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IBM Blockchain to Offer Decentralized Smart Contract Option
12.5.2020
IBM is implementing the Hyperledger Fabric 2.0 base layer to support smart contract governance on its blockchain platform
Trust No Dapp: Chainlink Launches Oracle for Provable Randomness
12.5.2020
Chainlink may be solving part of the problem that first drove Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin’s interest in decentralized applications
The Brooklyn Nets’ Spencer Dinwiddie Makes the Bull Case for Tokenizing Entertainers
12.5.2020
"I envision a world where a Kevin Hart token can trade for a Lebron James token can trade for a Serena Williams token," Spencer Dinwiddie said
Blockchain Bites: Making Sense of the Halving, Consensus Distributed’s First Day
12.5.2020
Get all the news from the first day of Consensus: Distributed, including the latest on Bitcoin's third halving. (And, who had the best Zoom backgrounds?)
Hut 8 Mining Revenue Continues Decline in Q1
11.5.2020
Hut 8's Q1 2020 earnings fell, pulled lower by falling revenue, decreased EBITDA and increased collateral requirements
The Kings of Crypto: An Inside Look at the History of Coinbase
11.5.2020
Author Jeff John Roberts is joined by Fred Ehrsam to talk about the rise of CoinBase and Ehrsam’s experience in crypto. Fred Ehrsam, who co-founded Coinbase, said that crypto has been good to him. “I feel like as somebody who works in crypto, we’re pretty lucky in this...
Market Wrap: Where Does Bitcoin Go After the Halving?
11.5.2020
With the highly anticipated bitcoin halving reducing new mining supply, what are crypto traders thinking about upcoming market behavior?
Bitcoin Halving Arrives: Mining Rewards Drop for Third Time in History
11.5.2020
Bitcoin's third halving, a once-every-four-years occurrence and the most anticipated event this year in the cryptocurrency industry, has finally happened
The Great Monetary Inflation: Paul Tudor Jones’ Complete Case for Bitcoin
11.5.2020
The story behind the soundbite: why one of the world’s most famous investors is betting on bitcoin as a hedge against a new inflation era
Donate to Help Fight COVID-19 With CoinDesk and NY Blockchain Week
11.5.2020
During Consensus: Distributed, CoinDesk is raising money for COVID-19 relief using an innovative method called quadratic funding
What to Watch at Consensus: Distributed – Mass Adoption
11.5.2020
Mass adoption is on everyone's mind. Here are the shows you'll want to catch on the topic at Consensus: Distributed
US Banking Regulator Suggests Federal Licensing Framework for Crypto Firms
11.5.2020
Brian Brooks, now a US banking regulator, said creating a federal license for crypto startups might make more sense than subjecting them to 50 different state money transmitter approvals
Binance.US Launches OTC Trading Desk for Large Trades
11.5.2020
Binance US has launched an OTC trading portal for major orders above $10,000
Zcash Alliance Aims to Bring Privacy Tech to Bitcoin, Cosmos and Ethereum
11.5.2020
Zcash-inspired privacy tools are coming to Bitcoin's Lightning Network and many other blockchain ecosystems, creating a shared cryptocurrency privacy layer
Vitalik Buterin Says Much-Delayed Ethereum 2.0 Still on Track for July Launch
11.5.2020
Ethereum's founder says the network's big upgrade is on track to launch in July, bringing proof of stake and new scalability features to the network
The Problem With Money Is ‘Too Much Privacy,’ Says Ex-US Treasury Secretary Summers
11.5.2020
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said there may be “too much privacy” associated with government-issued cash, noting the prevalence of money laundering and its widespread use for storing and moving the proceeds from corruption
ErisX Announces Launch of First US Ether Futures Contracts
11.5.2020
ErisX is launching physically settled ether futures contracts, it announced Monday
Crypto.com Lands Record $360M Insurance Cover for Offline Bitcoin Vaults
11.5.2020
Crypto.com has gathered a record-breaking $360 million worth of insurance to cover the potential loss of coins stored in special offline vaults
Parity’s Gavin Wood Takes a Swipe at Ethereum
11.5.2020
Gavin Wood, an original co-founder of Ethereum, took a few good swipes at the second-largest cryptocurrency he helped create at Consensus: Distributed
Hedge Fund Pioneer Paul Tudor Jones Says He Holds 1%-2% of Assets in Bitcoin
11.5.2020
"We’re watching the birthing of a store of value, and whether that succeeds or not only time will tell," he told CNBC