Max Kordek is a 24-year-old Bitcoin wiz from Germany. Next week he and his co-founder, 37-year-old Oliver Beddows, will launch their...

The D.A.O., on the other hand, returns to the more radical ambitions of virtual currencies. It is set up according to computer code, with...

With the financial ecosystem on the proverbial brink of collapsing, there is a growing concern among banking industry experts. Not about...

Russian payments firm Qiwi is currently designing its own proprietary blockchain in an effort to replace its central payments processing...

The rush to capitalize on ether, the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum network, is in full swing.  Bitcoin Miners Follow Profit to...

A stock exchange in Australia is developing a private equity market solution using blockchain technology. As reported by the Sydney...

Andrew "Drew" Hinkes is Counsel at Berger Singerman LLP, a business law firm in Florida. Hinkes represents companies and entrepreneurs in...

Last year Texas Governor Gregg Abbott signed HB 483, allowing the creation of the Texas Gold Depository. “With the passage of this bill,...

Jeff Garzik, a bitcoin code veteran who recently launched the Bloq code-for-hire service to develop blockchain features, continues to...

The Ethereum created DAO has become one of the largest crowdsale in history, overtaking today the video game project Star Citizen, which...

What if Bitcoin’s price surges beyond the 2013 record high reaching $10,000 a coin like Tim Draper predicts? Would you pay off your...

Two doctors have recently devised a concept that makes clinical trial documents immutable using blockchain technology. A universal method...

When I reviewed Amazon Aurora last October, I noted that its level of performance was far beyond any I had seen from other open source SQL...

The father and son authors of the new book "Blockchain Revolution" took to the stage this morning where Nasdaq opens and closes its market...

During a demonstration at Nasdaq's global headquarters today, the stock exchange operator unveiled a service that lets solar power...

The DAO has become the talk of the digital town since its launch less than a month ago. With nearly $150m worth of the cryptocurrency...

There's a new man in charge of the Hyperledger Project, a group of more that 30 companies working together to build an open standard for...

In April, Red Hat announced the OpenShift initiative to aid financial services industry in building hosted blockchain applications. Red...

IBM sees blockchain technology as an essential tool for business, government, and society, and as such, its development calls for...

With websites operating under the constant threat of attacks, users have long been accustomed to looking for a little green lock in web...

Back in January, Chicago-based asset management firm Northern Trust was part of a group of international financial institutions to...

Bitcoin startup Blockchain has released the first version of a payments channel prototype that finds it moving its research efforts into...

A panel on national security and cyberspace appointed by President Barack Obama heard testimony on blockchain technology from a...

Antony Lewis is a bitcoin and blockchain consultant and blogger, who previously served as the director of business development at bitcoin...

Bitcoin is a secure network that has never been hacked and is actually safer than owning gold, said Bitcoin Foundation Executive Director...

The topic of encryption is becoming more prominent in media headlines these days as consumers want to protect their privacy. But the US...

The Chinese state-owned ICBC Standard Bank (IDCBF), the world's biggest bank by assets, has agreed to buy Barclays precious metals storage...

 Tuesday will see the unveiling of the winner at the GTEC Blockchain Innovation Awards in Berlin, with startups in line for up to €20,000...

A new startup called LegacyNest will help you write a will on your behalf, as well as check whether you are still alive. But at the same...

Online shopping is becoming a significant trend all over the world, yet a lot of people show concerns of online privacy and security. A...

It is not common to speak of currency as being pro or anti-war. A freely traded currency is merely an economic tool that facilitates the...

About a week ago, at the NYC Consensus conference I was fortunate enough to get to spend four hours over dinner with Adam Back of...

In a digital currency world that is built upon the concept of decentralization, the greater Bitcoin community can seem fractured and...

BTCPOP first introduced the ability for users to create an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in December 2015, however, you might not know...

In its final report on virtual currencies and distributed ledger technology concerning the likes of bitcoin and blockchain tech, the...

Recently, there have been reports of a new fintech consultancy firm that will be headquartered in London, touting blockchain technology....

Matthew Spoke is a bitcoin and Ethereum enthusiast who has been working towards advancing the use of smart distributed protocols through...

Dr Paul Ennis is a research assistant at The Centre for Innovation, Technology & Organization at University College Dublin,...

KeepKey is one of the top Bitcoin Hardware Wallets in the industry right now. I recently had the opportunity to have a hands-on experience...

Malaysia is one of the most recent countries to look at its current regulatory guidelines and come up with changes to take part of the...

Japan seems to have Bitcoin fever these days. Trading volume is growing exponentially in the region and organizations across the land are...

