Britain's ancient Royal Mint to launch blockchain trading of gold derivatives in cost cutting exercise.Source | Continue reading
Bitcoin prices have now been above $500 for six consecutive months, CoinDesk's Bitcoin Price Index (BPI) reveals.Source | Continue reading
The Swiss outfit of professional services firm EY is set to begin accepting bitcoin payments next year.Source | Continue reading
Germany’s central bank has built a new blockchain prototype focused on securities trading and settlement.Source | Continue reading
A Japanese insurance firm is reportedly planning to launch a new policy line aimed at bitcoin exchanges.Source | Continue reading
By most accounts, the activation of Segregated Witness (SegWit) should be a boon for bitcoin. The code, first proposed last December, has been introduced to the network, and at least 20% of bitcoin's hashing power is now signalling support for the software change that is expected … | Continue reading
Indian bitcoin exchange Unocoin has launched a new mobile wallet app.Source | Continue reading
William Mougayar provides valuable insight into how to evaluate an ICO by analyzing four main criteria.Source | Continue reading
The departures by three of the blockchain consortium's larger members is being taken by some as a sign that blockchain enthusiasm is waning.Source | Continue reading
Thinking of investing in Zcash? Here's what you need to know about the new, privacy-focused digital currency.Source | Continue reading
This week, bitcoin prices neared the annual high reached in June, while it was mixed news for other cryptocurrencies. Source | Continue reading
Ledger, the maker of the Nano USB hardware wallet, has announced a new high-end product aimed at enterprise users and savvy consumers.Source | Continue reading
As many as seven members of the R3 banking consortium have yet to express interest in funding the startup's ongoing $150m funding round, leaked documents reveal. Released on PasteBin this morning (and confirmed by sources close to the deal), the text details a list of the banks t … | Continue reading
21 Inc has applied for a patent for specialized bitcoin mining circuitry, public records show.Source | Continue reading
Banking giant Morgan Stanley is said to be pulling back from the R3 blockchain consortium.Source | Continue reading
Voting is now open for CoinDesk's third annual 'Most Influential' people in blockchain award.Source | Continue reading
Steem's global community came together for SteemFest – a two-day conference in Amsterdam event this month.Source | Continue reading
A UN organization focused on criminal justice issues organized a meeting on bitcoin and digital currencies this past summer in Uganda.Source | Continue reading
Months after his release from prison for money laundering violations, entrepreneur Charlie Shrem has announced a new blockchain venture.Source | Continue reading
Wallet service Blockchain has registered its 10 millionth bitcoin wallet.Source | Continue reading
Digital currency exchange Coinbase says it’s planning to fight a government effort to acquire information about its users.Source | Continue reading
Ethereum rolled out its latest hard fork today, and so far, the side effects have been minimal.Source | Continue reading
Regulators in Belize and the Seychelles have sounded the alarm about an allegedly fraudulent bitcoin investment website.Source | Continue reading
Despite notable exits, sources say the majority of R3's members are likely to participate in its ongoing funding round.Source | Continue reading
A Congressional committee has called on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to focus on digital currency regulation. Source | Continue reading
MoneyGram still doesn't think bitcoin will impact its business – but it sees blockchain-powered banks as a potential way for it to cut costs.Source | Continue reading
A New York blockchain startup has partnered with German tech giant Siemens as it expands an ethereum-based peer-to-peer energy transfer project.Source | Continue reading
Banco Santander has departed the R3 blockchain consortium, according to a representative. Source | Continue reading
The Australian government’s financial reporting standards agency is pushing for international action in the area of digital currencies.Source | Continue reading
Germany’s central bank is hosting a four-day conference on blockchain this week.Source | Continue reading
A trove of recently published documents reveal Overstock could raise over $30m for its blockchain stock offering.Source | Continue reading
One of R3CEV's initial members isn't renewing its agreement with the world's largest blockchain consortium.Source | Continue reading
UBS plans to invest in blockchain as part of an expansion plan in China.Source | Continue reading
Venture capital in ethereum is surprisingly low, but is it really? Under the surface, ethereum is evolving differently than its predecessors.Source | Continue reading
Moscow-based legal experts examine the thaw in attitudes towards blockchain and bitcoin in Russia.Source | Continue reading
Ledger Labs' Josh Stark seeks to provide a high-level framework for understanding the potential of nascent blockchain governance applications.Source | Continue reading
Bitcoin made an unexpected appearance on an episode of the popular TV series "Shark Tank" this week. Source | Continue reading
Bitcoin prices repeatedly breached $750 during the week through 18th November as traders responded to macroeconomic uncertainty. Source | Continue reading
The guys behind Slock.it are at it again.Source | Continue reading
Months after its core development team was acqui-hired by accommodations startup Airbnb, bitcoin tipping ChangeTip is closing its doors.Source | Continue reading
The IRS is seeking user records from Coinbase as part of a taxpayer investigation. Source | Continue reading
A senior official for Japan's central bank had words of caution for distributed ledgers. Source | Continue reading
Regulators in Switzerland are moving quickly to create regulation that accommodates digital currency and blockchain startups.Source | Continue reading
If they so choose, miners can now safely signal their support for a major bitcoin update.Source | Continue reading
Financial regulators in South Korea are looking to introduce new regulations for digital currency exchanges by early next year.Source | Continue reading
The price of bitcoin is now trading above $750, its highest total in nearly five months.Source | Continue reading
Taiwan blockchain startup Bitmark has raised $1.7m in a new seed funding round.Source | Continue reading
The head of a Chinese mining pool backing an alternative bitcoin implementation completed a Reddit AMA earlier today.Source | Continue reading