Roger Ver, a key figure among bitcoin’s first disciples is now the community's biggest advocate for the minority side of the block-size debate.Source | Continue reading
CoinDesk explores the alternative digital currency monero and its long road to becoming of the industry's most talked-about projects.Source | Continue reading
Bitcoin prices enjoyed notable gains this week, climbing to sit around the $1,000 mark amid improved market sentiment. Source | Continue reading
Legislators in Hawaii are pushing for the creation of a working group dedicated to blockchain technology.Source | Continue reading
One of China's 'Big Three' bitcoin exchanges issued an update on its fee policies today, only to later remove the statement from its website.Source | Continue reading
A project aiming to bring payment channels to ethereum is expected to become production-ready by the end of this year.Source | Continue reading
Segregated witness – originally proposed as a workaround solution to the bitcoin scaling issue – is moving closer to rollout on the litecoin network.Source | Continue reading
One of the UK's largest telecoms is seeking a patent for a security system aimed at preventing malicious attacks on blockchains.Source | Continue reading
Poland's Central Statistical Office has recognized the trading and mining of virtual currencies as official economic activities.Source | Continue reading
Nuco's CEO looks at the hurdles encountered by enterprises adopting blockchain tech, and predicts more flexible solutions going forward.Source | Continue reading
Bitcoin prices surpassed $1,000 for the first time in nearly a month on 2nd February. Will the digital currency be able to remain above this level? Source | Continue reading
The Internal Revenue Service has requested a delay for an upcoming hearing in its ongoing court dispute with digital currency exchange Coinbase.Source | Continue reading
A trade group for investment funds in Ireland has announced it is developing a new blockchain proof-of-concept focused on regulatory reporting. | Continue reading
A new report highlights some of the key privacy threats faced by bitcoin users in 2016.Source | Continue reading
Bitcoin markets are breaking out, inching closer to $1,000. Source | Continue reading
Japan's 'Galapagos Syndrome' means that some tech firms are unable to compete internationally, but one blockchain consortium aims to change that.Source | Continue reading
Fidelity Charitable, the public charity arm of mutual fund giant Fidelity Investments, raised $7m in bitcoin donations last year.Source | Continue reading
The fourth quarter of 2016 was a volatile period for the price of bitcoin, as speculation increased and exchange-traded volume reached peak levels.Source | Continue reading
A notable travel blockchain proof-of-concept being spearheaded by Microsoft is stepping up a gear.Source | Continue reading
Bitfinex's BFX digital asset – issued to users who lost bitcoin in an August hack – surged to a record high on 1st February.Source | Continue reading
Private blockchains are on the cusp of leaving the laboratory and heading to the real world. At least, that's according to bold predictions from some of the Linux Foundation-led Hyperledger projects's top technical minds during the second day of CoinDesk's open-source developer c … | Continue reading
The UAE's central bank isn't banning bitcoin, senior officials said in a statement today. Source | Continue reading
Many of the government leaders queried by IBM in a recent survey say they want to put blockchain to work in the public sector. | Continue reading
Digital currency exchange Gemini is doing away with transaction confirmations for approved customers.Source | Continue reading
Switzerland’s government is considering new regulations in light of fintech advancements such as blockchain.Source | Continue reading
Abu Dhabi’s largest bank has begun offering a new cross-border transaction service in partnership with distributed ledger startup Ripple.Source | Continue reading
Ever wonder how the FBI catches ransomware perpetrators? This special agent laid out the process in great detail.Source | Continue reading
OpenBazaar's development team has detailed forthcoming upgrades and a potential launch timeline for v2.0 of the decentralized e-commerce platform.Source | Continue reading
Blockchain identity startup Cambridge Blockchain has finished raising $2m – money it plans to spend on pilot projects.Source | Continue reading
Banking consortium startup R3 has predicted 2017 will be the year enterprises dive into testing pilot versions of DLT and blockchain apps.Source | Continue reading
Blockstream CTO Greg Maxwell addressed the growing blockchain hype in a nuanced talk at Construct 2017 today.Source | Continue reading
For Germany’s central bank, blockchain has proven to be a promising – if not somewhat complicated – technology.Source | Continue reading
Legislators in New Hampshire have filed a new bill that aims to clarify rules around digital currencies and money transmitters.Source | Continue reading
Construct's open-source developer conference saw notable discussions, though talk of bitcoin's scaling issues was a persistent theme.Source | Continue reading
Bitcoin prices are up more than 3% since the start of the day’s trading, climbing above $950 for the first time in weeks.Source | Continue reading
Tadge Dryja, one of the developers behind a popular bitcoin scaling proposal, has joined MIT's blockchain and cryptocurrency group.Source | Continue reading
Chain previewed forthcoming privacy features for its enterprise blockchain protocol at CoinDesk's developer event yesterday.Source | Continue reading
An FBI special agent says he's uncertain how the agency would respond to the widespread use of Monero, a cryptocurrency designed for anonymity.Source | Continue reading
Bitcoin traders have new uncertainty to deal with as exchanges that once dominated trading volume fall by the wayside and new exchanges rise up.Source | Continue reading
A Fed staffer has plead guilty to mining bitcoins at work. Source | Continue reading
Bitcoin payments startup BitPesa has raised $2.5m in a new Series A funding round. | Continue reading
The EU is weighing a limit on cash transactions in a move that may also impact digital currency payments.Source | Continue reading
Tech giant Microsoft has announced a new blockchain partnership as part of its internal decentralized identity initiative.Source | Continue reading
Credit card giant American Express has joined the Linux Foundation-led Hyperledger blockchain project.Source | Continue reading
Firms in Switzerland working on an ethereum-based OTC trading platform say they have completed work on a new privacy solution.Source | Continue reading
The International Monetary Fund and Dubai’s Ministry of Finance will co-host a FinTech seminar focusing on blockchain and cryptocurrencies next month.Source | Continue reading
If entrepreneurs at this London blockchain startup are right, hotels of the future could one day feature IoT-powered room access.Source | Continue reading
Taiwanese insurance giant Fubon Life is aiming to place a sports blockchain called Bravelog at the heart of its blockchain initiatives.Source | Continue reading