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Japanese Police to Fund Crypto Criminal Tracking Tool

Japan's top police agency is to fund development of new software aimed to help track individuals behind illicit crypto transactions.

By Wolfie ZhaoAug 31, 2018

Interest in blockchain technology is waning, research firm Gartner said in its latest "Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies" report.

By Muyao ShenAug 20, 2018

Bitcoin could get better privacy with Taproot, but there's one big obstacle - it can't be deployed until another technology goes through.

By Alyssa HertigAug 15, 2018

Nearly two years after launch, Zcash is entering what could be a crucial period, one that could expand the core features of its technology.

Token swaps are becoming common, but what do they mean for users and investors? CoinDesk explores the evolving art of blockchain migrations.

At least five cryptocurrencies have recently been hit with a 51% attack, a vulnerability users used to scoff at.

By Alyssa HertigJun 8, 2018

CoinDesk gives our best guess of how the distributed launch of the much-anticipated EOS software can be expected to unfold.

By Brady DaleJun 2, 2018

Lead scientists behind privacy tech zk-starks have started a business providing the solution to blockchains in exchange for tokens.

An early ethereum developer is speaking out about why he feels a platform-wide software upgrade should be used to help him recover lost funds.

A conference in Miami played host to evidence of a growing schism in the crypto community between passionate developers and fly-by-night traders.