Bitcoin and Blockchain News May 15, 2016

An Anatomy of Bitcoin's Great Scaling Debate -  What does bitcoin's scaling debate say about its culture and values? In this feature piece, University College Dublin's Dr Paul Ennis, discusses how the debate has thus far evolved, examining the various competing efforts, their processes and what the differences say about the developer community and its culture. Dr Paul Ennis / May 15, 2016 12:04 pm Blockchain and the Race Towards Irrelevance -  Are financial incumbents in denial about the true impact of blockchain tech? Matthew Spoke, the leader of Deloitte's blockchain division Rubix, argues the answer may be yes. Spoke contends that it remains to be seen whether blockchain can be a disruptive or complementary technology. Matthew Spoke / May 15, 2016 03:08 am Read All CoinDesk News → State of Blockchain Q1 2016: Blockchain Funding Overtakes Bitcoin In case you missed it, CoinDesk has released its latest State of Blockchain report, analyzing news and events from Q1 2016. Weighing in at 100 slides, the presentation takes a deep dive into trends in the blockchain and bitcoin sectors to reveal new findings about the fast-changing industry. Press Releases 13, May - Announcing Distributed: Trade, The First Blockchain Conference to Address Both Financial Services and Supply Chain Applications 10, May - Wall Street Disintermediation Arrives as Hedge Fund Trades P2P Via Blockchain, Without a Bank or Broker 02, May - William Mougayar Unveils His New Book The Business Blockchain at Consensus 2016 in New York Read All Industry Press Releases → How are we doing? Give us website feedback Share this email Copyright © 2016 CoinDesk, All rights reserved. You're receiving this email because you subscribed for updates on our website. Our mailing address is: CoinDesk 636 Avenue of the Americas New York City, NY 10011 Add us to your address book view in browser / unsubscribe / update subscription Advertise on CoinDesk