Ethereum core developers finalized late Thursday a list of six different code changes to be activated for ethereum’s next system-wide upgrade, Istanbul. As agreed in prior meetings, Istanbul will be…
Continue ReadingThe Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has released its full 2019 financial report, offering some insight into its upcoming distributed ledger-based settlement system. A project that was announced back in late…
Continue ReadingSteemit, a blockchain project that focuses on monetizing social media sites, has given details of a coming code upgrade that will usher in big economic changes. Announced on Wednesday, the…
Continue ReadingRussia’s capital is looking for a contractor to build a blockchain system to host the city’s administrative services. Open Media reports that Moscow’s Information Technologies Department has announced an auction to…
Continue ReadingNoelle Acheson is a veteran of company analysis and CoinDesk’s Director of Research. The opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own. The following article originally appeared in Institutional Crypto by…
Continue ReadingFumbleChain makes breaking blockchains a sport. Demonstrated for the first time last Thursday at the Black Hat infosec event, the deliberately flawed technology is meant to act as an educational…
Continue ReadingShinhan, one of the oldest and largest banks in South Korea, has partnered with two fintech firms to build a new security system using blockchain tech. For the effort, the…
Continue ReadingSamsung has integrated bitcoin (BTC) functionality on its blockchain-enabled smartphones. The move comes months after the flagship Galaxy S10 range was launched in March with a “Blockchain Keystore” offering cryptocurrency storage…
Continue ReadingTo keep up with the changing face of payments, the U.K.’s pensions and welfare division of government, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), says it is investigating distributed ledger…
Continue ReadingMessaging app giant Kakao – which launched its own blockchain in June – has said it plans to release a cryptocurrency wallet dubbed “Klip” later this year. The firm posted…
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