Blockchain

When you type in a URL to your browser and press "enter," your browser sends that name to a network of computers called the Domain Name System (DNS), which converts it into IP addresses. These numbers are what allow your browser to find the right server on th…

Given its history of managing our data, it shouldnt take much to convince you that Facebook managing our money is probably a terrible idea. That said, it seems the social media giant is actually aware of that particular challenge. Facebook plans to relinquis…

FaceCoin? Nasir Kachroo/Getty Images Facebook is reportedly planning to charge companies $10 million each to operate the nodes on its future cryptocurrency network. The social network could be launching its own Facebook cryptocurrency as early as 2020. An…

Welcome to the second episode of Jargon, the new show from Digital Trends that deciphers the complex language of various industries into words and concepts the rest of us can understand. Were live each Tuesday to explain a different set of jargon from a diffe…

Welcome to the second episode of Jargon, the new show from Digital Trends that deciphers the complex language of various industries into words and concepts the rest of us can understand. Were live each Tuesday to explain a different set of jargon from a diffe…

The Ethereum blockchain doesnt just power one of the worlds most popular cryptocurrencies  it now perpetually verifies the existence of a girthy dong. Thats right. Swedish conceptual artists Ida Jonsson and Simon Saarinen say theyve buried the first ASCII pe…

At this years Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) the company is set to announce the release of CryptoKit; a cryptography-oriented tool kit for Apple developers. While the iPhone-maker avoids mentioning the magical words blockchain and cryptocurrency…

Think corporate-level blockchain adoption is going smoothly? Think again. According to new research, corporations will need to replace their enterprise blockchains within the next two years. Global research company Gartner says that 90 percent of current ent…

Its time for another edition of Moonday Mornings! If youre new around here, this is Hard Forks wrap-up of the weekends top cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines that you shouldnt miss. Lets get to it. 1. For about five minutes over the weekend, the Bitcoi…

Honeywell International Inc. is using blockchain to shake up the market for used aircraft components, making it easier to check the certification and origin of a part and speeding up transactions.The companys Honeywell Aerospace unit earlier this year introd…