Other Public Protocols

Web3 Studying How to Integrate Kadena’s Smart Contract Language on Polkadot

The Web3 Foundation is studying how to adopt blockchain startup Kadena’s smart contract programming language for the Polkadot ecosystem.

Tech  ·  12 November 2019
ICO

How to Turn a $17 Million ICO Into $104 Million: The Cosmos Story

The startups building Cosmos don't own it or rely solely on it for income. And that's the point.

Business  ·  11 November 2019
Zcash

Zcash Trademark Talks Were About More Than a Logo

Can an altcoin outgrow its founders? A new agreement between Electric Coin Company and the Zcash Foundation could be a good first step.

Policy & regulation  ·  7 November 2019
Privacy

Zcash’s Halo Breakthrough Is a Big Deal – Not Just For Cryptocurrencies

CoinDesk's Mike Casey explores a technological breakthrough by the company behind the zcash cryptocurrency.

Tech  ·  14 October 2019
Identity

South Korean Blockchain ID Service Raises $8 Million in Series A

Blockchain digital ID startup ICONLOOP received its first venture capital investment through an $8 million Series A round.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 October 2019
Cosmos

New Libra Fork Will Create Permissionless Stablecoin Free of Corporate Control

Thirty blockchain companies and nonprofit organizations plan to fork the Facebook-led Libra cryptocurrency to build an open alternative.

Tech  ·  9 October 2019
Cardano

From Cardano to Ethereum, 2020 Could Be Deciding Year for Proof-of-Stake

Two of the industry’s most hotly anticipated PoS networks are scheduled to (re)launch in Q1.

Tech  ·  7 October 2019
Algorand

Crypto Custodian Bitgo Launches Staking for Dash, Algorand

Custodian service BitGo announced BitGo Staking, beginning with cryptocurrencies dash and algorand.

Tech  ·  3 October 2019
Ethereum

Chainalysis Adds More ERC-20 Tokens to Crypto Sleuthing Service

Chainalysis' expansion brings its compliance and tracking software to a larger swath of ERC-20 tokens.

Tech  ·  3 October 2019
News

IBM Says It’s Ready to Work with Facebook on Blockchain

IBM is willing to team up with Facebook to develop blockchain technology, as building that ecosystem is “a team sport.”

Business  ·  23 September 2019
BCH

HTC’s Blockchain Phone Now Supports Bitcoin Cash

Native support for bitcoin cash is coming to HTC's blockchain phone via a partnership with Bitcoin.com.

Business  ·  16 September 2019
Telegram

Telegram Will Release Code for Its TON Blockchain on Sept. 1

Telegram is expected to release the code needed to run nodes on its TON blockchain on Sunday, two sources tell CoinDesk. The release will allow developers to test TON nodes in advance of a mainnet launch at the end of October.

Tech  ·  29 August 2019
Governance

Steemit to Automate Development Funding With New DAO

The blockchain project that focuses on monetizing social media sites is launching a DAO in its coming hard fork upgrade.

Tech  ·  15 August 2019
Security

Meet FumbleChain, the Deliberately Flawed Blockchain

There's a new blockchain for developers to break at will. The "capture the flag" project from Kudelski Security is meant to educate.

Tech  ·  14 August 2019
DLT

IBM, Tata Become First Big Techs to Back Hedera Blockchain

IBM and Indian telecom Tata Communications have joined the governance council of Hedera Hashgraph, a blockchain alternative for enterprises.

Business  ·  12 August 2019