Technology

Japan

Major Japanese Banks Seek Lower Costs With Blockchain Payments

A group of major Japanese banks has published the first results of a blockchain interbank payments trial.

Business  ·  1 December 2016
Markets

Zcash Prices Are Finally Beginning to Show Some Stability

Zcash (ZEC) price movements enjoyed relative stability on 30th November, contrasting with its volatile early history.

Tech  ·  1 December 2016
Japan

Japan Exchange Group Expands Blockchain Trials

The Japan Exchange Group (JPX) has formed a consortium between several companies within its umbrella to test a blockchain proof-of-concept.

Business  ·  30 November 2016
Banking

Hyperledger Blockchain Project Passes 100-Member Milestone

The Linux Foundation-led Hyperledger project has announced it now has 100 institutional members backing the open-source blockchain effort.

Business  ·  30 November 2016
Ethereum

WeChat-Inspired Wallets Are Coming to Ethereum

Ethereum will soon be getting a wallet with a WeChat-like interface.

Tech  ·  30 November 2016
Banking

R3 Releases Code for Distributed Ledger Tech Corda

R3CEV, the startup behind the global bank consortium focused on distributed ledger applications, has open sourced the code for its Corda platform.

Business  ·  30 November 2016
Ethereum

Ether Prices Near 7-Month Low As Blockchain Issues Spook Investors

The price of ether (ETH) fell below $8 for the first time since April today, dropping to its lowest total in almost seven months. Overall, ether prices suffered slight fluctuations for the day’s trading, falling to as little as $7.88 at 08:34 UTC. The decline in price followed a spate of tech challenges for the ethereum network, which recently suffered […]

Tech  ·  29 November 2016
Smart Contracts

Ledger Launches Hardware Wallet for the Smart Contract Era

Ledger, the maker of the Nano USB hardware wallet, has announced a new high-end product aimed at enterprise users and savvy consumers.

Tech  ·  26 November 2016
Bitcoin

21 Files for New Bitcoin Mining Patent

21 Inc has applied for a patent for specialized bitcoin mining circuitry, public records show.

Business  ·  23 November 2016
Ethereum

Ethereum’s Fourth Fork: So Far, So Good

Ethereum rolled out its latest hard fork today, and so far, the side effects have been minimal.

Tech  ·  22 November 2016
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Miners Can Now Signal Support for SegWit

If they so choose, miners can now safely signal their support for a major bitcoin update.

Tech  ·  18 November 2016
Mining

ViaBTC Sparks Bitcoin Scaling Debate in Reddit AMA

The head of a Chinese mining pool backing an alternative bitcoin implementation completed a Reddit AMA earlier today.

Tech  ·  17 November 2016
Craig Wright

Gavin Andresen Now Regrets Role in Satoshi Nakamoto Saga

Gavin Andreseen says he now regrets getting involved in trying to verify Crag Wright's claim he is Satoshi Nakamoto.

Tech  ·  16 November 2016
Lightning Network

Bitcoin’s Lightning Network is Now Digital Asset Compatible

Colored coins over Lightning? A demo mash-up of the two experimental bitcoin technologies went live today.

Tech  ·  16 November 2016
Ethereum

Ethereum Sets Date for Fourth Blockchain Fork

Ethereum developers have unveiled details of its second fork to address denial of service attacks affecting the network.

Tech  ·  15 November 2016