Governance
Hedera’s Token Price Spikes Prematurely After Google Joins the Network's Governing Council
The cloud services arm of the Silicon Valley tech giant becomes the 11th member to join the council, but has no plans to further endorse the network.
Zcash's Funding Vote and the Woes of Decentralized Governance
The zcash community has agreed to continue funding the development of its privacy coin after a months-long – and often contentious – campaign to address imminent funding losses.
Roger Ver's Mining Pool Pulls Support for Bitcoin Cash Dev Fund Over Chain Split Threat
Ver said he was "mostly just along for the ride" as some mining pools stepped back from the prospect of competing hard forks.
Bitcoin Cash Miners Propose Controversial Soft Fork for Zcash-Style Development Fund
The proposed fork will see 12.5 percent of block rewards diverted to a new BCH-specific development fund. Reactions have been mixed.
DAO Platform Aragon Begins Recruiting Jurors for Tokenized ‘Court’
The blockchain-based court system will allow humans to arbitrate on disputes brought forward by ecosystem members.
Gemini's Head of Risk on How Crypto Beats Traditional Finance
The arc of crypto bends toward regulation, so we might as well be prepared, says Gemini's risk chief and the president of the Virtual Commodities Association, Yusuf Hussain.
Blockstream's 'Watchtowers' Will Bring a New Justice System to the Lightning Network
Watchtowers, a semi-trusted payment channel sheriff, is designed to keep the peace among lightning nodes.
This Token Project Offered to Shut Down. Its Market Cap Shot Up $10M
Should DigixDAO completely dissolve its treasury or keep making grants to enhance the ecosystem? That's the question for token holders to decide.
Mnuchin's Number Two Says Private Cryptos Pose Threat to Government Power and Will Be Watched
The deputy secretary of the U.S. Treasury has raised the specter of a not-so-distant future when private digital currencies have stripped some of the power from governments. Policymakers will take a "hard look" at that, he said.
With 18 Million Bitcoins Mined, How Hard Is That 21 Million Limit?
The 18 millionth bitcoin is about to be mined. Though the remaining 3 million will take 120 years to mint, some question the certainty of the original hard cap.
