Japanese IT giant GMO Internet says it will ship the world’s first bitcoin mining device based on 7nm chips before November.
Experimental Voting Effort Aims to Break Ethereum Governance Gridlock
Vitalik Buterin has suggested experimenting with quadratic voting, a governance model furthered by Dr. Glen Weyl, on the ethereum platform.
MIT Is Testing A Smart Contract-Powered Bitcoin Lightning Network
A recently completed MIT test showcases how bitcoin might not just scale, but do so in a way where it’s transactions are more expressive than today.
A New Startup Has Zooko and Naval Betting on Better Crypto Contracts
If a series of high-profile vulnerabilities weren’t enough to persuade you that today’s smart contracts are insecure, a group of computer scientists that have been researching the tech since the 1980s just might. Announced Monday, computer scientists Mark Miller, Dean Tribble, Brian Warner and Bill Tulloh have launched a new startup, Agoric, to develop a secure, blockchain-agnostic […]
Crypto Tribalism Is Holding Back Blockchain
A more united front among all who believe in blockchain tech’s sweeping potential could help ensure a more constructive legal environment.
Not Just a Bubble: Blockchain Is Already Delivering on the Hype
The new digital gold standard? Well, of course. That goes without saying!
Bitcoin Cash Fork Leaves Users Behind, But Does It Matter?
Bitcoin cash recently hard forked and a little less than 20 percent of nodes didn’t upgrade. The industry argues over whether that matters or not.
Emin Gun Sirer Unveils ‘Simple Yet Powerful’ Consensus Protocols
Cornell University professor Emin Gun Sirer announced a new family of consensus protocols at Token Summit on Thursday.
‘Internet of Blockchains’ Project Polkadot Gets First Proof-of-Concept
Parity Technologies and Web3 Foundation will soon launch the first proof-of-concept of their blockchain interoperability protocol, Polkadot.
Nokia Is Letting Consumers Monetize Their Data with Blockchain
The long-anticipated launch of Streamr’s real-time data platform was accompanied by two high-profile partnership announcements.
Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Unveils Common Blockchain Standards
The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance announced the release of a common technical specification at Consensus 2018 on Wednesday.
Circle Becomes ‘Bitcoin Unicorn’ With Bitmain-Backed Mega-Round
Bitmain is investing big in blockchain firm Circle as part of an ambitious bid to clean up one of the more gray aspects of the crypto economy.
HTC Plans to Ship a Blockchain Phone This Year
HTC was a trailblazer with its move to bring an Android smartphone to market in the late 2000s – and now it wants to do the same with blockchain.
Whitfield Diffie Talks Cryptography ‘Resurgence’ and Blockchain
A pioneer of public-key cryptography said the blockchain boom represents a “resurgence” of the work he helped start in the 1970s.
Amber Baldet’s New Startup Is a Blockchain Dapp Store
Ex-JPMorgan blockchain lead Amber Baldet has finally revealed her new startup, a decentralized application store.
Aion Is Launching a ‘Token Bridge’ to Connect Blockchains
Aion will ask its token holders to destroy their erc-20 aion tokens so that they can move to the aion mainnet, launched last month.
First Bitcoin Smart Contracts Sidechain Now Secured By 1 in 10 Miners
From miner adoption to a lightning-like network to new partners, RSK, which developed the bitcoin smart contracts sidechain, is building momentum.
Moral Food: A Fish’s Trek From ‘Bait to Plate’ on the Ethereum Blockchain
During Ethereal Summit, attendees were invited to track the tuna in their sushi from start to finish through the use of the ethereum blockchain.
A Daily Show Comedian Showed Up to Roast an Ethereum Conference
“No one knows what the !@#$ is going on.”
Ex-JP Morgan Blockchain Lead Hints at Stealth Startup Vision
One of the most influential people in blockchain is close to unveiling her next move.