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Eric Piscini, a principal with Deloitte Consulting LLP, is the global leader of Deloitte’s financial services blockchain consulting efforts and co-lead at its the global blockchain and cryptocurrency team. Advertisements The following article is an exclusive contribution to CoinDesk’s 2017 in Review. As the technology behind bitcoin nears its 10th year in the market, let’s […]

The price of ether, the native token of the ethereum platform, has hit a new all-time high over $970 and is eyeing the $1,000 mark. Advertisements As of writing, ether (ETH) is trading at a record $978. The world’s third-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has appreciated by 11 percent in the last 24 hours, according to […]

RSK is launching its bitcoin smart contracts platform in beta today. Advertisements Formerly known as Rootstock, the startup has long been lauded for its potential to pave the way for the implementation of ethereum-style smart contracts on bitcoin, something enthusiasts believe will keep the world’s largest cryptocurrency competitive with the platform that arguably pioneered the idea […]

Arthur Camara is a co-founder of CryptoKitties, created by Canadian innovation studio Axiom Zen, where he focuses on product and engineering to help bring blockchain technology to the masses. Advertisements The following article is an exclusive contribution to CoinDesk’s 2017 in Review. I admittedly wasn’t investing in any cryptocurrency in the early 2010s. Advertisements By […]

There’s something about the way Joe Lubin relaxes that sums him up as a manager. Advertisements Shoes off, revealing a pair of plain black socks, he rests his feet high on top of his desk in the corner of the same room where his staff diligently plugs away at their computers. Staring out a window […]

Advertisements For ether, the cryptocurrency that powers the ethereum network, 2016 was defined in part by the creation and subsequent collapse of The DAO, the blockchain-based investment vehicle that raised more than $150 million at then-current prices. Yet as 2017 comes to a close, the cryptocurrency is closing the books on a banner year for […]

Jez San is founder and CEO of FunFair Technologies, an ethereum-powered casino platform. A vocal supporter and critic of blockchain technologies, San was also a pioneer in real-time, 3D games. Advertisements The following article is an exclusive contribution to CoinDesk’s 2017 in Review series. As a long time investor in bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, 2017 has been remarkable. But it’s […]

Shawn Wilkinson is the co-founder and chief strategy officer at Storj Labs where he oversees strategy, vision and architecture for the Storj network. Advertisements It’s pretty clear that 2017 was the year of the token. Whether you’re reading the news, attending a trade show or just minding your own business working in your preferred coffee […]

Taylor Monahan is the founder of MyEtherWallet, an open-source, client-side interface for generating ethereum wallets and interacting with the ethereum blockchain. Advertisements   It’s easy to ignore how simple things are today, and even easier to miss how much larger things will be tomorrow. We underestimate, mis-estimate, write off exponential as linear and react to […]

Thessy Mehrain is director of product and innovation at ConsenSys, where she works on dapps and protocols to enable social innovation via the ethereum blockchain. She is also the founder of “Women in Blockchain” New York, a distributed global network building diversity and inclusion. Advertisements The following article is an exclusive contribution to CoinDesk’s 2017 in […]