Spanish police have seized and destroyed six bitcoin mines as part of an investigation into the illegal distribution of television content. | Continue reading
Hardware wallet firm KeepKey announced today that it has acquired MultiBit, a desktop-based bitcoin wallet program. | Continue reading
Japan’s national legislature approved a bill on Wednesday to regulate domestic digital currency exchanges. | Continue reading
Blockchain startup ShoCard has developed a proof-of-concept focused on digital identity in partnership with a major airline IT firm. | Continue reading
In a new blog today, Coinbase exec Fred Ehrsam sought to position Ethereum as a competitor to bitcoin in the digital currency industry. | Continue reading
A major Chinese financial firm has inked a new partnership with startup R3CEV. | Continue reading
The Bitcoin Foundation’s future plans face early skepticism after the public release of a private email from its executive director. | Continue reading
A legal fight between bitcoin payment processor BitPay and a major insurance company has ended, court documents reveal. | Continue reading
Bitcoin payments firm YellowPay has shut down according to members of its founding team. | Continue reading
Payment service provider PayFort is among the investors in a seed funding round announced by Dubai-based bitcoin startup BitOasis. | Continue reading
The US Postal Service has released a new report outlining how it could adopt blockchain technology within its operations. | Continue reading
A group of US Army National Guard members have been arrested and charged with a scheme to use bitcoin to purchase stolen credit cards | Continue reading
A legal effort to sue bitcoin mining firm KnCMiner over product refunds has been dealt a blow in Sweden, court documents reveal. | Continue reading
The creator of Futarchy, a governance model founded on prediction markets Robin Hanson, discusses his concept in the context of DAOs. | Continue reading
Dubai is set to play host to a conference on digital currencies months after a blockchain effort in the country was first unveiled. | Continue reading
This op-ed explores The DAO's creation in the context of existing stock exchanges, as well as the overall evolution of technology. | Continue reading
Does distributed presence create distributed liability? | Continue reading
In this opinion piece, a former Wall Street pro discusses why he believes the blockchain is best perceived as an innovation in distributed trust. | Continue reading
In this op-ed, bitcoin enthusiast Martin Hagelstrom touches on the slow but steady embrace of blockchain by the world's banks. | Continue reading
String Labs has announced its program to award grants to innovators building on the Ethereum blockchain. Permissioned ledgers need-not apply. | Continue reading
While bitcoin has long dominated the digital currency space, ether has been grabbing headlines - and trading volume - this week. | Continue reading
A distributed ledger could help these researchers launch an unstoppable “Human-Whale-Robot-Hybrid” distributed autonomous organization. | Continue reading
A well-known Chinese bitcoin miner gets into Ethereum as a wide range of high-profile organizations begin to capitalize on the digital currency. | Continue reading
Russian payments firm Qiwi is currently designing its own proprietary blockchain system in an effort to replace its central payments database. | Continue reading
A bill that would ban so-called money surrogates such as bitcoin in Russia has an uncertain future. | Continue reading
Bitcoin exchange and wallet service Coinbase is adding support for ether, the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum network. | Continue reading
A stock exchange in Australia is developing a private equity market solution using blockchain technology. | Continue reading
What is the legal status of The DAO? In this opinion piece, lawyer Drew Hinkes takes a deep dive into laws surrounding fundraising and more. | Continue reading
The founder of the Apache Software Foundation, Brian Behlendorf, joins the open-source Hyperledger Project as its first executive director. | Continue reading
An effort to bring a class action lawsuit against defunct bitcoin exchange Mt Gox has been dismissed in Canada. | Continue reading
A look at some of the notable support and criticism from community members about TheDAO, the organization that has raised nearly $150m in funding. | Continue reading
During a demonstration today, Nasdaq unveiled a service that lets solar power generators sell certificates using its Linq blockchain service. | Continue reading
The authors of "Blockchain Revolution" spoke this morning about their latest published work at an event hosted by Nasdaq. | Continue reading
Beneath the headlines, there’s arguably been the early stirrings of a sea change in the blockchain industry. | Continue reading
State Street’s former blockchain lead has launched a new startup focused on using the tech to “redesign” the securities services industry. | Continue reading
Professional services firm Deloitte has unveiled a new blockchain proof-of-concept focused on artwork provenance. | Continue reading
An economic development bill in Vermont includes language that makes blockchain data a form of admissible court evidence. | Continue reading
Blockchain app specialist Tendermint is in the early stages of launching a public blockchain that could find it issuing tokens. | Continue reading
What's a blockchain, what's not and why does it matter? Former itBit director Antony Lewis attacks these questions in this opinion piece. | Continue reading
The price of bitcoin tested resistance at $460 over the weekend ending 15th May, but failed to break through what could prove to be a key level. | Continue reading
A panel on national security and cyberspace appointed by President Barack Obama heard testimony on blockchain technology from IBM earlier today. | Continue reading
The development of payments channels on the bitcoin network took a step forward today with new technology released by wallet startup Blockchain. | Continue reading
R3CEV's test with Northern Trust inspired a blockchain proof-of-concept among three other experiments for different aspects of asset management. | Continue reading
Gatecoin has claimed that it lost as much as 185,000 ethers and 250 bitcoins, an amount worth roughly $2.14m at press time. | Continue reading
Netki has announced the launch of its identity certificate pilot, allowing all parties in a transaction to be trusted and verifiable under regulation. | Continue reading
CoinDesk highlights five of the biggest trends from its most recent Q1 2016 State of Blockchain report. | Continue reading
Missed bitcoin's big scaling debate? In this opinion piece, University College Dublin's Dr Paul Ennis breaks down the various stages. | Continue reading
Are financial incumbents in denial about the true impact of blockchain tech? Blockchain specialist Matthew Spoke argues the answer might be yes. | Continue reading