Features


Merkado

Bitcoin Prices Steady As Subsidy Halving Inches Closer

Markets Weekly is a weekly column analyzing price movements in the global digital currency markets, and the technology's use case as an asset class.

Markets

Merkado

World Economic Forum Gears Up for Hands-On Blockchain Research in 2016

CoinDesk profiles the World Economic Foundation and its ongoing blockchain technology research.

wef, world economic forum

Merkado

Why Chronicled Believes Sneakers Could Be Blockchain’s Big Market

Fresh off more than $3m in funding, Chronicled CEO Ryan Orr talks about his startup and its go-market strategy.

sneakers

Merkado

9 Myths Surrounding Blockchain Smart Contracts

Ethereum Foundation advisor William Mougayar seeks to debunk nine myths surrounding blockchain smart contracts.

Credit: Shutterstock

Merkado

Bitcoin Startups Eye Ethereum As Platform's Profile Grows

CoinDesk explores why bitcoin industry businesses are increasingly demonstrating an interest in the alternative blockchain platform Ethereum.

idea, theft

Merkado

DTCC Open to Business Model Changes in Face of Blockchain Disruption

The company that last year processed $1.6 quadrillion in securities reveals its plans to research blockchain technology.

Robert Palatnick, Chief Technology Architect, DTCC, speaking at the "State of Clearing" webcast, February 2016.

Merkado

How to Sue A Decentralized Autonomous Organization

In this opinion piece, Stephen D Palley discusses the potential legal liabilities facing those who run distributed autonomous organizations.

law

Merkado

State Regulation Changes the Game for Bitcoin Sellers in New Hampshire

A look at a recent legislative update in New Hampshire that classifies bitcoin sellers as money transmitters.

NH

Merkado

How Washington State Became a Battleground for Bitcoin Mining

A long-running debate over power costs between bitcoin miners and a local power utility is escalating in Washington state.

washington state

Merkado

Bitcoin Prices Stable As Volatile Ethereum Draws Trader Interest

Bitcoin prices traded largely between $410 and $420 during the week as attention turned to volatility in the ether markets.

Screen Shot 2016-03-18 at 5.30.47 PM