Should the Bitfinex hack be seen as a call to action? That's the opinion of Nozomi Hayes, who argues it provides evidence decentralization is needed. | Continue reading
Bitcoin prices experienced modest fluctuations in July, pushing higher in anticipation of the halving and then declining after the event. | Continue reading
In this opinion piece, Antony Lewis argues that the term 'distributed ledger' needs clarifying due to the new emerging use cases for the technology. | Continue reading
In this piece, CoinDesk explores Steemit, a social media blockchain that rewards users for creating and voting on content. | Continue reading
Ethereum-focused startup ConsenSys is making inroads bringing the blockchain to South America. | Continue reading
The European Banking Association is calling for greater regulatory oversight for bitcoin exchanges and custodial wallets. | Continue reading
The Linux Foundation-led Hyperledger blockchain project will soon elect a new technical steering committee (TSC) and TSC chairperson. | Continue reading
Russian authorities are reportedly planning to abandon efforts to institute criminal penalties for bitcoin users. | Continue reading
Distributed ledger tech will form the “foundation” of financial services infrastructure, according to a new report by the World Economic Forum. | Continue reading
An MIT Media Lab research affiliate believes that by using the blockchain to distribute information, robots could solve problems more efficiently. | Continue reading
CoinDesk today announced its plans to double its current headcount from six to 12 full-time employees by the end of 2016. | Continue reading
Cryptsy CEO Paul Vernon may have stolen as much as $3.3m from the digital currency exchange, according to new court documents. | Continue reading
'Big Four' accounting firms Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG, and PwC meet with others to discuss possibly forming a blockchain accounting consortium. | Continue reading
A team of ethereum developers has successfully completed what they say is the first off-blockchain transaction on the network. | Continue reading
A market is developing for Bitfinex's newly issued equity tokens, with their value rising 4x in the hours after the troubled exchange's reopening. | Continue reading
Pantera Capital partner and chief technology officer Steven Waterhouse has officially left the VC firm. | Continue reading
Bitfinex is reportedly offering a reward worth up to $3.6m for the recovery of bitcoins stolen from its exchange. | Continue reading
California is once again moving forward with legislation that would update its money transmitter rules to capture digital currency startups. | Continue reading
Bitfinex has announced that it will resume trading and withdrawals, days after it was robbed of more than $60m in bitcoin. | Continue reading
15 R3 members announced today they have completed a distributed ledger trial focused on applications in trade finance. | Continue reading
Bank of America and HSBC have teamed up with the Singapore government’s IT and telecom agency on a blockchain supply chain trial. | Continue reading
Russia’s tax agency wants its citizens to report the purchase or sale of digital currencies as currency transactions. | Continue reading
Bitcoin prices recently neared $600, showing their resiliency after falling to lows of $480 in the aftermath of the Bitfinex hack. | Continue reading
An ex-cop in New Jersey indicted last year for trying to sell stolen bitcoin mining equipment has reportedly plead guilty. | Continue reading
This explainer looks at the Hong Kong-based digital currency exchange Bitfinex, which was hacked last week. | Continue reading
A technology initiative backed by the Dubai government has launched a $275m startup investment fund. | Continue reading
The UK Gambling Commission has outlined how its licensees can implement appropriate policies for using digital currencies. | Continue reading
The Isle of Man has announced an Internet of Things proof-of-concept in partnership with blockchain startup Credits. | Continue reading
Digital currency exchange Bitfinex has issued its own digital token in an unusual attempt off-set about $66m worth of bitcoin stolen. | Continue reading
Russian payments firm Qiwi now estimates it could upgrade its core database to a distributed ledger-based system by 2021. | Continue reading
The DAO hacker may walk away with millions of dollars in spite of orchestrated efforts by much of the ethereum community to prevent him from doing so. | Continue reading
Chaincode Labs is offering a new training course and mentorship program for developers who want to learn the basics of bitcoin. | Continue reading
The US government has announced it intends to sell off just over $1.6m in bitcoin confiscated from various criminal cases. | Continue reading
Australia's state-owned postal service is now looking at several blockchain applications as part of an internal accelerator program. | Continue reading
With bitcoin mining becoming less profitable, one recipient of excess hashpower is Peercoin, a lesser-known digital currency. | Continue reading
Once the "silver to bitcoin's gold", the developers behind long-running digital currency litecoin are seeking to reestablish its market position. | Continue reading
Ethereum Foundation advisor William Mougayar offers his thoughts on the how blockchains could change the way we work and how we are compensated. | Continue reading
A new paper from Deloitte re-imagines the sports stadium concept in light of a number of developing technologies. Notably, Deloitte gives the example of a fantasy sports-style interaction — a "game within the game" — where bets are placed using bitcoin "on in-game events, or use … | Continue reading
The Bitfinex hack appears to be forcing the exchange to consider unconventional measures as part of a bid to relaunch. | Continue reading
Blythe Masters and 14 other financial leaders have joined a new tech advisory panel formed by Singapore's central bank. | Continue reading
CoinDesk explores the impact of the Bitfinex hack on perception of multi-sig wallet technology, a key security feature used by the Hong Kong exchange. | Continue reading
Cryptographer Andrew Miller discusses his latest work, Hawk, which aims to increase the privacy of digital currency transactions. | Continue reading
Newly back from a leave of absence, Overstock CEO Patrick Bryne is already promising big blockchain developments are forthcoming. | Continue reading
Bitcoin prices have recovered following the Bitfinex hack earlier this week, but worries are beginning to grow about the future of the exchange. | Continue reading
Barclays exec Lee Braine discusses a new position paper he believes has codified his bank's view on smart contracts tech. | Continue reading
In a new interview, CoinDesk speaks with Sweden's SEB Group to learn more about the bank's first bitcoin investment. | Continue reading
Coinbase wallet and exchange users will soon be able to withdraw classic ethers, according to a new statement from the startup. | Continue reading
Is the EU seeking to limit the privacy of bitcoin users? A deeper analysis of recent proposals suggests that the question may not have an easy answer. | Continue reading