Joe Lubin and Jimmy Song Make Bitcoin Bet Over Blockchain ‘Magic Dust’ The ethereum evangelist and bitcoin maximalist battled it out after Amber Baldet’s startup pitch didn’t strike the right note.… Read More
Crypto Self-Governance Touted as Solution to Regulatory ‘Mess’ With the absence of formal rules leaving gray areas, panelists at Consensus 2018 argued that crypto firms should lead the way with self-regulation.… Read More
AlphaPoint Launches Framework for Real Estate Blockchain Tokens Alphapoint and Muirfield Investments announce partnership to securitize property on the blockchain with a new token standard with built-in compliance.… Read More
Amber Baldet’s New Startup Is a Blockchain Dapp Store Ex-JPMorgan blockchain lead Amber Baldet has finally revealed her new startup, a decentralized application store.… Read More
Grappling with Crypto Miners’ Existential Question: ASICs or GPUs? ASICs offer security. GPUs offer decentralization. The answer might come down to your view of governments.… Read More
Aion Is Launching a ‘Token Bridge’ to Connect Blockchains Aion will ask its token holders to destroy their erc-20 aion tokens so that they can move to the aion mainnet, launched last month.… Read More
EU, US Lawmakers Tout ‘Sandbox’ Approach for Blockchain Development Lawmakers at CoinDesk’s Consensus 2018 conference today argued that regulatory “sandboxes” may offer the best approach for blockchain innovation.… Read More
US Regulators Need to Move Faster on Crypto, Consensus Panelists Say Early industry investors argued that US regulators must provide clarity in order for investors to capitalize on blockchain opportunities. … Read More
Banks Ink Blockchain Trade Finance Transaction with Food Giant Cargill HSBC and ING have performed a claimed world-first trade finance transaction on a single blockchain system for agri-food firm Cargill.… Read More
FedEx CEO: Adopt New Tech Like Blockchain or Be Disrupted The chief of logistic giant FedEx has spoken of the need to adopt new technologies like blockchain at CoinDesk’s Consensus 2018 event. … Read More