Michael del Castillo

A full-time member of the Editorial Team at CoinDesk, Michael covers cryptocurrency and blockchain applications. His writing has been published in the New Yorker, Silicon Valley Business Journal and Upstart Business Journal. Michael is not an investor in any digital currencies or blockchain projects. He has previously held value in bitcoin (See: Editorial Policy). Email: michael@coindesk.com. Follow Michael: @delrayman

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Google's Director of Engineering Won't Invest in Bitcoin

Google's director of engineering, Ray Kurzweil, says he wouldn't buy bitcoin because it's too unstable, but he has high hopes for blockchain.

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New Chicago Blockchain Center Launches With Government Backing

Major enterprises have joined forces with the State of Illinois to launch a new blockchain center in the Windy City.

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Uniting Exponential Tech? Think Tank Event Heralds Blockchain's Bright Future

Singularity University is exploring blockchain as a possible connecting layer between other exponential technologies at its Exponential Finance event.

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Chain is Now Working on Six 'Citi-Sized' Blockchain Networks

After revealing its part in a Nasdaq to Citi blockchain, Chain's Adam Ludwin talks about the half a dozen other projects his company is behind.

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Deutsche Börse Reveals Three 'Pillars' of Its Pervasive Blockchain Integration

After generating €1.1bn last year, German institutional trading network Deutsche Börse reveals a three-pillared plan to blockchain.

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Vladimir Putin and Vitalik Buterin Discuss Ethereum 'Opportunities'

The president of Russia briefly met with ethereum inventor Vitalik Buterin during an event last week.

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Why a Swedish MP Is Joining Bitcoin Exchange BTCX

Mathias Sundin, Swedish Parliament member – and now chairman of the board for BTCX – talks about his love of bitcoin.

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The World's Largest CSDs Are Forming a New Blockchain Consortium

Some of the world's most influential central securities depositories are uniting to build their own blockchain consortium.

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Interoperability Boost: Ripple Sends Blockchain Transaction Across 7 Ledgers

Ripple has open-sourced a bitcoin plug-in, making the biggest cryptocurrency interoperable with other ledgers. Litecoin could be next.

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A Facebook Investor is Calling for Regulated ICO Investment Products

Asset manager ARK Invest would like to diversify its portfolio into ICOs, but, for now, a barrier of regulatory hurdles stands in the way.

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