Sharding Is Already Ushering in Radical New Ethereum Designs One of ethereum’s biggest upgrades isn’t quite live, but that doesn’t mean it’s not inspiring critical thinking about how to boost the network.… Read More
Hyperledger Tech Heats Up Ahead of Blockchain Software Debuts 2018 is shaping up to be a watershed year for enterprise-grade blockchain, with the upcoming launch of four Hyperledger solutions into version 1.0.… Read More
A G20 Crypto Policy? Let’s Hope It’s a Pipe Dream The world’s economic leaders are seeking a globally coordinated policy on cryptocurrencies. This could take a while. But that may be just as well.… Read More
Vitalik Wants You to Pay to Slow Ethereum’s Runaway Growth Ethereum’s creator has proposed a new fee to help keep the cryptocurrency decentralized.… Read More
If Facebook Can Be Worth Billions, Why Can’t Cryptocurrencies? CoinDesk Editor Pete Rizzo puts forth an alternate way to think about crypto valuations – one that might poke holes in critics’ bubble talk.… Read More
Child Porn On Bitcoin? Why This Doesn’t Mean What You Think Bitcoin isn’t illegal, but SESTA-FOSTA could be used to sue miners or node operators depending on what they store in the blockchain.… Read More
Blythe Masters’ Next Move? Get FIs Hooked On Blockchain SDKs Former JP Morgan executive Blythe Masters recently unveiled a new software suite designed to help propel the next wave of business blockchain growth.… Read More
Waiting Game? Why Coinbase Won’t Add New Cryptos Anytime Soon Adding new cryptocurrencies is a “top priority” for Coinbase, and it’s becoming more clear how the exchange makes decisions about which to support. … Read More
The Crypto ‘Kill Switch’: Monero Is Going to War Against Big Miners Big miners are eying monero as a next money-maker. The only problem? Developers are taking steps to keep them out entirely.… Read More
The Right Way to Think About Crypto Tokens Two researchers have written a paper that explains how utility tokens give consumers direct collective power over price, provided issuers don’t cheat.… Read More