A deputy governor of Japan's central bank has said that central banks worldwide need to pay close attention to developments surrounding...

Bitcoin prices fluctuated little in the week ending 13th May, staying largely between $450 and $460 amid lackluster trading volume. While...

The Bitcoin Core team is looking to refresh the process by which code changes are proposed, considered and implemented in a bid to engage...

One of the chief virtues of a gold standard is that it serves as a restraint on the growth of money and credit. It makes runaway...

A new service has been launched by the Cashila team, with the aim of making Ether trading more convenient for users. ICONOMI, as this new...

The business registry database, Kompany.com, made it known at a joint conference of the European Commerce Registers’ Forum (ECRF) and...

The introduction of new NFC and EMV-enabled payment cards has forced merchants to upgrade their payment terminals since last 2015....

There’s been a lot of venture capital flying around the cryptocurrency and blockchain environment this year. Some investment firms are...

Though major stock exchanges in London and New York have garnered the lion’s share of major media headlines, their peers internationally...

During an appearance on Capitol Hill earlier this week, a representative for a prominent US think tank suggested that blockchain...

Technology consulting firm CapGemini took its latest step on its bid to dramatically increase its investment in blockchain tech this week,...

A recent science publication on F1000Research ventures into the world of using Bitcoin technology to improve the trustworthiness of...

Western curiosity about Bitcoin in China remains high, but access to information is usually quite limited. By Jon Southurst As a...

Q1 2016 State of Blockchain report summarizes key trends, data and events from the first quarter of 2016. This article highlights a few of...

Startups focused on products and services based on bitcoin have never had an easy time opening bank accounts – or maintaining positive...

One of the first banks to become involved in the blockchain space, German online bank Fidor has long been quiet about the shifts in its...

 According to professional services firm Jones Lang LaSalle, "More business than ever is happening online, and data centers are feeling...

The use cases of blockchain technology have been touted many times, and various education facilities are using this concept to record and...

Last week, at the New York Libertarian Party Convention, there was some strong enthusiasm for blockchain technology. According to a report...

The Golem Project holds a lot of potential value for the future, as it would effectively create a truly decentralized Web. Combining the...

New social media platforms are starting to emerge that utilize blockchain and distributed ledger technology in an effort to build...

Coinbase, founded in 2012 by Fred Ehrsam and Brian Armstrong, is one of the most popular bitcoin companies in the cryptocurrency...

  By Jamie Redman Target is changing its focus to online e-commerce according to a report from Business Insider. The company believes its...

When the Gemini Trust Company begins trading Ether Monday at 9:30 a.m., offering ETH/BTC and ETH/USD trading pairs on two order books, a...

Given the increasing prominence of the idea blockchain tech will impact enterprise business, both retail investors and investment...

Martin Hagelstrom is a bitcoin enthusiast, project executive and consultant working on IT projects at IBM. In this opinion piece,...

Blockchain applications have gained surprising momentum in the financial services industry. Major banks and financial institutions...

Recently, IBM announced a new blockchain architecture based in the cloud after working with “hundreds of clients, startups, and...

The Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) asset fund created to sponsor Ethereum-based ventures has raised over $17.5 million USD in...

Despite best efforts from various startups, there is still a gap between blockchain and companies staying true to their physical presence....

 Bitcoin merchant services provider BitPay has introduced its latest product offering, a bitcoin-funded Visa debit card. The prepaid...

William Mougayar is a Toronto-based entrepreneur, investor and advisor is also the author of the upcoming book, The Business Blockchain. ...

If digital currency is ever going to go mainstream, regulators will need to remove the doubt that surrounds it. But before that happens...

The lawyer representing Anthony Murgio in an ongoing case regarding his now-closed firm Coin.mx argued today why he thinks the law being...

The Post-Trade Distributed Ledger (PTDL) Group, an initiative launched last year by banks, clearing houses and exchanges, has taken steps...

Three massive tech companies and one of the most heavily funded startups in blockchain today debated the merits of deploying blockchain...

The final panel on the last full day of Consensus 2016 featured a gentlemen’s dual of philosophies over the merits of public and private...

  Vinny Lingham This is the follow up to my previous post, which has been quoted widely in the press and research reports as one of the...

Jean-Pierre Buntinx Censorship has plagued social media platforms for several years, and AKASHA wants to put an end to this scenario. This...

Jean-Pierre Buntinx Blockchain providers are the center of attention these days, and Chain Inc. has released their Chain Open Standard 1....

By Fahmida Y. Rashid Enterprises in financial services, education, and health care see the tremendous potential behind the blockchain...