Technology

Ethereum

The DAO Ethereum Classic Refund Effort Has Been Extended

More than $4m worth of classic ether remains in a DAO refund smart contract.

Tech  ·  14 April 2017
Zcash

Zcash Releases Software Fix After Denial-of-Service Bug Discovery

The development team behind the zcash project has released a new software update following the discovery of a denial-of-service vulnerability.

Tech  ·  14 April 2017
Ethereum

Inside TrueBit: Ethereum’s Lesser-Known Scalability Effort

TrueBit, an under-the-radar effort to supercharge ethereum smart contracts, is gaining momentum, with some dapps already planning an integration.

Tech  ·  14 April 2017
Craig Wright

Investors Buy Firm Linked to Alleged Bitcoin Creator Craig Wright

A startup tied to Australian academic and businessman Craig Wright, who last year claimed to be the inventor of bitcoin, has been sold.

Tech  ·  13 April 2017
China

Alibaba Affiliate to Expand Blockchain Charity Project

Ant Financial, the payments affiliate of e-commerce giant Alibaba, is moving to expand the scope of its blockchain-powered charity project.

Business  ·  13 April 2017
Bitcoin

From AsicBoost to UASF: Greg Maxwell on Bitcoin’s Path Forward

Greg Maxwell discusses his assertions about an alleged controversial mining technique and the way forward for bitcoin.

Tech  ·  13 April 2017
Security

Blockchain for IoT: Promising, But Caution Needed

While the use case for blockchain in enabling the Internet of Things holds much promise, more research and cooperation is required.

Tech  ·  13 April 2017
Markets

Buy Litecoin? A Likely Tech Upgrade is Winning Over Traders

Will activating SegWit make litecoin a better investment? CoinDesk asks analysts and traders to weigh in on a pressing markets topic.

Tech  ·  13 April 2017
BitGo

UK Royal Mint Begins Testing Blockchain Gold Trading Platform

Testing has begun on a blockchain-based gold trading platform backed by the UK's Royal Mint.

Tech  ·  12 April 2017
Regulation

European Central Bank: Still Too Early for DLT in Eurozone

The ECB has once again shot down the idea that it might use distributed ledger tech as part of its market infrastructure in the near future.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 April 2017
News

Intesa Sanpaolo Trials Data Recordkeeping on the Blockchain

Italian banking conglomerate Banca Intesa Sanpaolo has tested a tool built on the bitcoin blockchain as part of a bid to validate trading data.

Tech  ·  11 April 2017
Technology

Bitcoin’s Latest Scaling Twist: Support is Building for a UASF

Will the 'economic majority' prevail? The latest twist in bitcoin's scaling debate is a backlash movement against its mining community.

Tech  ·  11 April 2017
Paxos

Euroclear Plans 2017 Launch for Blockchain Gold Market

Euroclear is planning to launch its blockchain-based gold trading platform later this year.

Tech  ·  11 April 2017
Exchanges

Exchange Bug Discovery Averts Ethereum Token Theft

The discovery of a coding error has brought to light an issue that could put ethereum-based tokens held at exchanges at risk of theft.

Tech  ·  11 April 2017
Germany

Porsche Seeks Blockchain Companies for Startup Competition

German automaker Porsche is looking to the startup space as it explores blockchain technology.

Business  ·  10 April 2017