Bitcoin and Blockchain News Jan 20, 2016

BitFury Moves Ahead on Bitcoin Device for Internet of Things -  BitFury is moving ahead with development of a previously announced prototype for a bitcoin-enabled Internet of Things device. The original prototype, announced last June, took the form of a consumer light bulb that was capable of mining small amounts of bitcoin. Pete Rizzo / Jan 20, 2016 10:21 am Making Sense of Bitcoin's Divisive Block Size Debate -  A notable debate is underway in the bitcoin community over the way forward for the network as it continues to expand. Centred around bitcoin's 'block size', the solutions are many, opinions are varied and emotions are high. CoinDesk rounds up the thoughts from a recent influx of blogs on the subject. Pete Rizzo / Jan 19, 2016 10:16 pm Report Urges UK Government to Test Blockchain Tech -  A new report from the UK Government Office for Science has recommended a broad government effort to explore and test blockchain technology. The report was spearheaded by Mark Walport, the government's top scientific advisor, and aims to promote further investigation of the technology. Stan Higgins / Jan 19, 2016 05:10 pm Read More Bitcoin News → Consensus 2016 Registration Now Open We are hosting Consensus 2016 on May 2-4 in New York City in collaboration with DCG and Coin Center. We've already confirmed several speakers and registration is now open. Industry Press Releases 18 Jan - OBITS Positions for Bright Future with OpenLedger on BTS 2.0 18 Jan - Tendermint Gets Ready for Launch, Partners With Vanbex Group 13 Jan - CoinDesk Announces Acquisition By Digital Currency Group Read More Press Releases →   Share this email Copyright © 2016 CoinDesk Ltd, All rights reserved. You're receiving this email because you subscribed for updates on our website. Our mailing address is: CoinDesk Ltd Treviot House 186-192 High Road Ilford, Essex IG1 1LR United Kingdom Add us to your address book view in browser / unsubscribe / update subscription Advertise on CoinDesk