Page 71 of 88
IOHK, a blockchain-focused fintech company, is building out an academic research network by signing partnerships with two major universities: the University of Edinburgh and Tokyo Institute of Technol
Vitalik Buterin sat down with the Epicenter podcast to discuss The DAO. The conversation centered on what was an investment fund with no barriers to entry. Investors contributed over $100 million wort
Ethereum's creation of a frictionless token deployment system has turbocharged the ICO market over the past few months, spawning 15 new coin offerings built on the network. Developers can launch token
JAAK, a London blockchain startup tackling media and entertainment rights, has landed a spot in Techstars Music, the investment group's first dedicated music accelerator. Eleven companies will go thro
Two years of competing proposals have pushed Bitcoin toward a critical juncture on block capacity. Groups within the community want to expand transaction throughput through hard-fork changes to the ne
BABB App Ltd., the London fintech company, plans to soft launch its blockchain banking platform in the second quarter. The firm has applied for a full banking license and wants to enter the Financial
Darknet Markets Extend Well Beyond Narcotics While the popular perception of darknet marketplaces centers on illegal drugs, the reality proves far more diverse. AlphaBay, the internet's most robust u
The bitcoin and blockchain landscape continues shifting as enterprises launch, pivot, and disappear at rapid pace. Reaching niche audiences within this space presents significant hurdles—and cryptocur
Traity, an online reputation company, launched Kevin this week: a chatbot that sells micro-insurance for peer-to-peer transactions. The coverage protects buyers and sellers from theft, fraud, scams, a
For years, observers have identified the Lightning Network as among Bitcoin's most promising scaling mechanisms. The technology functions by enabling participants to exchange digitally-signed Bitcoin
Bitmain operates with two co-leaders. Jihan Wu has dominated the company's public profile over the years, but Micree Zhan—the engineering-focused half of the partnership—remains less visible outside C
Dash, the privacy-focused digital asset, has released its most substantial overhaul to date. Introducing Sentinel—version 12.1 of the Dash network—which establishes the groundwork for the eagerly awai
Tokyo's Digital Garage is putting money and engineering talent behind blockchain development. The company announced plans for a blockchain platform aimed at the Japanese market, built through a partne
ING, the Dutch banking and financial services giant, spent 2016 building and testing 27 blockchain proofs-of-concept across six distinct business areas. The experiments touched payments, trade finance
A strategic partnership between the software giant and a blockchain data verification startup aims to fundamentally reshape how enterprises validate information across digital systems. The initiative
Since Bitcoin hit the scene, numerous contenders have emerged promising enhanced anonymity protections. Yet among the parade of privacy-focused cryptocurrencies, only Monero has attracted genuine end-
BitFury Group signed a $30 million agreement with Hong Kong-based Credit China Fintech that combines equity investment with a new joint venture aimed at the Chinese market. BitFury will hold an 80 per
Purse connects Bitcoin holders with Amazon shoppers wanting a discount. The matchmaking works through gift card trading. When Bitcoin Uncensored's Chris DeRose sat down with Purse CEO Andrew Lee, they
Blockchain technology is being applied to the realm of digital romance. Matchpool is preparing to enter the online dating space with an innovative approach that combines elements of interest-based soc
Bitcoin's seven megabyte block size cap is creating anxiety among network participants. The issue isn't new. Longtime developer Mike Hearn abandoned the project entirely after the network rejected his
