Other Public Protocols

Ethereum

Cryptocurrency Price Surge Could Boost GPU Sales, Says Wall Street Analyst

Prices increases in ethereum, monero and other cryptocurrencies could spark a sales boost for makers of graphics cards (GPUs).

Business  ·  27 November 2017
Bitcoin

$300 Billion: Bitcoin Price Boosts Crypto Market Value to Record High

The total market capitalization for the cryptocurrency market has exceeded $300 billion for the first time.

Markets  ·  27 November 2017
Hard Forks

What’s Next for Bitcoin Cash? Stopping User Fund Loss

Bitcoin cash may be vying for the top spot in bitcoin software, but it's still working to correct fundamental usability problems.

Tech  ·  22 November 2017
Markets

Two-Week Rally Pushes Monero to New Record High

Following a two-month period in the doldrums, the price of the privacy-focused cryptocurrency monero has climbed to a new all-time high of over $155.

Markets  ·  22 November 2017
Privacy

Mimblewimble Just Launched Its First Testnet

An experimental blockchain boasting an innovative array of potential features is now entering a new phase of testing.

Tech  ·  17 November 2017
Bitcoin

Wealth Manager Canaccord: ICOs Could Become Commonplace

Initial coin offerings (ICOs) could one day come to be seen as similar to inital public offerings (IPOs), according to a new report.

Markets  ·  15 November 2017
Mining

‘Shitshow’ to Success? Bitcoin Gold’s Launch Has Been Anything But Smooth

Following user confusion and controversy, many in the bitcoin gold community, including developers, think the new cryptocurrency is running smoothly.

Tech  ·  15 November 2017
Bitcoin

UK Hedge Fund Man Group Mulls Bitcoin Futures Offering

British hedge fund Man Group's CEO Luke Ellis told Reuters Tuesday that the company would add bitcoin to its investment portfolio.

Markets  ·  15 November 2017
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Cash Hard Forks In Bid to Ease Mining Difficulties

Bitcoin cash appears to be successfully navigating a planned hard fork. At press time, the majority of the network nodes (roughly 82 percent) have transitioned to new software (version 0.16.0 or later) that includes rules aimed at making the protocol’s reward distribution more attractive to the miners that secure its blockchain. Executed at roughly 21:00 […]

Tech  ·  13 November 2017
Bitcoin

Confusion and Euphoria As Bitcoin Cash Tops $30 Billion

The total value of the bitcoin cash protocol passed $30 billion this weekend, prompting a stunned reaction from the cryptocurrency community.

Markets  ·  12 November 2017
Markets

Bitcoin Gold Sets Sunday Date for Cryptocurrency Release

Bitcoin Gold could launch as early as Sunday, per an announcement from its development team.

Markets  ·  9 November 2017
Exchanges

CoinDesk’s Top 10 Token Traders and Analysts of 2017

Inspired by the notable influencers in the crypto space, CoinDesk has crunched the data to decide the Top 10 Analysts and Token Traders of 2017.

Markets  ·  8 November 2017
Bitcoin

Deloitte Report: Over 26,000 Blockchain Projects Began in 2016

More than 26,000 new projects related to blockchain were created on code repository GitHub last year, according to data collected by Deloitte.

Tech  ·  8 November 2017
Bitcoin

Money Manager VanEck Launches Cryptocurrency Price Indices

The firm behind a recent effort to launch a cryptocurrency-tied (ETF) has unveiled a set of new indices related to bitcoin and other digital assets.

Markets  ·  7 November 2017
Markets

Bitcoin Gold Team Touts Safety Update Ahead of Coin Release

The bitcoin gold development team has announced that it is adding support for two-way replay protection ahead of the network's expected launch.

Markets  ·  1 November 2017