By Jamie Redman The Internet has provided a new portal for narcotics customers and suppliers to gain access to illicit drugs, says the...

by Jon Southurst Amazon competitor Rakuten is launching the Rakuten Blockchain Lab (RBL) in Belfast, UK, to explore potential applications...

By Stan Higgins, A group of Japanese financial institutions is looking to create a blockchain-based platform they could leverage to cut...

By Bailey Reutzel, Recent months have seen blockchain innovation professionals departing legacy financial institutions for smaller...

By Julio Gil-Pulgar, The lack of global financial industry data standards for financial instruments has created chaos for digital currency...

By William Suberg, A new currency — TrumpCoin — dedicated to supporting Donald Trump’s presidency is currently seeking investments as a...

  By Jamie Redman The chief technology officer of Ripple and the guy who introduced Bitcoin to millions of viewers, Stefan Thomas, now has...

By Alyssa Hertig, A forthcoming bitcoin software update will be the first to feature code that could be later activated and included as...

By Stan Higgins , Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten is opening a blockchain development lab in the UK, a move that follows its acquisition...

By Scott Collie Congestion in cities is at an all-time high, and there seems to be no respite in sight for exasperated motorists. One...

By Stan Higgins, The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) announced today that it has completed the first version of a potential...

By Pete Rizzo, Veteran WilmerHale counsel Elijah Alper will join Capital One in September, where his responsibilities will include...

Bank of England Seeks Digital Currency By Stan Higgins, The Bank of England is on the hunt for an economist to spearhead its research into...

  By Scott Collie After teasing and taunting us, Mercedes has whipped the cover off the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 at Pebble Beach. The...

  By Jamie Redman While the rest of the globe is on pace to grasp this technology in hopes that it could transform financial markets,...

By Jon Southurst Keza, the mobile app that allows any Bitcoin holder worldwide to invest in stocks and bonds, is to be resurrected after...

  By Aaron Turpen, Engineers at the Toyota Research Institute of North America (TRINA) think they've found the secret to using...

    BY David Szondy, The Sandshark test sled nearing maximum acceleration. VIDEO BELOW. At a secluded test site in the Nevada desert about...

By Alyssa Hertig, A new prediction market platform is set to go live on the ethereum network this week. Called Gnosis, the project will...

By Charles Bovaird, One week after losing more than $60m in a high-profile hack, Bitfinex is once again one of the largest bitcoin...

BY Pete Rizzo, A new post on the open-source Bitcoin.org website indicates its contributors have reason to believe the online resource may...

Michael del Castillo, To scale up its blockchain work, 'Big Four' audit firm PwC is thinking small with its strategy. PwC FinTech director...

By Pete Rizzo, UBS has become the latest major bank to see a significant departure from its blockchain innovation team. Innovation lab...

Editor Notes : "The Bitfinex hack was an unfortunate time for Bitcoin users as the exchange had lost roughly $70 million USD...

Editor Notes : "French airplane manufacturer Airbus has officially joined the Hyperledger Project, the Linux Foundation-led blockchain...

Editor Notes : "Business blockchain consortium Hyperledger is now building an open-source tool that will let anyone explore the...

Editor Notes : "According to Dan Campbell (pictured) from Aurora Flight Sciences, the new UAV is believed to be the largest, fastest, and...

Editor Notes : "Hyperloop could be heading to the Middle East, thanks to a new deal signed on Monday between Hyperloop One and port...

Editor Notes : By using Bitcoin and its blockchain, consumers can eliminate fee-charging intermediaries, such as banks and credit card...

Editor Notes : "The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) program is looking for two volunteers to help one of the organizations they are...

Editor Notes : "The cannabis industry is growing exponentially in the U.S., and this year many states are on the path to legalize...

Editor Notes : "The newly incorporated company, owned by Swedish entrepreneur Sten Oscarsson, focuses primarily on green data centers. It...

Editor Notes : "German solar technology firm Heliatek claims to have outdone itself by setting a new world record for directly converting...

Editor Notes : "Pedaling the Free Electric for one hour is said to yield enough electricity to serve a home for 24 hours."   By  Stu...

Editor Notes : "The wealthiest serving member of Congress, California congressman Darrell Issa, visited Airbitz, a Bitcoin wallet...

Editor Notes : "The Singapore banking industry is hot for fintech and blockchain technology. The United Overseas Bank (UOB) recently had...

Editor Notes : Two very different uses for blockchain technology and why the division of these two functions is increasingly of interest...

Editor Notes : "Russian authorities are reportedly planning to abandon efforts to institute criminal penalties for bitcoin users." By Pete...

Editor Notes : "The European Banking Association (EBA) has called for more details regarding the European Union's (EU) plan to impose...

Editor Notes : "Argentinian wine and Brazilian timber are just the latest products being transformed by entrepreneurs building distributed...

   Editor Notes :"University of Birmingham researchers published a paper highlighting the insecurity of remote keyless entry...

Editor Notes : "Bitcoin shopping platform Purse.io just announced the release of its wallet code into open-source as well as a...

Editor Notes : "Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong argues that privacy advocates could gain the most from compliance since it will make them...

Editor Notes : "The Isle of Man government is researching and developing blockchain technology to create synergy with the Internet of...

Editor Notes : "An Australian team has set a new record for squeezing as much electricity as possible out of direct, unfocused sunlight...

Editor Notes : "That's one role for the blockchain proposed in a new white paper from MIT Media Lab research affiliate Eduardo Castelló...

