Russia’s National Settlement Depository will launch its long-awaited digital asset ledger next month – 5,000 kilometers away from its Moscow HQ.
Russia’s Central Depository to Launch Security Token Blockchain Next Month
I Underestimated Just How Many Subpoenas I Would Get
The number of subpoenas early crypto companies got from misinformed government agencies was “staggering,” says Bloq’s Steve Beauregard.
My Bank Account Was Frozen for Bitcoin – And It Only Made Me Love Crypto More
The guy who coined the term “hodl” has a real bitcoin story that only made his interest in the technology stronger.
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.
Digital Renminbi: A Fiat Coin to Make M0 Great Again
Anonymous, cryptocurrencies could become more important in an environment where government money is closely controlled, says Dovey Wan.
Can Bitcoin Win the Digital Payments ‘Gauge War’?
Bitcoin could learn a lesson from the railways, says Simon Johnson: For the customer, it’s just about getting from A to B fastest and cheapest.
Can Bitcoin Win the Digital Payments ‘Gauge War’?
Bitcoin could learn a lesson from the railways, says Simon Johnson: For the customer, it’s just about getting from A to B fastest and cheapest.
Free Markets and the Future of Blockchain
J. Christopher Giancarlo is Chairman at U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the agency of the US government that regulates futures and options markets. This will be the last time I speak to you from the CFTC. Nevertheless, before I go, I wanted to share some thoughts, which I have been saving. My five years at […]
The Blockchain Paradox
Blockchains offer potential solutions to deep-seated problems in society, but their own governance issues need to be solved first, writes Pindar Wong.
Yes, You May Need a Blockchain
Balaji S. Srinivasan is the former CTO of Coinbase, a Board Partner at Andreessen Horowitz and a member of CoinDesk’s advisory board. The following article originally appeared in Consensus Magazine, distributed exclusively to attendees of CoinDesk’s Consensus 2019 event. There’s a certain kind of developer who states that blockchains are just terrible databases. As the […]
Slowly But Surely: May Was a Quietly Big Month for Blockchain
Don Tapscott writes that 10 events, in particular, demonstrate just how much innovation we’ve seen during May, the “Month of Blockchain.”
From Crypto Winter to DeFi: A Year of Loss and Opportunity
The year since the last Consensus event wasn’t just a crypto winter. It also included impressive progress in blockchain evolution, writes Michael Casey.
Blockchain’s Adoption Challenge Is a Human Problem, Not Technical
The “blockchain” concept has the potential to be extremely powerful, but only if society is willing to change direction and purpose, argues Maja Vujinovic.
When the Dust Settles: The Bitfinex Probe Reveals Structural Weaknesses
The Bitfinex probe highlights not just the lack of reliable banking, but also – somewhat overlooked – the lack of auditing services, says Noelle Acheson.
HTC Says Its Next Smartphone Will Run a Full Bitcoin Node
HTC plans to release a low-cost smartphone capable of running a full bitcoin node by the end of Q3.
Moving Beyond ‘The Blockchain Is the App’
Blockchains are useless on their own. For decentralized computing to work, they must intersect with other solutions. writes Intel’s Mic Bowman.
Binance, Bitfinex and Tether: What’s the Worst That Can Happen?
Recent events involving Binance, Bitfinex and Tether suggest there’s potential for “catastrophic, systemic risk in crypto,” Dan Cawrey argues.
All of It Dark, All of It P2P: After the Binance Hack, Bitcoin Doesn’t Cut It
That Binance could have colluded with miners to roll back hack transactions means bitcoin is not resistant enough to censorship, says Amir Taaki.
JPMorgan Has Quietly Rebooted the Blockchain Tech Behind Its JPM Coin
JPMorgan has been replacing key privacy components of its Quorum blockchain platform over the past six months.