The block size debate, long one of the defining challenges hanging over bitcoin’s tech community, took an interesting twist late last month. A years-long discussion about how best to scale the functioning $15bn economic network mid-flight, the debate has largely been characterized by a face-off between those who would increase the 1MB block size via an efficiency […]
The Smart Dubai initiative is on the hunt for startups to take part in a new blockchain contest, offering prizes of up to $20,000 for the winner.
A group of researchers has proposed a new way to more closely monitor the behavior of nodes that relay information on a blockchain network.
The executive arm of the European Union government is planning to expand its work on blockchain, an official said last week.
Ethereum has been criticized by some for its lack of production-ready projects, but a number of dapps are now making significant progress.
Microsoft and professional services firm KPMG have announced the opening of new innovation workshops focused on blockchain development.
Ether prices surged on 14th February, pushing higher amid a strong pickup in trading volume and a leveraged market.
Work on ethereum's next scheduled software release is advancing according to the blockchain platform's creator.
Can dedicated hardware bring institutions on board with blockchain in a way that consensus-driven hard forks can't? This company is betting on it.
An effort to prohibit the tracking of firearms with distributed ledgers has progressed to the state's Senate.
Members of the Post-Trade Distributed Ledger Group see a multi-year adoption timeline for the technology, according to a new survey.
While blockchain startups are targeting the hedge fund industry, venture capital may be a better place to focus efforts, says Noelle Acheson.
Developers are probing deeper into how best to execute a hard fork – a contentious upgrading tool that promises numerous benefits for bitcoin.
India’s biggest stock exchange and a group of domestic banks recently collaborated on a know-your-customer data trial involving blockchain. The test involved the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE), ICICI Bank, IDFC Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, IndusInd Bank and RBL Bank, as well as HDFC Securities, a Mumbai-based brokerage. Blockchain startup Elemential provided the technology for the […]
Academics still aren't sure why bitcoin is so robust, but one Cornell professor has made it her mission to find out.