Michael del Castillo

A full-time member of the Editorial Team at CoinDesk, Michael covers cryptocurrency and blockchain applications. His writing has been published in the New Yorker, Silicon Valley Business Journal and Upstart Business Journal. Michael is not an investor in any digital currencies or blockchain projects. He has previously held value in bitcoin (<a href="https://qa.coindesk.com/editorial-policy/">See: Editorial Policy</a>). Email: michael@coindesk.com. Follow Michael: <a href="https://twitter.com/delrayman">@delrayman</a>

Latest from Michael del Castillo

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Shoot for the Moon or Take It Slow? Tech Giants Talk Blockchain

Leaders from IBM, Microsoft, Blockstream and Cognizant discuss how technology companies can best reimagine their products by building with blockchain.

May 3, 2016

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Settlement Experts Predict Three Fates for Blockchain at Consensus 2016

Digital Asset, itBit, Nasdaq and CME Group gathered at the Consensus 2016 conference to discuss the future of blockchain in finance.

May 3, 2016

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Deloitte Unveils Five Blockchain Partnerships and 20 Prototypes

'Big Four' accounting firm Deloitte has partnered with five startups to produce 20 blockchain prototypes.

May 3, 2016

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Consensus 2016 Panelists Debate Blockchain's Business Impact

Making money off blockchain is no longer just about bitcoin or financial applications. One group of leaders spent today debating that future.

May 3, 2016

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Derivatives Giant CME Group Unveils Benchmarks for Bitcoin Traders

Derivatives marketplace CME Group and Crypto Facilities have unveiled two bitcoin benchmarks designed to give investors a new way to hedge.

May 2, 2016

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Consensus 2016 Hackathon Pushes Blockchain Beyond Finance

The first day of the Consensus 2016 Hackathon saw over twenty blockchain entrepreneurs pitch their ideas and concepts to a wide array of developers.

Apr 30, 2016

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Deloitte Uses Facebook to Build Warranties on Bitcoin Blockchain

Deloitte has hacked together a product that uses Facebook Messenger to upload warranties to a blockchain and buy insurance after the purchase.

Apr 29, 2016

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Vitalik Buterin Pitches Hyperledger Project on Ethereum Integration

Ethereum inventor Vitalik Buterin addressed the Hyperledger blockchain project technical steering committee earlier today.

Apr 28, 2016

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UK Government Awards £248k for Ethereum Prototype

The UK government has awarded £248k to a startup that is building a cross-border payments tool using Ethereum.

Apr 28, 2016

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Microsoft Japan Among 34 Tech Firms to Launch Blockchain Consortium

A group of 34 companies from around the world has launched Japan’s first blockchain trade association.

Apr 27, 2016

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