Lawyer, Brian Klein, has spoken at Consensus 2016 about his belief that one money transmitting regulation needs to be changed. | Continue reading
On the second day of Consensus 2016, expert panelists took turns discussing the future regulatory climate for digital currencies like bitcoin. | Continue reading
Which blockchain implementations are right for your enterprise? Investor William Mougayar breaks down the ecosystem and its providers. | Continue reading
Decentralized employment company Colony has become the unanimous winner of the Consensus 2016 Proof of Work contest and the attached $10,000 prize. | Continue reading
The final panel on the last full day of Consensus 2016 featured a debate between R3 CEO David Rutter and 21 CEO Balaji Srinivasan. | Continue reading
Balaji Srinivasan, co-founder and CEO of 21 Inc., announced the launch of the 21 software package at the Consensus 2016 blockchain conference. | Continue reading
Former US Secretary of the Treasury Larry Summers took part in a fireside chat at Consensus 2016 where he discussed blockchain and bitcoin today. | Continue reading
Leaders from IBM, Microsoft, Blockstream and Cognizant discuss how technology companies can best reimagine their products by building with blockchain. | Continue reading
At large incumbents, there is a balance in encouraging employees to work on ambitious moonshots while also achieving wins. | Continue reading
A representative for self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright says further evidence will be soon be provided via the movement of bitcoin. | Continue reading
Digital Asset, itBit, Nasdaq and CME Group gathered at the Consensus 2016 conference to discuss the future of blockchain in finance. | Continue reading
The Post-Trade Distributed Ledger Group has taken steps to formalize its operations and add clarity to its structure. | Continue reading
'Big Four' accounting firm Deloitte has partnered with five startups to produce 20 blockchain prototypes. | Continue reading
Making money off blockchain is no longer just about bitcoin or financial applications. One group of leaders spent today debating that future. | Continue reading
OpenBazaar was the big winner at the 2016 Blockchain Awards, besting the competition in three of the five award categories. | Continue reading
Distributed ledgers are often referred to as a new database technology, but could they come to replace existing payments rails? | Continue reading
Silver Lake's Glenn Hutchins took the stage at Consensus 2016 today to deliver a speech on the power of the bitcoin blockchain. | Continue reading
On the first day of the Tech & Policy track of Consensus 2016, there were talks on law enforcement & blockchain and decentralizing existing markets. | Continue reading
Bitcoin payments firm BitPay unveiled a new bitcoin debit card during a demo session at Consensus 2016 today. | Continue reading
Amazon Web Services, the cloud computing arm of the Web commerce giant, is partnering with investment firm Digital Currency Group. | Continue reading
Derivatives marketplace CME Group and Crypto Facilities have unveiled two bitcoin benchmarks designed to give investors a new way to hedge. | Continue reading
Everledger has partnered with fine art database firm Vastari, aiming to use its blockchain platform to combat fraud within the art industry. | Continue reading
CoinDesk interviews Circle founders Jeremy Allaire and Sean Neville about their $76m blockchain payments company, its market strategy and its future. | Continue reading
Delaware is looking to use blockchain technology in a bid to streamline the cost and paperwork burden of registering new companies in the state. | Continue reading
Blockchain startup Chain is today releasing a new permissioned protocol built in collaboration with 10 financial and telecom firms. | Continue reading
Academic Craig Wright went public today by declaring, and providing evidence to his claim, that he is bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto. | Continue reading
Tech giant Microsoft and military-focused banking and insurance firm USAA are among the newest members of the Chamber of Digital Commerce. | Continue reading
Months after reports identified him as Satoshi Nakamoto, Craig Wright has released new evidence in a bid to prove that he is the creator of bitcoin. | Continue reading
The Commonwealth Secretariat has launched a blockchain-powered secure communication tool for governments and law enforcement. | Continue reading
CoinDesk's ‘Building Blocks’ Hackathon at Consensus 2016 concluded today. Here's our recap of the event's big winners. | Continue reading
The first day of the Consensus 2016 Hackathon saw over twenty blockchain entrepreneurs pitch their ideas and concepts to a wide array of developers. | Continue reading
Despite criticism of bitcoin's approach to payments innovation, its development process may have advantages over existing methods, observers argue. | Continue reading
Don't miss these must-see moments set to take place at next week's Consensus 2016 blockchain conference. | Continue reading
Bitcoin prices fluctuated significantly during the week ending 29th April, reaching a yearly high of $470 before falling below $440. | Continue reading
Deloitte has hacked together a product that uses Facebook Messenger to upload warranties to a blockchain and buy insurance after the purchase. | Continue reading
Epiphyte co-founder and general counsel Gabrielle Patrick weighs in on the major factors that shaped a recent EU Parliament event on blockchain. | Continue reading
Blockchain data startup Tierion has raised $1m in seed funding from several of the industry’s leading venture capital firms. | Continue reading
The government of the Isle of Man is looking to plug a gap in its gambling regulatory structure as it relates to bitcoin and digital currencies. | Continue reading
IBM has announced a new framework for securing blockchain systems running in its cloud services. | Continue reading
Ethereum inventor Vitalik Buterin addressed the Hyperledger blockchain project technical steering committee earlier today. | Continue reading
Scott Manuel, vice president and head of product management for Thomson Reuters, discusses his firm's developing blockchain strategy. | Continue reading
Australian stock transfer company Computershare is working with a UK-based blockchain startup to create securities registries using the technology. | Continue reading
The UK government has awarded £248k to a startup that is building a cross-border payments tool using Ethereum. | Continue reading
Russia’s sole central securities depository has announced it has tested a blockchain-based voting system. | Continue reading
Bitcoin prices dropped below $450 late yesterday and then continued to fall below $440 as of press time. | Continue reading
Confirming a long-rumored move, gaming and digital media platform Steam is now accepting bitcoin payments through processing service BitPay. | Continue reading
A group of 34 companies from around the world has launched Japan’s first blockchain trade association. | Continue reading
The UK government is looking at the use of blockchains to track student loans and public grants. | Continue reading