How the Blockchain Can Unshackle the World
Having trouble understanding the big picture for blockchain tech? VC Jalak Jobanputra expands on her thesis for the tech in this opinion piece.
Despite Naysayers, Rising Bitcoin Price Suggests the Digital Currency Is Alive and Well
The rising price of Bitcoin, reaching $450 at press time, follows several months of steady growth in Bitcoin price and transaction volumes, growing trade activity, particularly in Russia and South America, and continued expansion in the mining industry, all suggesting that Bitcoin is here to stay. While the current price uptick may be a result […]
Ethcore Raises Financing Round as First Venture Capital Funded Ethereum Startup
Ethereum startup Ethcore has raised $750,000 in a preliminary, pre-seed funding round led by Silicon Valley-based Blockchain Capital and Shanghai-based Fenbushi Capital. Ethcore intends to further pursue the development of the Ethereum blockchain stack and assist partners who wish to innovate using the smart contract platform. The startup was also awarded a grant by the […]
This Bitcoin Developer Is Working Hard to Prepare Projects for Segregated Witness
Nicolas Dorier is the main developer behind NBitcoin, which is a comprehensive Bitcoin library for the .NET framework. NBitcoin is used in the backend of multiple Bitcoin services such as Lykke, BitKong, Teambrella and BTCTrader. Recently, Dorier has been working on various projects intended to assist developers who wish to implement the upcoming Segregated Witness […]
Bitcoin Price Breaks $450 as Global Markets Turn Positive
The price of bitcoin broke past $450 this week, as markets rallied in response to perceived progress surrounding the network’s block capacity dilemma.
Ethcore Raises $750,000 to Help Ethereum Go Enterprise
An Ethereum startup founded by one of the blockchain project’s founders has raised $750,000.
SWIFT Attracts Jeers and Praise for Distributed Ledger Embrace
Blockchain industry leaders weigh in on the latest news that payments service SWIFT is building a distributed ledger platform.
Bitcoin Exchanges “Seriously Considering” Funding a Competitor – Gavin Andresen
Gavin Andresen, Chief Scientist at the Bitcoin Foundation and Lead Developer of Bitcoin until 2014, held an extensive Q&A session with the Chinese bitcoin community yesterday. Answering a range of questions from a diverse array of topics, the session focused on the most pressing issue in bitcoin, transaction capacity. Acknowledging the Beijing meeting between miners […]
Bitcoin Price Advance Halts At $450
Bitcoin price achieved $450 (Bitstamp) and 2900 CNY (BTCC) overnight. Since then price has entered a pullback that appears incomplete at the time of writing. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3-hour delay. Read the full analysis here. Not a member? Join now and receive a $29 discount using the code CCN29. Bitcoin […]
Bitcoin Price Watch; Here’s What’s on for the Weekend
Earlier on this morning, we published the first about twice daily bitcoin price watch pieces. In the article, we noted that the overnight highs that fell just short of 452 flat would likely serve as some pretty solid medium-term resistance, and that’s during today’s session, we might see a period of prolonged consolidation. As things […]