Early results from elections on the neo blockchain suggest the world’s 12th largest cryptocurrency may be struggling to deliver on promised claims.
Civic Is Turning Identity.com Into a Crypto-Powered Personal Data Market
Civic secures a high-quality URL from a longstanding internet company, raising the profile of the whole blockchain industry.
Is Pied Piper Serious? How HBO Inspired Crypto’s Most Confounding Coin
What began as a parody quickly became a coin. Soon it might – might – become its own blockchain. What is happening?
Augur Betting Volumes Just Topped $1 Million (And They’re Accelerating)
Data shared with CoinDesk shows a rapid spike in betting on Augur, a decentralized platform that’s been live for just a few days.
The Kodak KashMiner’s Flashy Debut Ends In Failure
The much-publicized partnership that would have resulted in digital media brand Kodak’s name appearing on a series of bitcoin miners is no more.
Schnorr Is Looking Poised to Become Bitcoin’s Biggest Change Since SegWit
Highly-respected bitcoin developer Pieter Wuille unveiled a draft document outlining the technical makeup of bitcoin’s likely next major upgrade.
What Crypto Really Thinks About Litecoin’s Banking Ambitions
A much-talked-about deal between a cryptocurrency non-profit and a bank saw cheers and jeers this week, and all sorts of reactions in between.
Tether Hires Former Bank Analyst as Chief Compliance Officer
Tether, the company behind the dollar-tied USDT, has hired a chief compliance officer from the eighth-largest bank in North America.
IT Giant Fujitsu Is Launching a ‘Ready-to-Go’ Blockchain Service
Fujitsu has launched a new blockchain consultancy service it claims will deliver a minimum viable product in just five days.
A $3.3 Billion Claim: Has Cardano’s Blockchain ‘Solved’ Proof-of-Stake?
Charles Hoskinson explains cardano’s iterative approach to security, and how its interaction with academic gives it an advantage over other designs.
85% Of Canadians Are ‘Aware’ Of Bitcoin, Says Bank of Canada
The results of a nationwide bitcoin survey conducted December by the Bank of Canada are now in.
$3 Million Fund to Create 25 Marketplaces for Kik Messenger’s Token
Kik CEO Ted Livingston created the kin token so people could easily buy and sell digital stuff online. Now he’s paying devs to make the stuff.
Torrent Site Pirate Bay Spells Out Monero Mining Software Use
Torrent website The Pirate Bay is doubling down on its plan to use visitors’ processing power to mine crypto.
Augur Is Live: Decentralized Prediction Market Launches After 2-Year Beta
A platform for creating decentralized prediction markets, which held one of the first-ever ICOs, has gone live. Finally.
$42 Million In Crypto Is Now Being Airdropped to NEO Investors
The second half of the Neo Council’s airdrop of ONT tokens is finishing up. Now NEP-5 ONT holders need to migrate to Ontology’s mainnet.
Crypto Bounty Hunting Is Offering A Way Out of Poverty
Completing small tasks by “bounty hunting” for cryptocurrency is becoming a lucrative career for users in less advantaged regions of the world.
What Happened When A Secret Bitcoin Key Went Public
The long-awaited reveal of the private keys – once able to trigger a bitcoin alert system – occurred Monday via email by two Bitcoin Core developers.
With Journalists on Ethereum, Will Fake News Meet Its Match?
The ambitious project thinks token-based governance can tackle not just censorship, but fake news, echo chambers and journalism’s other crises.
Ethereum’s Growing Gas Crisis (And What’s Being Done to Stop It)
The ethereum network is seeing new levels of congestion with rising use, a development that is spurring proposals for technical improvements.
Report: Mining Giant Bitmain Valued at $12 Billion in New Funding Round
Chinese bitcoin mining giant Bitmain has reportedly closed a Series B round funding, which values the firm at approximately $12 billion.