Media

ICOs

A Former Politico Editor Is Using Ethereum to Help Fix Journalism

A new project staffed with media heavyweights envisions how news outlets could be disrupted and decentralized by blockchain tech.

Business  ·  6 July 2017
Investments

Blockchain vs Fake News? Startup Userfeeds Takes Up Fight

A new startup is seeking to fight the phenomenon of fake news using an ethereum-based blockchain platform.

Business  ·  16 May 2017
Blockchain Technology

Do You Believe in Blockchain Magic?

Many optimistic claims are made for applications of blockchain, but hyping the tech is not the best way forward, argues Sebastien Meunier.

Markets  ·  24 February 2017
Media

I Want the Truth: Could Blockchain Stop Online News Distortion?

As backlash against fake news continues, CoinDesk's Bailey Reutzel explores how blockchain solutions could play a role in promoting the truth.

Markets  ·  27 December 2016
Banking

Credit Suisse Report Explores Blockchain Impact on 14 Public Stocks

Research from financial services giant Credit Suisse examines how the stock performance of incumbent financial firms could be impacted by blockchain.

Business  ·  3 August 2016
Venture Capital

A16z, USV Lead $1.5 Million Round for Blockchain Startup Mediachain

Mediachain has become the latest blockchain startup to join the portfolios of VC heavyweights Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures.

Business  ·  1 June 2016
Blockchain Technology

Have We Reached Peak Blockchain Hype?

A number of sceptical voices are calling out the blockchain space and the media for over-hyping the potential of distributed ledgers. Are they right?

Markets  ·  10 February 2016
Media

Don’t Listen to the Mainstream Media on Bitcoin or Blockchain

Kaiko's Jon Southurst takes aim at the mainstream media and their reporting, or misreporting, on bitcoin and blockchain tech.

Markets  ·  27 January 2016
Coinbase

Bitly Alternative Cred Rewards Social Sharers With Bitcoin

A new project is seeking to disrupt the URL management space with a Bitly alternative that rewards users with bitcoin.

Business  ·  12 November 2015
Social Media

Inside the Movement to Build a Bitcoin-Powered Reddit

CoinDesk previews developer Ryan X Charles' forthcoming decentralized Reddit project, now known as DATT.

Tech  ·  1 September 2015
BitPay

Top Mainstream Media Bitcoin Fails

Ranging from the hugely inaccurate to the outrageously funny, here are some of the biggest mainstream media fails to date.

Markets  ·  24 August 2015
News

‘Super Size Me’ Director Explores Life on Bitcoin in New CNN Special

The inaugural episode of CNN's Morgan Spurlock Inside Man explores the ins and outs of the world of bitcoin.

Markets  ·  18 February 2015
Prices

Bitcoin’s Price Drop in the Headlines

The world's mainstream media offered a wide variety of opinions yesterday following bitcoin's price drop. CoinDesk has rounded up the top stories.

Markets  ·  15 January 2015
Bitcoin

Deloitte: Media ‘Distracting’ from Bitcoin’s Disruptive Potential

A Deloitte University Press report says bitcoin has long-term potential, but its advantages are being clouded by sensational reporting.

Tech  ·  30 June 2014