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Consensus 2017: Blockchain Consortia in A Rapidly Changing Market

A sense of realism came through in a series of workshops sponsored by distributed ledger consortium R3 during CoinDesk's Consensus 2017 conference.

By Noelle AchesonMay 24, 2017

Exchange operators take the stage at Consensus 2017 to talk tokens, ICOs and building an exchange from scratch.

By Pete RizzoMay 24, 2017

CoinDesk's Pete Rizzo talks to Coinbase CEO and founder Brian Armstrong about the firm's plans and changes in the wider blockchain arena.

By Pete RizzoMay 24, 2017

CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson recaps the second day of Consensus 2017, CoinDesk's New York blockchain conference.

By Noelle AchesonMay 24, 2017

Blockchain is viewed as a way to give patients greater control over their data – but getting there might not be as easy as it sounds.

Today's discussion on blockchain and insurance touched on the subject of prediction markets.

Chris Ballinger, director of mobility services and chief financial officer for Toyota's R&D arm, talks the automaker's blockchain strategy.

By Pete RizzoMay 23, 2017

Derivatives giant CME Group and the UK's Royal Mint have revealed details about their plans to bridge the worlds of gold and blockchain.

By Amy CastorMay 23, 2017

At Consensus 2017, Abigail Johnson, chair and CEO of Fidelity Investments, went public with her enthusiasm for blockchain technology and its future.

By Pete RizzoMay 23, 2017

A new partnership could be step one in a larger bid to unite some of the Caribbean's biggest financial institutions with blockchain tech.

By Pete RizzoMay 23, 2017