Use Cases & Verticals

Exchanges

2018: A Record-Breaking Year for Crypto Exchange Hacks

The CEO of one of the largest crypto security companies recaps his takeaways from the year that was.

Policy & regulation  ·  29 December 2018
Wallets

Security Researchers Break Ledger Wallets With Simple Antennae

Calling themselves Wallet.Fail, three security researchers found ways to access crypto cold wallets in ways that weren't intended by their creators.

Policy & regulation  ·  28 December 2018
Banking

2019: The Year Blockchain Begins Finance’s Great Unbundling

There will be opportunities for smart blockchain companies that can find their niche in the coming unbundling, says Ripple's Asheesh Birla.

Business  ·  27 December 2018
Ethereum

3 Conflicts That Will Shape Blockchain Tech in 2019

Three areas of conflict are taking shape in the crypto space and 2019 will see them unleashed in full force, says MintBit's Arwen Smit.

Business  ·  26 December 2018
Business News

The Crypto Winter Wasn’t the Real Story of 2018, and It Won’t Be for 2019 Either

Eric Piscini, CEO of Citizens Reserve and Deloitte's former blockchain lead, outlines the key threads of 2018 and how they signal what's coming for 2019.

Business  ·  21 December 2018
Dapps

A Middle Way Forward for Blockchain

"Not too little. Not too much. Just right.” Chromaway's CEO gives his take on why the Swedish saying may be key to unlocking blockchain's potential.

Business  ·  20 December 2018
Coinbase

Coinbase Will Soon Reward You for Studying Crypto

Coinbase is launching a new product to help customers earn 0x tokens while learning about crypto assets.

Business  ·  20 December 2018
News

ASX Reaffirms 2021 DLT Rollout After Blythe Masters Steps Down

The Australian Securities Exchange will continue to work on its DLT-based settlement system despite the departure of of Blythe Masters, the former CEO of its partner Digital Asset.

Business  ·  19 December 2018
Security

TrustToken Says It Passed 3 Security Audits With No Bugs Found

TrustToken says its tech has passed three independent security audits, while its stablecoin is now seeing trading volume over $1 billion a month.

Policy & regulation  ·  19 December 2018
Ethereum

MultiChain Releases 2.0 Beta, Adds SAP and HCL as Partners

Enterprise blockchain framework MultiChain is beefing up its partner list as it starts to roll out the next version of its software.

Business  ·  19 December 2018
Security Tokens

Overstock’s Medici Acquires Digital Tokens Representing Startup Equity Shares

Overstock's Medici Ventures has successfully transferred 3.6 million tokenized shares from Chainstone Labs using Ravencoin's blockchain.

Business  ·  18 December 2018
AWS

Amazon Plays Its Own Game With Enterprise Blockchain

Amazon Web Services, the e-commerce giant’s cloud computing arm, is having its proverbial blockchain cake and eating it, too.

Business  ·  18 December 2018
Supply Chain

South Korean Government Trials Blockchain for Shipping Efficiency Boost

Two South Korean government ministries are exploring blockchain's potential to bring new efficiencies to port logistics.

Business  ·  18 December 2018
News

US Lawmaker Suggests ‘WallCoin’ to Fund Trump’s Mexico Border Wall

Representative Warren Davidson has suggested using a cryptocurrency to crowdfund a wall on the Mexican border.

Business  ·  13 December 2018
News

Report: Venezuela Is Forcibly Converting Pension Balances to the Petro

Venezuela has reportedly begun automatically converting residents' pensions into its controversial cryptocurrency.

Business  ·  12 December 2018