Japanese blockchain consortium BCCC has passed the 100 member milestone as well as having graduated 100 students from its Blockchain University.Source | Continue reading
San Francisco-based bitcoin startup Wyre has raised $5.8m in new funding.Source | Continue reading
Bitcoin prices will likely finish 2016 between $750 and $800, according to most analysts, but the price could go even higher.Source | Continue reading
Jim Harper takes aim at bitcoin's so-called "successes" in 2016, arguing that deficient dialogue is holding back it and other blockchain-based monies.Source | Continue reading
Don and Alex Tapscott chart a broad overview of blockchain in 2016, with an eye to what is to come in the year ahead.Source | Continue reading
Bitcoin prices managed to reach one week above $760 early on 14th December. During this seven-day period, these prices reached a 2016 high of $788.49.Source | Continue reading
A Coinbase customer has gone to court to stop the IRS from subpoenaing user data from the bitcoin and ether exchange startup.Source | Continue reading
The US branch of business reporting standards body XBRL has joined ethereum startup ConsenSys to develop standards for blockchain tokens.Source | Continue reading
The Swift exec says he's not worried about being disintermediated by blockchain tech, on the contrary, the firm's trialing apps with it.Source | Continue reading
Global consultancy EY argues that despite enthusiasm for private blockchains in finance, public versions will ultimately prove more powerful.Source | Continue reading
CoinDesk profiles the most influential members of the blockchain industry, a list informed by more than 2,000 responses in our reader poll.Source | Continue reading
Deutsche Bank experts discuss what they've learned while exploring blockchain over the last year, as well as their outlook for 2017 and beyond.Source | Continue reading
San Francisco-based digital currency exchange has acquired wallet funding service Glidera.Source | Continue reading
William Mougayar reviews what we do and don't know about the real-world uses and likely effectiveness of blockchain technology.Source | Continue reading
Bitcoin wallet startup Blockchain has added former Barclays Bank group chief executive Antony Jenkins to its board of directors.Source | Continue reading
The developers behind OpenBazaar, the open-source marketplace protocol powered by bitcoin, have raised $3m in new funding.Source | Continue reading
A new white paper signals Digital Asset's increased efforts to take blockchain tech mainstream.Source | Continue reading
The CFTC's Chris Giancarlo argues that the US needs to rethink its blockchain policy for 2017 and beyond.Source | Continue reading
The price of bitcoin is now trading at a 34-month high, data from the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index reveals.Source | Continue reading
Bitcoin prices came within a few dollars of setting a new 2016 annual high on 12th December. Source | Continue reading
Blockchains in space? According to one research paper published by the Indian government, the idea isn’t so far-fetched.Source | Continue reading
A new blockchain consortium has been formed in South Korea, with both established finance firms and technology startups on its membership roster.Source | Continue reading
Deloitte’s Netherlands branch is working with the city of Rotterdam to create a prototype for recording lease contracts on a blockchain.Source | Continue reading
Circle’s announcement this week that it will no longer offer users the ability to buy and sell bitcoin is not what it seem.Source | Continue reading
Is the Fed's recent research paper on distributed ledgers a call to action or just a general reference? CoinDesks investigates.Source | Continue reading
William Mougayar looks at the current state of blockchain consortia across the globe.Source | Continue reading
Cross-border remittance was expected to be bitcoin’s killer app, but that just hasn't happened. CoinDesk looks at why.Source | Continue reading
How more traditional alternative currency concepts are seeking to empower their services with blockchain tech.Source | Continue reading
The price of ether fell below $6 during the week through 9th December, reaching its lowest point since February. Source | Continue reading
An event held in Washington, DC, today saw the US Commerce Department speak with blockchain startup executives and technology enthusiasts.Source | Continue reading
A hedge fund that specializes in the trading of blockchain-based assets has raised $10m from a notable cast of VCs.Source | Continue reading
In the era of smart contracts, lawyers will still have plenty of work ensuring that the devs get the code right, legal experts argue.Source | Continue reading
A new research paper published by South Africa’s FirstRand Bank argues blockchains could revolutionize central banking.Source | Continue reading
Representatives of two US regulators have explained how their agencies are approaching the rapidly growing smart contracts industry.Source | Continue reading
Ether classic's (ETC) trading volume has fallen more than 99% from its all-time peak earlier this summer.Source | Continue reading
After months of focusing on network upgrades, ethereum developers are shifting attention toward their next major software release.Source | Continue reading
A blockchain voting project netted $10,000 in a recent contest organized by cybersecurity firm Kapersky Labs.Source | Continue reading
Japan’s plans to drop an 8% sales tax on bitcoin purchases could begin as early as July 2017.Source | Continue reading
If you needed another sign that we're living in a multi-blockchain world, Circle's latest product reveal might have been it. Overshadowed by the clamor surrounding the startup's decision to end consumer bitcoin services, it was almost lost that it announced it would soon open-sou … | Continue reading
Smart contract inventor Nick Szabo has said lawyers' roles are "complimentary" to the role of smart contracts.Source | Continue reading
Mizuho Bank is weighing possible client-facing services after testing a prototype digital currency in partnership with IBM Japan.Source | Continue reading
Bitcoin prices moved back toward annual highs on 7th December, coming within 2% of the $781.31 it reached in June 2016. Source | Continue reading
Industry observers, startup execs and researchers weigh in on Circle's shift away from its bitcoin exchange service.Source | Continue reading
Venture-backed startup Chain gives first ever public demo of its Ivy smart contract language.Source | Continue reading
Danish investment bank Saxobank has an “outrageous” prediction for 2017: the price of bitcoin could triple.Source | Continue reading
Though a black-and-white issues for many enthusiasts, from a legal perspective, innovation with cryptocurrencies and blockchains remains in the regulatory gray. That the technology – and its innovators – still face a risk when seeking to launch solutions in the market is front an … | Continue reading
Circle Internet Financial has announced it will no longer allow customers to buy and sell bitcoin.Source | Continue reading
Zcash (ZEC) prices fell below $50 for the first time ever on 6th December, less than two months after the token's launch.Source | Continue reading