Japanese startup Nayuta is releasing an in-progress lightning implementation with a compelling new focus: the internet of things (IoT). As revealed exclusively to CoinDesk, Nayuta is publishing the first lightning implementation geared…

Tradewind, a blockchain-powered marketplace for precious metals, has hired a senior executive from JPMorgan to be the startup’s first-ever CEO. Michael Albanese, most recently the global head of collateral management at the…

Aragon (ANT) token holders have voted to restrict the project’s development funds from being used to support work on the blockchain interoperability platform Polkadot. Aragon is an ethereum-based project that builds tools…

Stock exchange operator Nasdaq is adding yet another cryptocurrency index – this time for the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency, XRP. The company announced Monday that, through its partnership with New Zealand-based blockchain data…