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Japanese Finance Giant Nomura Invests in Smart Contract Auditing Startup

Japan financial group Nomura has invested in Y Combinator-backed smart contract auditing startup Quantstamp.

By Yogita KhatriMar 8, 2019

Bitcoin miners in China are betting that abundant water this summer will make their business profitable again.

By Wolfie ZhaoMar 5, 2019

The bitcoin community is currently immersed in an experiment called the “lightning torch," and it's reached 37 countries so far.

By Alyssa HertigFeb 5, 2019

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking vendors to provide detailed blockchain data in order to improve crypto compliance.

By Yogita KhatriFeb 4, 2019

The narrative that ethereum can't scale is being actively disproved in production environments on a daily basis.

Spongebob Squarepants term "wumbo" has been appropriated to describe one of the next milestones for bitcoin's lightning network.

By Alyssa HertigJan 30, 2019

We are way too early for “mainstream adoption” to be a sensible success metric for dapps, says Coleman Maher.

By Coleman MaherJan 19, 2019

If blockchain is to be part of our financial and governance future, the development process must represent a diverse population, says Alexis Gauba.

By Alexis GaubaJan 13, 2019

Despite the gloomy narratives, 2018 was hugely productive for teams building the decentralized web, says Parity's Jutta Steiner.

By Jutta SteinerJan 12, 2019

A 'tentative' consensus was reached today that ethereum's developers will propose blocking ASIC before the blockchain's proof-of-stake upgrade.