A new version of an infamous botnet has been detected – and this version is equipped to mine bitcoin.
A new blockchain token sale showcases how innovations in protocol design, coupled with regulatory advances, could disrupt VC.
At a Malta event, Vitalik Buterin, the creator of ethereum, argued further for the role incentives play in securing blockchains.
Members of the ethereum community mostly seem unconcerned about an upcoming technical change, despite risks inherent in the update.
A deep dive into the history of Bitcoin Unlimited, a bitcoin implementation seeking to become the dominant software on the network.
A new bitcoin implementation called 'Bcoin' is attracting wide support as a means to end the scaling debate.
A new blockchain voting prototype built by the operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange has been constructed using code from the Hyperledger project.
One of the industry's largest mining chip manufacturers is weighing in on new controversy surrounding how miners engage with the network.
In Malta this week, researchers revealed a proposal for secure blockchain voting that involves no third party for privacy or tallying votes.
The litecoin network appears to be on the cusp of enacting a technical upgrade that would boost the capacity of its network.
A developer conference in Malta this week saw researchers present new ideas for how blockchains could be built and deployed.
An ethereum-based prediction market project called Gnosis is moving forward toward its public debut.
As the bitcoin scaling debate drags on, patterns are emerging that yield interesting insights into technical exploration on the network.
Should incentives in blockchain systems be a last resort? The developer of the Algorand proof-of-stake system thinks so, but other experts disagree.
Bitcoin startup Purse is spearheading work on a new solution it believes could break the network’s long-simmering scaling gridlock. In a new blog post issued today, Purse has released a specification that includes demo functionality and code for upgrading its bitcoin software implementation, Bcoin, to support “extension blocks”. The technical update seeks to enable the network […]