Technology News | CoinDesk

Ripple Pumps $50 Million Into Academic Research on Blockchain

Ripple is setting aside millions of dollars to fund university-based research into blockchain, cryptocurrency and digital payments.

By Daniel PalmerJun 4, 2018

Cryptocurrencies may offer solutions to a host of big problems, but for now, they're making issues with social media echo chambers worse.

Two ethereum-based bounty marketplaces are beginning to take off, and are hoping to take the decentralized application (dapp) space with them.

By David FloydJun 4, 2018

As grin inches toward launch, the team is incorporating three bold scalability and privacy technologies originally created for bitcoin.

By Alyssa HertigJun 3, 2018

CoinDesk gives our best guess of how the distributed launch of the much-anticipated EOS software can be expected to unfold.

By Brady DaleJun 2, 2018

Airdrops are well established idea here at the launch of the EOS mainnet, so its startups are way ahead of being the first to give free tokens away.

By Brady DaleJun 1, 2018

Japan's GMO Internet Group has developed a new mobile app that aims to introduce the public to bitcoin simply by playing games.

By Wolfie ZhaoJun 1, 2018

Bitmain has been criticized over one of its mining products, the AntMiner B3, with users making allegations about its marketing and quality control.

By Wolfie ZhaoJun 1, 2018

One of the most widely anticipated blockchain project, EOS, is expected to release its software this Saturday.

Months ago, savvy coders were taking an any-means-necessary approach to keeping big miners off their blockchains. Now, reality is setting in.