Features
Decentralization & Governance: Can Bitcoin Have the Best of Both?
In this opinion piece, contributor Ariel Deschapell asks, can bitcoin have decentralized governance without defining decentralization?
How Blockchain Could Make Robot Swarms Smarter
An MIT Media Lab research affiliate believes that by using the blockchain to distribute information, robots could solve problems more efficiently.
Ethereum Scaling Advances With 'First' Off-Blockchain Payments
A team of ethereum developers has successfully completed what they say is the first off-blockchain transaction on the network.
Blockchains and the Question of Data Reliance
Nuco co-founder Kesem Frank explores why blockchains may play a big role in protecting consumers as IoT comes of age.
Bitfinex Examined: Inside the Troubled Bitcoin Exchange's History
This explainer looks at the Hong Kong-based digital currency exchange Bitfinex, which was hacked last week.
The DAO Hacker is Getting Away
The DAO hacker may walk away with millions in spite of efforts by the ethereum community to prevent this outcome.
How Peercoin Got A Boost From Bitcoin's Halving
With bitcoin mining becoming less profitable, one recipient of excess hashpower is Peercoin, a lesser-known digital currency.
Amid Blockchain Hype, Is There Still a Place for Litecoin?
Once the "silver to bitcoin's gold", the developers behind long-running digital currency litecoin are seeking to reestablish its market position.
The Theory of a Blockchain Circular Economy
Ethereum Foundation advisor William Mougayar offers his thoughts on the how blockchains could change the way we work and how we are compensated.
Cryptography as a Democratic Weapon Against Demagoguery
CoinDesk contributor Nozomi Hayase tackles democracy, corruption and bitcoin's security model in her latest Op-Ed.
