Michael del Castillo

Michael is the founder of Media Luna Creations, an AI and Web3 consulting firm. He was the first hire at CoinDesk after it was purchased by Digital Currency Group in 2016 and has covered crypto for the New Yorker, Forbes, Fortune, and the American City Business Journals. Connect with him via email at [email protected] and on X at @DelRayMan

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KeepKey Prepares for Bitcoin Scaling With Wallet Startup Acquisition

Hardware wallet firm KeepKey announced today that it has acquired MultiBit, a desktop-based bitcoin wallet program.

KeepKey

Finance

Chinese Finance Giant Joins R3 Blockchain Consortium

A major Chinese financial firm has inked a new partnership with startup R3CEV.

Shenzhen

Markets

The Bitcoin Foundation Wants a Comeback, But Can it Be Saved?

The Bitcoin Foundation’s plans for a comeback have faced early skepticism after the public release of a private email from its executive director.

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Markets

The Father of Futarchy Has an Idea to Reshape DAO Governance

The creator of Futarchy, a governance model founded on prediction markets Robin Hanson, discusses his concept in the context of DAOs.

Robin Hanson

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Tech

Ethereum Startup Offers Grants to Open Blockchain Developers

String Labs has announced its program to award grants to innovators building on the Ethereum blockchain. Permissioned ledgers need-not apply.

Funding

Markets

Bitcoin Miners Follow Profit to Ethereum Blockchain

A well-known Chinese bitcoin miner gets into Ethereum as a wide range of high-profile organizations begin to capitalize on the digital currency.

Ether mine

Markets

Coinbase Exchange to Rebrand Following Ethereum Trading Launch

Bitcoin exchange and wallet service Coinbase is adding support for ether, the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum network.

GDAX Logo

Markets

Apache Foundation Founder Named Hyperledger Executive Director

The founder of the Apache Software Foundation, Brian Behlendorf, joins the open-source Hyperledger Project as its first executive director.

Brian Behlendorf

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Nasdaq Explores How Blockchain Could Fuel Solar Energy Market

During a demonstration today, Nasdaq unveiled a service that lets solar power generators sell certificates using its Linq blockchain service.

Nasdaq Solar

Markets

‘Blockchain Revolution’ Comes to Wall Street at Nasdaq Event

The authors of "Blockchain Revolution" spoke this morning about their latest published work at an event hosted by Nasdaq.

Blockchain Revolution