Ethereum News

Cryptography Pioneer Nick Szabo Touts Blockchain Tech’s Security
Smart contracts pioneer Nick Szabo spoke today at a developer conference for developers working on the public Ethereum blockchain.

This Robot Plant Needs You and Bitcoin to Reproduce
The Plantoid, debuted at last month's Ars Electronica festival, relies on bitcoin to stay alive and – once it has enough – even reproduce.

Microsoft Rolls Out Ethereum Toolkit for Business Users
Computing giant Microsoft is rolling out a toolkit that will let its enterprise users build on the Ethereum protocol.

Chinese Auto Giant Wanxiang Plans $50 Million Blockchain Fund
Chinese conglomerate Wanxiang Group has announced it intends to invest $50m in blockchain technology to improve its product lines.

Ethereum: Bitcoin Price Decline Created $9 Million Funding Shortfall
Alternative blockchain project Ethereum has released new details about the state of funding collected during its initial crowdsale.

IPO and Insurance Projects Win £2,000 at Blockchain Hackathon
Two ideas aiming to disrupt IPOs and flight insurance came top at 'Hack The Block' this Sunday, bringing London FinTech Week to a close.

Bitcoin's Future Moves Into Focus at Scaling Bitcoin Day 2
CoinDesk recaps Day 2 of Scaling Bitcoin, a two-day developer conference held this weekend in Montreal.

UBS Sheds New Light on Blockchain Experimentation
Researchers at the London innovation lab of Swiss banking giant UBS are developing a new blockchain implementation for transaction settlement.

15-Year-Old 'Bitcoin Kid' Wants to Make Ethereum Easier
CoinDesk profiles Whit Jackson, the 15-year-old developer working to make Ethereum easier for developers.

Research Examines Blockchain Securities Under US Commercial Law
Cryptosecurities may not be subject to commercial transactions law under the US Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), according to new research.

