Handshake

Markets

Given its severity, the team had to coordinate with miners to fix the flaw with an emergency soft fork.

By Colin Harper, Blockspace MediaApr 2, 2021

Tech

Sci-Hub, a pirate library of academic papers censored by Twitter, PayPal and domain systems, left the distributed domain platform Handshake after two days, unsatisfied by the level of decentralization.

By Anna BaydakovaJan 14, 2021

Tech

Sci-Hub, a pirate database of academic papers using bitcoin for funding, has joined the distributed domain names network Handshake.

By Colin Harper, Blockspace Media, Anna BaydakovaJan 12, 2021

Policy

States still have the armies, the police and – on a good day anyway – democratic legitimacy. All of that still matters, and will for a long time.

By Steven McKieOct 17, 2020

Tech

Handshake minimizes the role of centralized entities in the internet’s basic infrastructure. First, it was a new domain system. Now it's a browser.

By Daniel KuhnJun 22, 2020

Markets

Goldman talks down cryptocurrencies while Minecraft boots up tokenized assets. It's another episode of Markets Daily from CoinDesk!

By Adam B. Levine, John BiggsMay 28, 2020

Finance

During the coronavirus crisis, Handshake may be the leading free-speech-oriented crypto project. But is it just beginner’s luck?

By Leigh CuenMay 28, 2020

Markets

Namebase CEO Tieshun Roquerre joins @nlw to talk about why uncensorable web domains matter as Handshake goes live to mainnet.

By Nathaniel WhittemoreFeb 4, 2020

Finance

Dogfooding - or using your own product - is normal among crypto startups. Is it indicative of a lack of real demand?

By Leigh CuenDec 13, 2019

Markets

Handshake plans to replace the digital entities that authenticate web payments, in the process rewarding those who built the web's infrastructure.

By Pete RizzoAug 2, 2018