| Following the launch of the Hyperledger project, CoinDesk speaks to the Linux Foundation and IBM, two of the central forces encouraging the new cross-industry collaboration as a way to ready the technology for wider enterprise use. Pete Rizzo / Feb 11, 2016 10:38 am
The first release for the alternative bitcoin implementation of Bitcoin Classic has been published, just over a month after the project was first publicly unveiled. The release includes a consensus rule change that would increases the block size limit from a 1 MB cap to one set to 2 MB. Stan Higgins / Feb 10, 2016 10:59 pm
IBM took its latest step in positioning itself as an enterprise blockchain solutions leader today, appearing at the The Block Chain Conference in San Francisco. In his presentation, IBM blockchain director John Wolpert gave an overview of IBM's thesis on the tech and evaluation of specific blockchain providers. Pete Rizzo / Feb 10, 2016 08:15 pm
The first complete draft of an upcoming Princeton University textbook on bitcoin has been made freely available for download. Titled "Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies", the book takes comprehensive look at the technology behind bitcoin. Daniel Palmer / Feb 10, 2016 07:04 pm
Online retailer Overstock.com has announced that it spent $8m last year on its blockchain-backed securities trading initiative. In a statement to investors, CEO Patrick Byrne wrote that the firm spent $6m more than it originally anticipated on its blockchain research. Stan Higgins / Feb 10, 2016 06:02 pm
In the general positive hubbub of late, there have been a small but growing number of sceptical voices calling out the burgeoning blockchain space and the general media for over-hyping the potential of distributed ledger technology. Are they right? Daniel Palmer / Feb 10, 2016 05:26 pm
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