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Blockchain Technology

VMware Claims Greater Scalability With Open-Source Blockchain Project

VMware has revealed "Project Concord" – an open-source blockchain effort that addresses scaling issues by altering a common consensus algorithm.

Tech  ·  30 August 2018
Ethereum

8 Blockchain Projects Enlist Early to Test Secret Enigma Contracts

Revealed exclusively to CoinDesk, Enigma's "secret contracts" privacy protocol has eight partners gearing up for its launch later this year.

Tech  ·  30 August 2018
Digital Currency

As Central Banks Go Digital, Crypto Competition Looms

The race is on to build the best "stablecoin" – a cryptocurrency with mechanisms aimed to reduce price volatility built in.

Policy & regulation  ·  28 August 2018
Markets

With Nearly $200 Million on the Line, EOS Is Building a Voting System

A system for holding referenda on EOS is expected to launch soon. And that could release a huge pile of funds – or get rid of it.

Markets  ·  27 August 2018
Ethereum

The Weirdest Prediction Markets on Augur Right Now

Many have high hopes for ethereum-based prediction market Augur; others only seem interested in using it for some old-fashioned internet trolling.

Markets  ·  25 August 2018
Hard Forks

A Fight Is Breaking Out Over Bitcoin Cash – And It Just Might Split the Code

Bitcoin cash devs are fighting over what code changes to make next. If no one compromises, hard-forked coin could itself split into two.

Tech  ·  24 August 2018
Ethereum

Non-Believable Tokens: The 7 Strangest Crypto Collectibles Explained

It started with CryptoKitties, but it keeps getting weirder. CoinDesk takes you on a wild ride through the world of non-fungible tokens.

Tech  ·  18 August 2018
Hard Forks

Zcash Sets Stage for ‘Sapling’ Upgrade With New Software Release

Privacy coin zcash is gearing up for its upcoming "Sapling" hard fork with the first release of compatible network software.

Tech  ·  17 August 2018
Governance

Plz No Cat: The Future of Crypto Disputes Is Being Decided By Doges

Kleros, an ethereum-based blockchain resolution platform, makes you run a gauntlet of adorable shibes. But why? Very dispute, such resolution!

Tech  ·  16 August 2018
Bugs

What the Foreshadow Flaw Means for the Future of Cryptocurrency

A new security flaw doesn't bode well for experimental cryptocurrency projects looking to use trusted hardware in the near future.

Tech  ·  16 August 2018
Bitcoin

The Code for an Anonymous Lightning Network is Now Live

A private version of the crypto protocol lightning network is headed to zcash, with the potential it could be added for other blockchains soon.

Tech  ·  14 August 2018
Mining

Coders Renew Efforts to Fork Mining Giant Bitmain Off Siacoin Blockchain

Coders on a smaller cryptocurrency protocol are showing why expansion might not be so easy for Bitmain, a mining giant that's soon to file for an IPO.

Tech  ·  14 August 2018
Bitcoin Cash

A New Way to Compare Bitcoin Cash to Bitcoin

Obviously a coin's price matters, but it's only one of several measures of a blockchain's value. Looking at them together gives you a fuller picture.

Tech  ·  14 August 2018
Bitcoin

At Bitcoin Cash Birthday Bash, Crypto Embraces the Strange

A gathering in London saw the cryptocurrency community cavort with cross-dressers and samurai dwarves, all in the name of history.

Tech  ·  11 August 2018
Markets

Fed Up and Forking: Rival EOS Blockchains Are Becoming a Reality

EOS' launch has been fraught with controversy. Some users are fed up, and they're forking the protocol to give the network a better shot.

Markets  ·  10 August 2018