No Miners? Intel Seeks to Automate DLT Block Verification A newly released Intel patent application sets out a system for automatically creating and validating blocks on a distributed ledger.… Read More
Deloitte: 3 out of 4 Big Companies See ‘Compelling’ Case for Blockchain Most big firms find blockchain compelling, but some of those same firms also find it overhyped, according to a new survey.… Read More
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.… Read More
China-Backed Researchers to Rank the World’s Blockchains A scientific institution overseen by China has announced that it will produce monthly assessments of blockchain projects.… Read More
JP Morgan’s New DLT Lead: We’re Not Done With Blockchain Innovation Christine Moy, Amber Baldet’s successor at JPMorgan, shares her thoughts on the future of enterprise DLT and the role of public blockchain networks.… Read More
Zcash Privacy Weakened by Certain Behaviors, Researchers Say Patterns in usage have allowed four researchers to link many supposedly private zcash transactions to mining pools and founders. Zcash has responded.… Read More
Microsoft Unveils New Blockchain Tools for Azure Microsoft announced a new “scaffolding” toolkit through its Azure Blockchain Workbench, which can help developers quickly build applications.… Read More
ASX Exchange Targets 2020 for DLT Settlement System Launch The Australian Securities Exchange provided an update on its plans to replace its settlement and clearing system with blockchain technology.… Read More
PBoC Researcher Touts More Centralized Approach to Blockchain Giving up full decentralization could solve many of blockchain’s existing problems, says Yao Qian, research director at China’s central bank. … Read More
Sony Eyes Blockchain Use for Digital Rights Data Sony believes a blockchain can be used as a digital rights management solution by storing ownership information.… Read More