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MIT Fellow Accuses Facebook of ‘Lifting’ His Ideas for Libra Cryptocurrency
26.7.2019
MIT fellow Alex Lipton claims Facebook borrowed the guts of its Libra project from a paper he co-authored last year
What It’s Like to Review Bitcoin’s Code
19.7.2019
CoinDesk dives deep into the complex process of reviewing code for the Bitcoin Core software
Coder Proposes Alternative to Bitcoin’s ‘Notoriously Unreliable’ Testnet
18.7.2019
Introduced Wednesday, a new proposal called Signet offers a fresh alternative to bitcoin's test network
Korea’s Biggest Credit Card Firm Wins Patent for Blockchain Credit System
15.7.2019
Shinhan Card has been granted a patent for a blockchain payment system that could reportedly do away with physical credit cards
How Bitcoin Might Help the World’s Oppressed Sidestep Censorship – in Space
12.7.2019
An advocacy group is testing out the idea that the combination of bitcoin and orbital communication can help fight news censorship
Safety Without Silos: Why Businesses Will Learn to Love Public Ethereum
9.7.2019
Enterprises are finally realizing that mainnet ethereum is a way to end decades of brittle, balkanized and bespoke system integration, writes John Wolpert
Facebook’s Libra Lacks Foundational Components for Crypto Key Security
7.7.2019
After a review of documentation for the Libra protocol and its planned ecosystem, Steven Sprague believes Facebook left out key security components
Electrum Wallet Is Adding Support for Bitcoin’s Lightning Network
5.7.2019
The popular wallet service Electrum is soon to add official support for bitcoin's lightning network, its founder has told CoinDesk
Fujitsu Develops Blockchain IDs That Score Trustworthiness in Transactions
4.7.2019
Fujitsu Laboratories has unveiled digital identity tech that scores users' reliability to increase the security of online transactions
Blockstream Launches Atomic Swaps on Liquid Bitcoin Sidechain
3.7.2019
Blockstream has created an "experimental" tool making it easier for users to trade "trustlessly" between tokens on its Liquid sidechain
Huobi to Target Decentralized Finance With New Public Blockchain
2.7.2019
Huobi Group is building a "regulator-friendly" public blockchain specifically designed for use cases within decentralized finance
Russia’s Largest Bank Is Quitting Central Bank’s Blockchain Project
2.7.2019
Enterprise blockchain project Masterchain is falling short of expectations – and Russia's largest bank is quitting in frustration
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
Monero and Zcash Conferences Showcase Their Differences (And Links)
30.6.2019
The future of privacy coins relies on technologists getting the governance setup right. Here's both sides of the zcash debate
Facebook’s Libra Crypto Code Draws Critiques and Clones
29.6.2019
Would-be coders and eager trolls are digging into the early code for Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency
Kakao’s Klaytn Blockchain Has Gone Live With Support From Major Firms
27.6.2019
The Klaytn blockchain from the fold of messaging app giant Kakao has just gone live, with a governing body supported by big enterprises like LG
ConsenSys Spin-Out 3Box Raises $2.5 Million to Build ID Tools for Dapp Devs
26.6.2019
ID startup 3Box is spinning out of ethereum incubator ConsenSys with $2.5 million in new funding
Meeting Bitcoiners Online When They Live in the Same City
23.6.2019
Bitcoin developer Mark "Murch" Erhardt tells CoinDesk about the most surprising interaction he ever had in his years of running the Bitcoin Stack Exchange. Turns out the crypto world *is* that small!
Why Ethereum’s Privacy Matters and What’s Being Built to Support It
23.6.2019
With the goal of boosting adoption, these four projects are building tools that advance privacy on ethereum
Staking Isn’t Just a Way to Earn Crypto Money – And It Shouldn’t Be
22.6.2019
Staking is getting attention for all the wrong reasons, and it’s time to re-examine its role, argues Decred's Jake Yocom-Piatt