Blockchain

Budding network TRON (TRX) pitches itself as Ethereums rival, with its smart contracts, dapps, and soon-to-be developed decentralized finance (DeFi) products. Thats where the similarities between the two projects cease. TRX doesnt have any miners, as it does…

From the magnetic stripe on your credit card to the products you consume, in today's hyper-connected, tech-driven world, most of our daily activities are powered by technology that we can't actually see. While the role of B2C companies is much more apparent, …

Controversial internet entrepreneurKim Dotcom and cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex have mutually agreed to defer Kimcoins token sale. According to a statement issued by exchange, the decision was taken as a result of the regulatory environment rapidly evolvi…

Throughout 2019 we’ve witnessed the blockchain landscape shifting from a strong focus on enterprise use cases to the introduction of new technical layers within the ever-evolving “stack” to now the rise of decentralized applications (dApps). As this part of l…

For 2019’s upcoming Miami Art Week, The Contemporary and Digital Art Fair (CADAF) is partnering with the Wynwood Business Improvement District to bring a dazzling digital display to Mana Wynwood from 5 to 8 December. Celebrating new media art, the event will …

Microsoft unveils Azure Blockchain Tokens, a platform for minting enterprise-ready crypto tokens (Ian Allison/CoinDesk)

Ripple XRP (XRP) is perhaps the most divisive digital asset on the market. True believers remain adamant its a revolutionary cryptocurrency, while critics posit it barely resembles Bitcoin, so it should be ignored. Still, XRP is the third most popular digita…

What the Block received a Notable Design Education Initiative Award in the 2019 Core77 Design Awards. It's not that designers Cyrus Clarke and John Ferreira were necessarily sick and tired of the inundation of requests they'd been receiving to explain what t…

Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey, who recently said his company would never get involved with Facebooks Libra, has backed a cryptocurrency startup. Dorsey, a longtime Bitcoin advocate, participated in CoinLists $10 million funding round, alongside several …

After first announcing the project last year, Chinese tech giant Tencent has been given the go-ahead by the countrys tax officials to create blockchain-based invoice standards. The invoices will be created as part of a project called  General Framework of DL…