  ·  2 June 2019
Features

Who Has the Power, Retail or Institutional Investors?

The institutional and retail crypto markets are much more intertwined than we realize, argues Noelle Acheson, and each needs the other to hit scale.

Markets  ·  1 June 2019
Regulation

What to Expect at the SEC’s Blockchain Forum Friday

At a fraught moment for government-industry relations, the SEC and crypto insiders are sitting down for a public meeting.

Policy & regulation  ·  31 May 2019
Ethereum

New Game From ‘CryptoKitties’ Creator Nets $275K in First-Week Spending

"Cheeze Wizards" is the new crypto game from Dapper Labs, and it's already seeing interest from NFT collectors.

Business  ·  30 May 2019
Exchanges

How MakerDAO Works: A Video Explainer

The most popular decentralized finance application on ethereum, MakerDAO, was built to keep a stablecoin's price stable. Under the hood, it's quite complex, featuring two separate tokens, a lending system and even a voting process. Here's how it works

Tech  ·  30 May 2019
Exchanges

0x Teams With StarkWare to Bring Speed to Decentralized Exchanges

Decentralized exchanges that rely on ethereum could get a huge scalability boost, thanks to a new offering from StarkWare and 0x.

Tech  ·  27 May 2019
Regulation

The Cat-and-Mouse Game of Crypto Regulation Enters a New Phase

The cat-and-mouse game between regulators and crypto developers could spur a new era of innovation around the technology, writes Michael J. Casey.

Policy & regulation  ·  27 May 2019