Bitcoin surpassed both $580 and $590 on 4th June, building on the currency’s recent gains to hit a fresh 20-month high. | Continue reading
Across the US, bitcoin ATMs are finding use among those who operate in the gray areas of commerce | Continue reading
In this op-ed, Ledger Labs head of operations Josh Stark takes a deep dive into the concept of smart contracts. | Continue reading
With the bitcoin block reward halving approaching, differing opinions on what will happen have emerged among the world's mining community. | Continue reading
When Chinese financial giant Ping An joined R3CEV last week the blockchain consortium added a gateway to the second largest economy in the world. | Continue reading
Bitcoin prices surged nearly 20% during the week ending 3rd June, rising to its highest point in 20 months. But what was the cause of the increase? | Continue reading
The price of bitcoin is up more than 6% today, according to the CoinDesk Bitcoin USD Price Index (BPI), reaching a level not seen in nearly two years. | Continue reading
Ethereum co-founder Anthony Di Iorio helped create the blockchain technology that underlies DAOs, but he doesn't want to launch one himself. | Continue reading
The head of a unit at the Russian central bank focused in part on FinTech sees a potential role for blockchain use in finance and other industries. | Continue reading
Hong Kong-based bitcoin exchange Bitfinex has settled with the CFTC following an investigation into its financed trading activities. | Continue reading
A new London School of Economics paper suggests that blockchain tech could alleviate custody risks for securities owners. | Continue reading
Coinbase and ARK Invest released a white paper with four new definitions of a traditional asset they say shows bitcoin is actually a new asset class. | Continue reading
ESMA has released a new paper on blockchains and distributed ledgers as part of a fact-finding effort into the technology. | Continue reading
Blockchain startup R3CEV has added Hong Kong-based life insurance group AIA to the ranks of its global banking consortium. | Continue reading
Richard Branson’s private island in the Caribbean is set to host yet another blockchain-focused gathering this month. | Continue reading
Two soon-to-be spouses published their wedding prenuptial agreement to the Ethereum blockchain in the form of an open-source smart contract. | Continue reading
Abu Dhabi's newest financial free zone is seeking to promote the development of blockchain startups, according to a new proposal. | Continue reading
In the aftermath of Coinbase embracing Ethereum, experts weigh in on what it means for bitcoin and the digital currency's first-mover advantage. | Continue reading
R3 has released a report evaluating how Ethereum could be used by banks engaged in consortium and private blockchain initiatives. | Continue reading
One of Barclays’ leading blockchain experts has revealed he will be departing the UK banking giant to join a FinTech consultancy called 11:FS. | Continue reading
A group of technology advisors to US President Barack Obama heard from representatives from the bitcoin and blockchain industry earlier this month. | Continue reading
Tech giant Intel has opened a development lab in Tel Aviv focused on financial technologies like the blockchain. | Continue reading
Microsoft has partnered with two startups to build an identity platform aimed to integrating with both the bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains. | Continue reading
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has released the results of a survey on blockchain technology. | Continue reading
Micropayments have long been one of the most anticipated use cases for bitcoin, but similar tech may be coming soon to Ethereum. | Continue reading
The head of the Dubai government's Smart Dubai initiative spoke on how she believes blockchain can help drive the city’s modernization efforts today. | Continue reading
Members of Dubai’s Global Blockchain Council (GBC) unveiled seven new proofs-of-concept at industry conference Keynote 2016 today. | Continue reading
Ernst & Young has announced it will auction $12.9m worth of bitcoin confiscated from a former Silk Road user. | Continue reading
ABN Amro managing director Karin Kersten discusses her firm's blockchain strategy and use cases. | Continue reading
The Identity & KYC conference in London hosted a workshop on using blockchain technology to improve know-your-customer processes earlier this week. | Continue reading
Bitcoin prices hit a more than 20-month high this weekend as the digital currency broke the $500 barrier to reap big gains. | Continue reading
IDEO coLAB member Dan Elitzer explores a framework for digital identity using blockchain and other technologies. | Continue reading
Steven Malby of the Commonwealth Secretariat explores the challenges in bringing legal identity to the more than 1 billion people lacking recognition. | Continue reading
The price of bitcoin appreciated nearly 4% for the week ending 27th May, but the figure is perhaps not indicative of the wild trading action the market saw during the period. Such movements came as market observers are becoming more interested in the relationship between bitcoin, … | Continue reading
Amid a vibrant public debate, digital currency exchange operator Kraken has announced it will begin trading The DAO tokens. | Continue reading
The parent company of Swedish bitcoin mine operator KnCMiner has declared bankruptcy. | Continue reading
Bitcoin prices surged more than 5% in the early hours of 27th May, to reach a more than six-month high. | Continue reading
More than 15 members of Congress met with representatives of the blockchain technology industry this week in Washington, DC. | Continue reading
Andreas Antonopoulos takes aim at local governments with new plans for an Ethereum-based system that could be recognized across borders. | Continue reading
The CFTChas granted registration to a trading platform that was an early entrant in the US market for financial derivatives tied to bitcoin. | Continue reading
Nasdaq's new financial infrastructure hub could pave the way for other exchanges to start using blockchain technology in a wide range of services. | Continue reading
The UK arm of Spanish banking group Santander has developed a new payments app in partnership with distributed ledger startup Ripple. | Continue reading
A group of musicians, entrepreneurs and blockchain advocates is set to gather at a festival in Germany later this week. | Continue reading
Bitcoin’s best-funded startup, 21 Inc, unveiled a new proof-of-concept that envisions how its developer tools could fuel a weather marketplace. | Continue reading
The European Parliament has voted to recommend that the bloc’s government create a task force dedicated to digital currencies and blockchain. | Continue reading
A new report from Goldman Sachs Investment Research projects blockchain technology could save billions across industries. | Continue reading
An Ethereum startup led by a Harvard Berkman researcher is submitting a proposal to fix The DAO, the largest autonomous organization. | Continue reading
Deloitte is assembling a team of 50 blockchain experts in Ireland to help lead the company's global expansion into the blockchain business. | Continue reading