IC3

Scammers Are Posing As Crypto Exchange Support Staff, Says FBI

The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center warned against criminals who pretend to be tech support for crypto exchanges.

Policy & regulation  ·  29 March 2018

Blockchain Startup Cypherium Partners with IC3 for Scaling Research

Cypherium, which provides a blockchain infrastructure, is partnering with research group IC3 to work on scaling solutions.

Markets  ·  16 January 2018
Research

IC3 Blockchain Initiative Expands Research Team to Europe

The IC3 cryptocurrency and blockchain research project has expanded, adding researchers from several European universities to its ranks.

Tech  ·  31 October 2017
Microsoft

Microsoft Joins Cornell Blockchain Research Group

Tech giant Microsoft has joined the Initiative for Cryptocurrencies and Contracts (IC3) research effort, it was announced today.

Tech  ·  1 September 2017
Bitcoin

Submarine Sends: IC3’s Plan to Clamp Down on ICO Cheats

One of blockchain's most notable research groups is alleging there's cheating in the red-hot ICO market. But they have a solution.

Tech  ·  28 August 2017
Bitcoin

IC3 Debuts Upgraded Off-Chain Transaction Protocol ‘Teechain’

The Initiative For CryptoCurrencies & Contracts (IC3) has unveiled a new version of its Teechan off-chain transaction protocol.

Tech  ·  22 May 2017
Banking

IC3 Researchers Propose ‘Solidus’ Protocol for Private Transactions

Researchers have proposed a new process for keeping transactions confidential over public blockchains.

Business  ·  20 April 2017
News

Fidelity Joins IC3 Blockchain Research Initiative

Fidelity Investments has moved to back a prominent research effort centered on cryptocurrencies and blockchain.

Markets  ·  10 April 2017
Hyperledger Fabric

How Cornell Researchers Are Quietly Reinventing Private Blockchains

Why some researchers from Cornell's Institute for CryptoCurrencies & Contracts (IC3) are working to improve permissioned blockchain implementations.

Tech  ·  2 April 2017
Lightning Network

Trusted Hardware Can Help Bitcoin Scale, But At What Cost?

As 2016 comes to a close, bitcoin development remains at a crossroads. Take the long-anticipated scaling solution, the Lightning Network. An open-source project that aims to boost bitcoin’s capacity to millions of transactions per second (and by extension the technology’s value), it’s code is nearly ready to go live. Yet, bitcoin isn’t exactly ready for the […]

Tech  ·  27 December 2016
Smart Contracts

Blockchain Pros Debate ‘Looming Challenges’ for Smart Contracts

Two "looming challenges" may stand between smart contract potential and actual widespread adoption.

Business  ·  30 November 2016
Ethereum

Mission Untraceable: How Zcash is Being Used to Obscure Ethereum Transactions

Cryptographer Andrew Miller discusses his latest work, Hawk, which aims to increase the privacy of digital currency transactions.

Tech  ·  5 August 2016