Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin's ten-minute block confirmation time surfaces whenever someone first learns about the system. Transactions travel across the network instantly, yet the chain only adds blocks every ten minutes

Erik Voorhees spent years as a Bitcoin maximalist. His argument was straightforward: money works like measurement. You don't build a hundred different systems to measure distance when two is one too m

Federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security arrested Burt Wagner at his client's office. Wagner, a consultant, had no idea why. The agents seized his laptops and cell phones. When they ask

The pace of technological transformation seems almost incomprehensible these days. Institutions designed for previous eras are crumbling while information becomes accessible to populations in unpreced

Ross Ulbricht's legal team is preparing an appeal. Supporters have launched an auction to cover mounting legal costs, featuring donations from Bitcoin community figures and an in-person fundraiser in

Sidechains have generated growing enthusiasm within Bitcoin's developer ranks throughout the past year. The underlying promise is compelling: they could unlock new functionality for Bitcoin without re

During a recent appearance on Epicenter Bitcoin, Bitnet's CEO John McDonnell identified airline bookings as an immediate frontier for cryptocurrency adoption. With prior tenure as Visa's Senior Vice P

Brian Hoffman leads OpenBazaar development. During his appearance on Jason Calacanis's This Week in Startups podcast, he fielded questions about how governments might respond to his decentralized comm

Bitcoin's transition into everyday commerce has stalled at a practical bottleneck: merchants struggle with the inherent delays of blockchain confirmation. While a typical clearing takes around ten min

BBVA, Spain's second-largest bank, released a report this month arguing that blockchain technology represents the most disruptive force the financial sector has encountered. Titled \"Blockchain Technol

Bitcoin never took off with mainstream users despite years of media attention. Entrepreneurs haven't built the applications that would drive mass adoption. Silk Road and Wikileaks demonstrated that bi

Deloitte, one of the world's largest accounting and consulting firms, has unveiled plans for a government-issued digital currency that marries blockchain technology with traditional monetary p

Reddit's first cryptocurrency engineer burned out fast. Ryan X Charles arrived with what most people here would call the ultimate gig: breaking new ground at one of the web's biggest communities, pion

Throughout the Ross Ulbricht prosecution, his legal counsel Joshua Dratel repeatedly emphasized a fundamental truth about digital spaces: the internet fundamentally obscures identity. Dratel articulat

An imgur user posted what appeared to be a screenshot of an Uber representative confirming Bitcoin integration. Bitcoinist picked it up and other outlets followed, all declaring that Bitcoin adoption

Bitcoin's most important feature is censorship resistance. Before it, people moving money online had to use intermediaries like PayPal, who could prevent transactions. The network proved its worth in

Greece missed a 1.7 billion dollar payment to the International Monetary Fund this week. The country's residents are exploring bitcoin as a hedge against a possible eurozone exit. Major cryptocurrency

Singapore stands apart from its neighbors in how it treats cryptocurrency companies. The city-state has avoided the heavy regulations that both Japan and Hong Kong have imposed. Jarrod Luo runs Tembu

A Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis official has signaled confidence in bitcoin's potential to hold value over the long haul. David Andolfatto, vice president of research at the regional Fed, discusse

CIBC, a top Canadian lender, is examining blockchain and peer-to-peer lending platforms as financial technology companies push to reshape the banking industry. Victor Dodig, who heads CIBC, told the E