A distributed ledger project dubbed Iroha has been accepted for incubation status by the Linux Foundation-led Hyperledger blockchain initiative.Source | Continue reading
Distributed ledger startup Ripple has announced its current CEO will soon step down.Source | Continue reading
Japanese bank SBI Group has launched a blockchain consortium focused on its domestic market.Source | Continue reading
BTCC announced today that it will be adding US dollar (USD) to its existing bitcoin exchange service.Source | Continue reading
South African banks and regulators are teaming up on blockchain. Source | Continue reading
Australian banks looking to buy up blockchain startups might face a roadblock or two. Source | Continue reading
The plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit filed after the collapse of Cryptsy are moving to settle with one of its defendants.Source | Continue reading
The latest bitcoin update features code that could potentially activate a long-anticipated scaling solution.Source | Continue reading
MasterCard has quietly developed and released a set of blockchain APIs.Source | Continue reading
Crypto Valley didn't just spontaneously arise, and the governments and startups who are helping make it real (or not) share their story.Source | Continue reading
Skuchain's Zaki Manian argues that Hyperledger offers the best development model for the blockchain industry.Source | Continue reading
Israel took a global lead on cyber security. Could it do the same with blockchain?Source | Continue reading
Hillary Clinton's decision not to accept bitcoin speaks to the current legal environment surrounding the technology, analysts say.Source | Continue reading
Zcash stole the show this week, as the currency's price surged and it drew significant attention with its use of zero knowledge proofs. Source | Continue reading
With little likelihood of a single scaling solution that will please everyone, is a hard fork inevitable?Source | Continue reading
Alex Sunnarborg compares bitcoin's value with that of the newly launched cryptocurrency Zcash.Source | Continue reading
A Florida man pled guilty yesterday after being indicted in a case tied to the now-defunct Florida bitcoin exchange Coin.mx.Source | Continue reading
In a livestream today, Zcash CEO Zooko Wilcox announced that the software was finally ready to download.Source | Continue reading
A major US banking regulatory has unveiled a broad innovation policy aimed at regulating blockchain startups and other fintechs.Source | Continue reading
The mining of the Zcash genesis block formally kicks off an entirely new blockchain – and what could be a burgeoning ecosystem of companies.Source | Continue reading
The operator of a national railway service in Switzerland will begin selling bitcoin through its ticket kiosks starting next month.Source | Continue reading
More than $100,000 worth of digital currency tied to ethereum’s biggest hack has been successfully converted into bitcoin.Source | Continue reading
The CME Group is launching two previously announced bitcoin price benchmarks next month.Source | Continue reading
Japan is set to get another digital currency exchange.Source | Continue reading
The Australian government is looking to update its anti-money laundering laws to include bitcoin and other digital currency exchanges. Source | Continue reading
Blockchain startup CoinSciences has launched a new program aimed at getting more enterprise companies to work with blockchain. Source | Continue reading
S&P believes it's too early for the use of blockchain tech to be a factor in its corporate credit analysis.Source | Continue reading
The market for Zcash is surging – even before the new digital currency has started trading.Source | Continue reading
A small tweak to bitcoin could have a big impact.Source | Continue reading
US telecom giant AT&T is seeking a patent for a kind of home subscriber server that utilizes a blockchain.Source | Continue reading
Can Swift stay relevant in a world of blockchain?Source | Continue reading
It’s been a busy week on the blockchain front for Singapore’s central bank.Source | Continue reading
A prominent bank in the Netherlands is working with a local university to develop a series of blockchain prototypes.Source | Continue reading
Civic previewed a new use case for its decentralized identity service today at Money2020 in Las Vegas.Source | Continue reading
Online retail giant Overstock will soon begin trading blockchain-based shares of its stock.Source | Continue reading
One of Japan’s largest banks is working with IBM on a series of blockchain trials.Source | Continue reading
Central securities depositories (CSDs) in Russia and China are partnering on blockchain. Source | Continue reading
Trying to make pork products in China safer was just the first step of Walmart’s global plans for blockchain.Source | Continue reading
Consumers' Research has published a new white paper months after organizing a meeting of lawmakers and blockchain entrepreneurs at Bretton Woods.Source | Continue reading
A blockchain that was born out of the rejection of a specific technical change is on the verge of making that specific change, some argue.Source | Continue reading
Blockchain startup Fluent has partnered with credit insurance provider and Allianz subsidiary Euler Hermes.Source | Continue reading
US financial services company Capital One is working with blockchain startup Gem on a new healthcare claims project.Source | Continue reading
BTCC has high hopes for Mobi the new mobile app it released today at Money2020 in Las Vegas.Source | Continue reading
IBM is working with a Singapore startup to develop a network of storage lockers connected via blockchain.Source | Continue reading
Commonwealth Bank and Wells Fargo have announced they are testing blockchain for use in trade finance, focusing on the global cotton market.Source | Continue reading
Smartphone giant Huawei is now supporting the Linux Foundation-led Hyperledger blockchain project.Source | Continue reading
The state government of Illinois has quietly established a working group tasked with developing a strategy for integrating blockchain tech.Source | Continue reading
Chain is officially open-sourcing its blockchain platform, Chain Protocol, a move its CEO says represents the culmination of years of work.Source | Continue reading