Insurance broker Marsh has arranged a $150 million policy from Lloyd’s of London syndicate Arch for users of the Ledger Vault crypto custody platform.
Ledger’s Vault Scores $100 Million in Crypto Insurance From Lloyd’s Syndicate
You Can Now Prove a Whole Blockchain With One Math Problem – Really
According to Electric Coin Company research, you can prove the whole bitcoin blockchain in less space than a bitcoin blockhead, only 80-bytes of data.
Facebook’s Libra Lacks Foundational Components for Crypto Key Security
After a review of documentation for the Libra protocol and its planned ecosystem, Steven Sprague believes Facebook left out key security components.
Bitcoin and Blockchain: The Tangled History of Two Tech Buzzwords
The word “blockchain” isn’t used in the bitcoin white paper, the document that started it all. So, how did the term take off as a buzzword?
About That Orange B… The History of Bitcoin’s Logos
Can a logo symbolize the ethos of a project? An industry? An entire movement? Bitcoin’s might have come close.
Is It Time for a Blockchain Brexit?
The U.K. is on the brink of a previously unthinkable ‘hard Brexit’ from the European Union. A solution could be found in the capabilities of blockchain.
How Lightning Makes Bitcoin Great Again (for Payments)
Lightning Labs’ Alex Bosworth talks about how the lightning network provides bitcoin’s best hope for becoming the payments network of the future.
I Got the Mark of the Beast – And It Will Hold My Bitcoin
There’s a lot of overlap between bitcoiners and body hackers. CoinDesk editor Bailey Reutzel traveled to Austin, Texas to explore that crossroads and become a bitcoin holding (literally) cyborg.
The Virtuous Circle of Market Data
The growth of data analytics is about more than extracting insights from bits and bytes – it’s about the role of markets, argues Noelle Acheson.
Bolivars to Bitcoin: Activists to Take Down Venezuela’s Maduro in Art Exhibit
As the situation in Venezuela continues to escalate, artist cryptograffiti, crypto exchange AirTM and merchant services provider Cripto Conserje have teamed up for an all-day fundraiser to tear down – in whatever way they can – Maduro’s regime.
Validators Create New Attack Vectors for Decentralized Systems
Bounty0x CMO Pascal Thellman discusses some of the potential security and incentives issues with validators on proof-of-stake networks.
Token Issuers Must Stop Paying for Market Making
It’s time for the crypto world to adopt the best practices of the traditional public securities exchanges, including rules on ethics and fair dealing.
Why ‘Mainstream Adoption’ Is an Unfair Success Metric for Dapps
We are way too early for “mainstream adoption” to be a sensible success metric for dapps, says Coleman Maher.
BitTorrent’s Master Plan to Bring a Tron-Powered Crypto Token to the Masses
BitTorrent has the user base, Tron has the crypto. The new BitTorrent Token (BTT) white paper explores ways to marry the two.
Stable Times at Circle: A Crypto Startup Counted Out Is Rebuilt and Riding High
CoinDesk profiles Jeremy Allaire, the CEO of the Goldman Sachs-backed crypto startup Circle that had a banner year in 2018.
The FUD Stompers: Like It or Not, XRP Army Is Winning Crypto’s Hashtag War
The XRP Army is hands-down crypto’s most vocal community. Who are they?
Where the Future of Crypto Payments Is Being Built
The Philippines may not be the crypto capital of the world – but it may be where infrastructure building runs the deepest.
Bitcoin Price Suddenly Spikes $300 to Avoid Retest of 2018 Low
A bullish reversal pattern has emerged on bitcoin’s price charts that could extend the latest rally towards $5,000.
Grin and Beam: A Tale of Two Coins Being Built on Bitcoin’s Mimblewimble
Mimblewimble is about to go live – not in one, but in two new cryptocurrency implementations.
The Future of ICOs: In the Hands of Regulators or Innovators?
What is the future of initial coin offerings? One of the movements early leaders suggests the market might be at a tipping point.
