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IBM-backed distributed ledger startup Hedera Hashgraph asks investors to opt into waiting longer for purchased tokens, to help stabilize their cratering price (Paddy Baker/CoinDesk)

Diversity in Blockchain Since the introduction of bitcoin in 2009, blockchain technology has been heralded as the great democratizer because of its ability to enable parties to transfer value directly without the need for middlemen. In the last decade, block…

As far as cryptocurrencyscams go, OneCoin is probably the one that rules them all. US prosecutors have alleged that the Ponzi scheme raked in approximately $4 billion, defrauding investors from all over the globe. In China alone, law enforcement agents reco…

This the first in a series of articles seeking to profile early entrants into the space of blockchain in financial services.Five years is a long time in blockchain. During this time, the industry has seen blockchain providers come and go and the early exubera…

Just days after cryptocurrency analysts suggested that a $2 billion Chinese Ponzi scheme was stifling Bitcoins price, its enormous Ethereum stash is on the move. The transfer was detected by Twitter-based transaction monitor @whale_alert earlier today. In to…

As the new year rapidly approaches, its exciting to think about how technologies will grow and change. The Internet of Things has experienced massive growth in the past few years, and 2020 will seemingly be no different. Worldwide, the number of active IoT de…

Computer hardware maker Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) is joining a collaboration of companies seeking to boost the use of blockchain-powered gaming platforms. AMD said it joined the Blockchain Game Alliance, to help spur the increased use of blo…

Blythe Masters, former head of Global Commodities Group, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and CEO of blockchain ... firm Digital Asset is now a partner at Motive Partners. ASSOCIATED PRESS The former head of JP Morgan global commodities and CEO of blockchain s…

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This post is part of CoinDesk's 2019 Year in Review, a collection of 100 op-eds, interviews and takes on the state of blockchain and the world. Sheila Warren is head of blockchain at the World Economic Forum. Another year has rolled on by, and while many th…