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Polymath Eyes June Testnet Launch for New Blockchain Designed for Security Tokens
14.5.2020
The firm is soon to launch the first test network for its new blockchain designed to bring new safeguards for financial institutions working with security tokens
Popular BTC Derivatives Product Goes Live on DeFi’s dYdX
13.5.2020
Andreessen Horowitz-backed dYdX released its Bitcoin Perpetual Contract out of private alpha on Wednesday, bringing a key BTC derivatives product to DeFi
Blockchain Firm Partners Indian Government to Boost Earnings for Farmers
13.5.2020
Agtech startup Agri10x is working with India's government to better connect small-scale farmers to global buyers, using blockchain to cut out the middleman
Vitalik Buterin Clarifies Remarks on Expected Launch Date of Eth 2.0
13.5.2020
Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin: “I defer to the client devs on timelines and if they are now saying ‘Q3’ more broadly then I believe them.”
CipherTrace Wants to Guide Central Banks on Their Digital Currency Projects
12.5.2020
The blockchain analytics firm is launching an initiative to pitch itself to central banks as both a tech partner and a guiding influence on future digital currency projects
China’s BSN Aims to Reclaim Financial Data From Tech Giants
12.5.2020
Research Fellow Martin Chorzempa argued that China’s blockchain strategy is entirely focused on domestic objectives during Consensus
UAE Bank Opens Bangladesh Remittance Corridor using Ripple’s Blockchain Tech
12.5.2020
RAKBank aims to speed up remittances for Bangladeshi expats after integrating with RippleNet
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
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
Main Barrier to CBDC Is Philosophy, Not Tech, Says European Central Bank Rep
11.5.2020
ECB executive board, Yves Mersch, believes that the main impediment for CBDC is philosophical rather than technological
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
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
CoinDesk 50: How the People’s Bank of China Became a CBDC Leader
11.5.2020
China's central bank, part of CoinDesk's new 50 list, is a pioneer of central digital currencies. Now the rest of the world is racing to catch up
How to Protect Your Crypto From Cyber Attacks During COVID-19
9.5.2020
At-home working opens up security issues for crypto. Oxford University researcher (and Consensus speaker) David Shrier outlines ways to mitigate the risk
Blockchain Jobs Are the Highest Paying Tech Roles in the UK
9.5.2020
A new study reveals that blockchain offers the best salaries in the UK’s technology industry
Tech Giants Are Role Models in Developing Cross-Chain Interoperability
8.5.2020
Analysis of the challenges and benefits of creating blockchain protocols capable of true interoperability
PegaSys Ethereum Suite Now Available on Microsoft’s Azure Marketplace
8.5.2020
Developers can now access the tools needed to manage a full-scale Enterprise Ethereum network through Microsoft's tech marketplace
Vietnam’s HDBank Taps Blockchain Network to Streamline Bank Credit for Corporates
8.5.2020
The bank has signed up to a blockchain-based trade finance network from Contour with the aim of bringing corporate settlements into the digital realm