Editor Notes : "Distributed ledger tech will play a key role in the foundation of next-generation financial services according to a new...

Editor Notes : "In the wake of the Bitfinex hack, which resulted in $65 million stolen, Coinbase decided to offer a window into how the...

Editor Notes :"Satoshi Nakamoto would probably have built inflation into the Bitcoin protocol to avoid mining centralization – if he could...

Editor Notes : "If you’ve ever scanned the comments section on an electric car or bike article, you’ll be familiar with this complaint:...

Editor Notes : "A team of ethereum developers has successfully completed what they say is the first off-blockchain transaction on the...

Editor Notes : "Held at Microsoft's headquarters in New York City, the event marks the first meeting between blockchain specialists from...

Editor Notes : "Computers are getting smaller, but there's one area where bigger is always better. That area is storage. Businesses are...

Editor Notes : "Researchers have created a way to drastically reduce the price of large sheets of graphene by using the same type of...

Editor Notes : "In a tax letter dated this May, the Ministry of Finance's Federal Tax Service responded to an electronic query on the...

Editor Notes : "Announced today, Bank of America, HSBC and the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) revealed they have built...

Editor Notes :"Using a Polariton Bose-Einstein condensate form of "liquid light", researchers have created a nanoscale switch that could...

Editor Notes :"The Bitcoin Foundation has launched a fresh appeal to stop the latest and “even worse” BitLicense-style bill from becoming...

Editor Notes : "According to ZDNet, the postal service in Australia is looking into developing blockchain platforms to ease into the...

Editor Notes : "Regions in eastern Ukraine are formalizing the use of cryptocurrency to bypass economic sanctions, it has emerged."   By...

Editor Notes : "A security researcher said the breach appears to have originated from a Russian cybercrime syndicate." By Tom Brant,...

Editor Notes : "What happened to The DAO hacker? It's a question that weeks after the headline-grabbing heist rocked the blockchain world...

Editor Notes : "Russian payments firm Qiwi now estimates it could upgrade its core database to a distributed ledger system by 2021." By...

Editor Notes : "Bitfinex has issued its own digital asset in what analysts are labeling an unusual attempt to offset customer losses...

Editor Notes : "A new cell design could lead to high-performance batteries that are lightweight and cheap to manufacture."   By Dario...

Editor Notes: "The government of the Isle of Man has announced its latest blockchain proof-of-concept." By Michael del Castillo, Profiled...

Editor Notes : The UK's gambling regulator has clarified its rules for digital currencies. By Pete Rizzo, In an update to its codes of...

Editor Notes : Kumar Gaurav (KG) Founder: Cashaa is a peer-to-peer cash transfer platform and exchange powered by the blockchain. What...

Editor Notes : "We are in the early stages of a new chapter in the nature of work. The blockchain will enable us to do our jobs and be...

  Editor Notes : Once heralded as the "silver to bitcoin's gold", the developers behind the long-running digital currency litecoin...

Editor Notes : "Bitcoin users need to be awfully careful when downloading wallets and surfing the web. Currently, there are quite a few...

Editor Notes : "This year there has been quite a few breaches of cryptocurrency exchanges. Platforms such as Gatecoin, Cryptsy, and now...

Editor Notes : "Andreas Antonopoulos is “perplexed” at why some Bitcoiners wish for a global financial crisis because, as he acknowledged,...

Editor Notes : "What do you get when you combine a Tesla with an arrow head? Nissan's BladeGlider electric vehicle. The car boasts a...

Editor Notes : "Cryptographer Andrew Miller posed a Snapchat selfie with one of his fans at an event earlier this week where he presented...

Editor Notes : "Included on the regulatory authority and central bank's 15-person International Technology Advisory Panel (ITAP) is CEO of...

Editor Notes : "Deloitte compares the idea of building a wide range of applications for stadiums to Apple’s development of its own...

Editor Notes :"The recent hack of Bitcoin exchange Bitfinex is reminding everyone once again the importance of holding your own keys,...

Editor Notes :"The BTM network Coinsource has recently become the largest cryptocurrency automated teller operator in America. The...

Editor Notes : "As it tries to mitigate the effects of last week’s theft of nearly $68 million, Hong Kong exchange Bitfinex has announced...

Editor Notes : "The investment branch of Sweden's Bank SEB Group has been investing in what it calls "deep technology" startups for over...

Editor Notes : "Barclays investment bank CTO and report author Lee Braine said the aim was to search for "narrower definitions" of...

Editor Notes : "Taking off and landing like a helicopter, the Lilium aircraft goes from VTOL to forward flight by swiveling its engines."...

Editor Notes :Lee founder of leveraged derivatives trading platform Magnr said: "The price recovery following Bitfinex’s bad news reflects...

Editor Notes : "Overstock was one of the first online marketplaces to begin accepting bitcoin, and has since taken a leadership role...

Editor Notes : "Roughly $66m worth of bitcoin was stolen from one of the world's largest digital currency exchanges yesterday, and nearly...

Editor Notes : ""By integrating LexisNexis Risk Solutions' robust watchlist data, we are making it safe for a new wave of financial...

Editor Notes : "The European Union's proposal to bring digital currency exchanges and custodial wallet providers under the scope of its...

Editor Notes : "EVs are becoming more practical for day-to-day drivers with better range and more charging options."   By Scott Collie,...

Editor Notes : "Over recent years, we've seen artificial intelligence systems designed to write software, compose music, paint works of...