Blockchain Technology
Keybase Project Plans to Make Cryptography as Easy as Twitter
Cryptographic keys are confusing to use and proving ownership is tricky, but a solution is in the pipeline.
Bitcoin: A Means for Global Independence
As America celebrates Independence Day, CoinDesk looks at how cryptocurrencies are building a more independent financial world for everyone.
DNA Block Chain Project Boosts Research, Preserves Patient Anonymity
Publishing genetic records on a block chain could help researchers design better drugs, while still maintaining patients' privacy.
How Block Chain Technology Could Usher in Digital Democracy
Could block chains facilitate Internet-based voting? Despite early promise, there are obstacles ahead.
Chain's API Takes the Hard Work Out of Bitcoin App Development
The new block chain API could make it far easier for developers to build on top of bitcoin technology.
How Monegraph Uses the Block Chain to Verify Digital Assets
A collaboration between an NYU professor and a technologist has resulted in a new way to secure digital property.
Are Off-Block Chain Transactions Bad for Bitcoin?
Faster off-block chain bitcoin transactions are increasingly popular, but that may not be a good thing.
A Network Analyst's View of the Block Chain
Analysing the block chain's network structure can help us grasp bitcoin's usage patterns, economy and growth.
How Bitcoin's Technology Could Revolutionize Intellectual Property Rights
The block chain is more than the bitcoin ledger – it offers potential for other radical new services too.
VC Fred Wilson: Block Chain Could be Bigger Opportunity than Bitcoin
The Union Square Ventures founder says the bitcoin protocol has bigger potential in key fields like Internet identity.
