The Web3 Foundation plans to adopt blockchain startup Kadena’s smart contract programming language for the Polkadot ecosystem.
Alibaba’s Ant Financial Starts Pre-Launch Testing of Business Blockchain
The fintech arm of Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group said it expects the blockchain to go live in around three months.
HTC Will Support Binance Chain With Special Edition Smartphone
HTC’s special edition EXODUS blockchain smartphone will allow users to directly access Binance’s decentralized exchange and token.
MAS, JPMorgan Build Payments System With Inter-Blockchain Connectivity
Working with JPMorgan and Temasek, Singapore’s central bank has developed a prototype blockchain-based cross border payments system.
How Bitcoin’s Lightning Can Be Used for Private Messaging
Bitcoin’s lightning network might have a use case beyond faster and more scalable payments, thanks to an experimental version called Whatsat.
Longtime Bitcoin Advocate Launches Broker-Dealer for Crypto Firms
Longtime bitcoin advocate Bruce Fenton has created a new broker-dealer for digital asset firms and financial advisors called Watchdog Capital.
Ripple Invests in Biometric Cybersecurity Startup’s $2.2 Million Round
Keyless, a London-based cybersecurity startup, claims to be the first firm to combine biometrics and cryptography.
Avalon Bitcoin Miner Maker Canaan Officially Files for $400 Million US IPO
Avalon bitcoin miner maker Canaan Creative has just formally filed for a $400 million US IPO.
From Banking Giants to Tech Darlings, China Reveals Over 500 Enterprise Blockchain Projects
As President Xi called on China to seize blockchain opportunities, industry heavyweights are already leading hundreds of enterprise projects.
As Lightning’s Economy Takes Shape, Devs Are Split on Proposed Fee Hike
At the lightning network’s inaugural conference in Berlin, the future economics of the bitcoin payment technology took center stage.
Researchers Uncover Bitcoin ‘Attack’ That Could Slow or Stop Lightning Payments
A new denial-of-service attack could slow down or completely stop bitcoin payments over the lightning network.
HTC’s Latest Blockchain Phone Can Run a Full Bitcoin Node
The Taiwanese electronics giant has launched the Exodus 1s phone with a built-in hardware wallet and the ability to support a bitcoin node.
CoinShares, Blockchain Launch Gold Token Network on a Bitcoin Sidechain
Two years in the making and already backed by some $20 million in digitized gold, CoinShares announced the DGLD token Tuesday.
Zcash’s Halo Breakthrough Is a Big Deal – Not Just For Cryptocurrencies
CoinDesk’s Mike Casey explores a technological breakthrough by the company behind the zcash cryptocurrency.
TRON, Stellar Join Mousebelt’s Blockchain Education Alliance to Train Student Developers
The 13 firm alliance will tackle crypto recruiters’ perennial high-demand-and-low-supply job quandary with a raft of tools to train students.
Australia’s Gold Mint Is Backing a Crypto Token on Ethereum
The government-owned Perth Mint is backing a new digital token aimed to allow investors to trade and settle gold in real time.
New Libra Fork Will Create Permissionless Stablecoin Free of Corporate Control
Thirty blockchain companies and nonprofit organizations plan to fork the Facebook-led Libra cryptocurrency to build an open alternative.
Bitcoin’s Dropping Lightning Capacity Might Not Be a Bad Thing
A look at some recent data around usage on bitcoin’s lightning network.
NBA’s Sacramento Kings to Reward Loyal Fans With Crypto Tokens
Based on the ERC-20 standard, the Kings Token will be a first for a U.S. professional sports team.
From Cardano to Ethereum, 2020 Could Be Deciding Year for Proof-of-Stake
Two of the industry’s most hotly anticipated PoS networks are scheduled to (re)launch in Q1.