Cryptography

Scaling Consensus? This Turing Winner Thinks He's Found a Way

Turing Award winner Silvio Micali is working on a new consensus algorithm, one he argues could help massively scale blockchains.

By Amy CastorMar 19, 2017

A new talk by ethereum's creator gave insight into the future of the world's second-largest public blockchain network.

By Alyssa HertigFeb 22, 2017

Everything you always wanted to know about bitcoin hashing, but were afraid to ask.

By Corin FaifeFeb 19, 2017

Academics still aren't sure why bitcoin is so robust, but one Cornell professor has made it her mission to find out.

By Alyssa HertigFeb 8, 2017

Despite the hype around enterprise blockchain technologies, achievements in the bitcoin community have been greater, argues Ferdinando Ametrano.

Security and privacy researcher Kristov Atlas discusses how cryptography research from the 1970s could help bitcoin addresses become user-friendly.

By Kristov AtlasJan 3, 2016

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

Looking under the hood of the bitcoin protocol helps give insight to the mathematical foundations of the digital currency.

By Eric RykwalderOct 19, 2014

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