Blockchain Technology

Following the Money: Are Bitcoin Black Market Purchases Really Anonymous?
Researcher Sarah Meiklejohn discusses whether Silk Road's users can be prosecuted and if illegal bitcoin transactions are truly 'anonymous'.

Following the Money: Researcher Tracks Bitcoin Movements and Anonymity
CoinDesk interviewed a University of California researcher to talk about where bitcoins are being used and moved.

Questions for Cash, Chains of Command, and with this Coin, I Thee Rob
John Law ponders BTC-e's credentials, block chain security and hiding bitcoins from divorce lawyers in his weekly review.

Core Developer to Launch Bitcoin Node in Space
Jeff Garzik's space nodes would 'provide stability for block chain data' and 'limit attacks on the network'.

Directory.io Prank Proves Bitcoin Protocol's Strength
A website that listed bitcoin private keys with corresponding public addresses has been revealed as a prank.

194,993 BTC transaction worth $147 Million sparks mystery and speculation
Bitcoin internet hangouts were buzzing today after noticing someone had shifted 194,993 BTC in one transaction.

Bitcoin Core Development Update #5 brings better transaction fees and embedded data
Forthcoming updates to bitcoin software will make for less confusion over transaction fees, and the ability to trade property.

Feathercoin secures its block chain with advanced checkpointing
Feathercoin has announced advanced checkpointing in its block chain to protect against 51% attacks.

MasterCoin to create new altcoins in Bitcoin's block chain
The Mastercoin protocol layer gains community support to create a new generation of altcurrencies on the Bitcoin block chain.

