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Analytics Service Aims to Be 'Gold Standard' of Bitcoin Data

A new service, Challenger Deep, is launching its invite-only beta this week with the promise of delivering the "gold standard" for bitcoin data.

By Grace CaffynJul 23, 2015

Blockchain has launched an alpha version of its latest wallet, a streamlined version of one of its most popular products.

By Pete RizzoJul 7, 2015

The BitLicense may have dominated media coverage this week, but a deeper dive show many of bitcoin's larger problems linger on.

Could a decentralised system where off-blockchain bitcoin transactions are sent over a network of micropayment channels solve blockchain scalability?

CoinPlay, the online PC game store that lets developers and publishers get paid in bitcoin, has relaunched following a series of design improvements.

Wallet software provider Blockchain has opened its 3 millionth bitcoin wallet, having doubled downloads in less than a year.

By Grace CaffynFeb 23, 2015

Following Coinbase's record $75m round yesterday, CoinDesk looks back at the previous largest investments in the bitcoin space.

Bitcoin shopping startup Purse.io is to offer users a $10,000 protection plan to cover any purchases made using its service.

A researcher who swept (and returned) 267 BTC from Blockchain wallets has told CoinDesk how and why he did it.

By Jon SouthurstDec 12, 2014

A 'white-hat' hacker who was able to take 255 BTC from Blockchain users' wallets following a security flaw earlier this week has returned the funds.

By Jon SouthurstDec 10, 2014