A bitcoin blockchain-based Internet is a step closer to reality thanks to this $5.3m investment in Blockstack led by Union Square Ventures.Source | Continue reading
China-based bitcoin exchange BTCC has publicly commented on statements issued by the country’s central bank.Source | Continue reading
While blockchain's journey from hype to implementation is likely to yield further struggles, Peernova's Dave Hudson argues all hope shouldn't be lost.Source | Continue reading
The price of bitcoin has sank more than 10 percent from the day’s peak, a development that comes after a week of volatile market moves.Source | Continue reading
Officials from the People's Bank of China met with representatives of major bitcoin exchanges this week to issue a warning about their conduct.Source | Continue reading
Researcher Nolan Bauerle looks at Zcash, its privacy-powered blockchain technology and how he believes it could empower economics in the future.Source | Continue reading
While bitcoin prices have had a crazy couple of days, they may have entered the eye of the storm late in the 5th January trading session. Source | Continue reading
Need a catch-up on recent price developments? Here's your go-to primer.Source | Continue reading
CoinDesk contributor Willy Woo presents an in-depth look at how bitcoin competes against other cryptocurrencies on two important attributes.Source | Continue reading
Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp’s crowdfunding campaign has netted more than $1.3m in capital.Source | Continue reading
Industry insiders share their thoughts about a mysterious group known as Enterprise Ethereum.Source | Continue reading
Bitcoin prices plunged nearly $200 in an hour this morning. Source | Continue reading
CoinDesk's Corin Faife recaps how last year saw one of bitcoin's biggest technology debates, setting the stage for a potentially pivotal 2017.Source | Continue reading
Governance, transparency and audibility could emerge as the three big hurdles for smart contracts this year, say Arthur and Kathleen Breitman.Source | Continue reading
As bitcoin's price hovers close to an all-time high, buy-side pressure is mounting according to exchange data.Source | Continue reading
Bitcoin prices surged 4th January, surpassing $1,100 but proceeded to fall back. Source | Continue reading
The SEC has delayed its decision on the Winklevoss brothers' application for a bitcoin ETF until after president-elect Donald Trump is sworn in.Source | Continue reading
Bitcoin prices have shot past the $1,100 mark having already risen more than $100 over the course of the day's trading.Source | Continue reading
Insurance market advisors to the US Treasury Department are set to discuss blockchain tech this week.Source | Continue reading
A new bitcoin software update boasts more than 50 changes to the digital currency's codebase. Source | Continue reading
Despite the hype around enterprise blockchain technologies, achievements in the bitcoin community have been greater, argues Ferdinando Ametrano.Source | Continue reading
Charlie Shrem is re-imagining investment on the blockchain with a fund focusing on garbage.Source | Continue reading
One of the UAE's largest telcos has announced a new partner in its drive for blockchain-powered medical records.Source | Continue reading
2016 was a quiet one for blockchain regulation – yet compliance expert Juan Llanos argues it could be the calm before a storm.Source | Continue reading
PwC's Ajit Tripathi gives CoinDesk his predictions for the blockchain industry in the year ahead.Source | Continue reading
The price of bitcoin is now just $110 short of its all-time high reached in November 2013, BPI data reveals.Source | Continue reading
Kraken announced 3rd January that it had become one of the largest exchanges to offering monero-based trading. Source | Continue reading
Market intelligence firm Greenwich Associates is betting the blockchain hype bubble won't burst in 2017.Source | Continue reading
India's fifth-largest bank has built a blockchain vendor financing solution for one of its clients. Source | Continue reading
Argentinian bitcoin startup Ripio has raised $2.3m in Series A capital.Source | Continue reading
What's in store for Delaware's blockchain work in 2017? The US state's blockchain ombudsperson provides an update.Source | Continue reading
Spanish banking group BBVA has released a new research note that argues for more immediate blockchain regulation. Source | Continue reading
State Street bank is on the verge of putting significant amounts of its workflow on a blockchain. CoinDesk speaks to the executives involved.Source | Continue reading
Think Coinbase's IRS issues are about bitcoin alone? The implications are far more broad, CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson argues.Source | Continue reading
A detailed look at the current environment for blockchain standards – as well as past precedents that may inform future steps. Source | Continue reading
Bitspark's George Harrap lists the takeaways from three years of running a bitcoin-based remittance startup.Source | Continue reading
Do 2016's political changes foreshadow blockchain's impact? Cryptiv's CEO argues the two might be more intertwined than one might think.Source | Continue reading
The price of bitcoin passed $1,000 during the first day of trading in 2017.Source | Continue reading
The blockchain industry is likely to see growth in 2017, investor Michael Terpin argues, but we're not ready for the big breakout yet.Source | Continue reading
CoinDesk's Charles Bovaird asks the experts for their predictions of bitcoin's price movements in the year ahead.Source | Continue reading
CoinDesk contributor Frederick Reese gives an overview of trends in the digital currency and digital asset markets during 2016.Source | Continue reading
A continued bull run saw bitcoin prices push higher this week, but the digital currency failed to reach $1,000. Source | Continue reading
CoinDesk examines US developments that shaped the year for blockchain regulation, and which look to be setting the stage for 2017. Source | Continue reading
A Coinbase user resisting an IRS request for customer data has refused to abandon the fight, but experts say the tax agency's actions were expected.Source | Continue reading
A developer gives an overview of the ethereum community, suggesting how beginners can best get help and how dialogue could improve for 2017. Source | Continue reading
Ether classic (ETC) surged more than 30% today to reach a more-than four-month high. Source | Continue reading
Cryptocurrency companies and holders continued to be a target for hackers in 2016, but Bill Shihara argues it doesn't have to be that way next year.Source | Continue reading