Technology

Venture Capital

UK Government Seeks Distributed Ledger Projects in £15 Million Competition

The UK Government has launched a new technology competition inviting submissions related to distributed ledger technology.

Business  ·  22 September 2016
Regulation

Thomson Reuters Demos New Ethereum Blockchain Use Cases

Thomson Reuters scientist Dr Tim Nugent detailed the company's ethereum research efforts at Devcon2 today.

Tech  ·  21 September 2016
Central Bank

Blockchain Revolution Won’t Happen ‘Soon’, Says Bank of England

A senior Bank of England official doesn’t believe widespread blockchain adoption will happen anytime soon.

Tech  ·  20 September 2016
Startups

State Street Tests Blockchain for Investment Tracking

State Street is working on a new blockchain project aimed at cataloging transactions tied to investment assets.

Business  ·  20 September 2016
Startups

JPMorgan Seeks Faster Settlement Times in Blockchain Trials

A JPMorgan executive says the multinational bank still has a long way to go to meet its blockchain objectives.

Business  ·  20 September 2016
Ethereum

Nasdaq Veteran Joins Ethereum Foundation as Security Lead

Nasdaq information security specialist Martin Holst Swende has officially joined the Ethereum Foundation as its full-time security lead.

Tech  ·  20 September 2016
Ethereum

Santander Vies to Become First Bank to Issue Cash on Blockchain

Spanish banking giant Santander is working on a project that explores how it could digitize customer cash using the public ethereum blockchain.

Business  ·  20 September 2016
Bank of England

Bank of England Considers Blockchain Compatibility for Settlement Service

The UK’s central bank said last week that it wants its next-generation settlement system to be blockchain-compatible.

Tech  ·  19 September 2016
Ethereum

Ethereum’s Creator Proves Blockchain Scaling Vision is No Joke

Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin gave a lengthy speech at Devcon2 this week focused on efforts to scale the protocol.

Tech  ·  19 September 2016
Ethereum

How Ethereum’s Wallets Are Evolving

Ethereum was built using different consensus rules than bitcoin, so wallets also need to function in an alternative way. But what are the options?

Tech  ·  17 September 2016
Ethereum

Making Sense of Blockchain’s Summer of Stupid (On Perfect Illusions)

What do we make of the blockchain's confounding summer of 2016? CoinDesk's Pete Rizzo attempts to explain.

Tech  ·  16 September 2016
Ethereum

Vitalik Buterin to Debut Ethereum Scaling Paper at Devcon

Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin will present a new version of his 'mauve paper' at Devcon next week.

Tech  ·  15 September 2016
Ethereum

Blockchain Veterans Unveil Secure Smart Contracts Framework

Two notable blockchain developers are releasing an open-source smart contract security tool.

Tech  ·  15 September 2016
Startups

TØ Enlists New Broker-Dealer for Blockchain Trading Platform

Overstock subsidiary tØ has partnered with a new broker-dealer as part of its bid to launch a blockchain trading platform.

Business  ·  14 September 2016
Bitcoin

Preparing for a Bitcoin Hard Fork

Amid controversy, bitcoin developers see a need to begin researching more drastic technical changes to the network.

Tech  ·  14 September 2016