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Metronome Now Lets Users Move Tokens Between Blockchains
1.7.2019
Co-founder Jeff Garzik says the insistence on one currency to one blockchain introduces unnecessary risk for token holders
Experts Cite Specialization as Key to Blockchain’s Incorporation Into Financial Services
18.6.2019
Executives from Digital Asset, ISDA, UBS, and Barclays discussed further development of enterprise-grade versions of blockchain technology
Libra White Paper Shows How Facebook Borrowed From Bitcoin and Ethereum
18.6.2019
Cryptocurrency, at scale. That's Facebook's vision as laid out in the long-awaited, just-released Libra white paper
Private Blockchain’s Biggest Startups Integrate in Unprecedented Tie-Up
18.6.2019
A historic change in strategy is taking place at R3 and Digital Asset (DA), who are now collaborating to maximize their respective blockchain ecosystems
14 Banks, 5 Tokens: Fnality’s Expansive Vision for Interbank Blockchains
13.6.2019
Fresh off a $63 million fundraise, execs at bank blockchain consortium Fnality shed some light on the often-secretive project's plan to tokenize fiat currency
Indian Government-Backed Program Offers Crypto and Blockchain Course
13.6.2019
An Indian government-initiated program is offering a course for undergraduates to learn about cryptocurrency, blockchains, and their use cases. This 12-week interactive course is free to enroll and learn from. Among the topics covered are Bitcoin basics and consensus. Meanwhile, India’s...
What Is a Satoshi, the Smallest Unit on the Bitcoin Blockchains
9.6.2019
What is a satoshi? Satoshi (SAT), the smallest unit on the bitcoin blockchain, has become increasingly popular. Here is why
Kadena Releases Updated Smart Contract Language for ‘Hybrid Blockchains’
6.6.2019
The enterprise blockchain startup has updated its Pact programming language to allow smart contract execution between private and public networks
The German Startup Behind Ethereum’s DAO Project Got Acquired By Blockchains
4.6.2019
Blockchains, LLC, an incubator and investment company of blockchain based in the USA has acquired Germany based startup behind dev team of Ethereum, Slock.it. The report surfaced through a press release on 3rd June. The included project of Slock.it enabled secure interaction of human and machine...
Blockchains Acquires Development Firm Behind ‘The DAO’ Project
4.6.2019
Incubator and investment firm Blockchains, LLC acquires slock.it, a blockchain development team behind “The DAO”
Barclays Banks Leads $5.5 Million Funding Round For Crowdz Blockchain’s New Invoice Exchange
29.5.2019
The blockchain industry is expected to expand in the foreseeable future. However, it surely requires support from traditional giants. Barclays Bank is one such traditional stalwart bank which has stepped in the DLT game with a long-term objective. The UK based bank has recently led a $5.5 Million...
Crypto Pioneer David Chaum: Pseudonymous Messaging With Integrated Payments Is Blockchain’s Killer App
27.5.2019
E-cash inventor David Chaum says he believes the real killer app for blockchain and cryptocurrencies will be privacy-oriented messaging systems integrated with payments
20-Year-Old Cryptographic Puzzle Is Solved and Stamped in the Bitcoin Cash Blockchain
17.5.2019
A fiendishly tricky puzzle that has baffled cryptographers for two decades has been solved, and the proof preserved on the BCH and BTC blockchains. The feat, which was achieved 15 years earlier than the puzzle’s architects had anticipated, was commemorated with another premature reveal...
Interoperability Between Different Blockchains Can Create A Network of Networks
15.5.2019
There is no doubt that in today’s technologically advanced world, blockchain and digital currency has been gaining considerable momentum. However, there are still many people who perceive blockchain technology as just a means of a secured peer-to-peer method of payments. Then others feel that...
Pfizer Executive: Technology Is ‘Basically Good Enough’ to Ramp Up Production Blockchains
14.5.2019
A Pfizer executive has challenged existing theories about slow rates of blockchain adoption
Yes, You May Need a Blockchain
14.5.2019
Balaji S. Srinivasan is the former CTO of Coinbase, a Board Partner at Andreessen Horowitz and a member of CoinDesk’s advisory board. The following article originally appeared in Consensus Magazine, distributed exclusively to attendees of CoinDesk’s Consensus 2019 event. There’s a certain kind...
Blockchain’s Adoption Challenge Is a Human Problem, Not Technical
12.5.2019
The “blockchain” concept has the potential to be extremely powerful, but only if society is willing to change direction and purpose, argues Maja Vujinovic
Three Very Different Paths to Blockchain Scaling
11.5.2019
How do you scale a blockchain so that it can process hundreds or even thousands of transactions per second – but without compromising on decentralization? It’s a question that has kept some of the brightest minds in the space awake at night, and some of the more ardent crypto factions...
Trust In Blockchain’s Potential Has Increased By 10% Since 2018 In Deloitte Senior Executives
11.5.2019
Deloitte conducted a survey between February 8 and March 4, 2019. The motive of this survey was to know about the attitudes and beliefs about the investment into the blockchain technology. Around 1386 senior executives participated in this survey from all over the world from countries such...
Tipping the Scales: Could Unit-e Finally Break Blockchain’s Scalability Impasse?
24.1.2019
“A lack of scalability is holding back cryptocurrency adoption. The Unit-e developers are turning this research into real scalable performance” — DTR’s new scalability project ventures into uncharted territory