“There has been a real interest in alternatives to bank deposits.” Stephanie Baker Deep in the Swiss Alps, next to an old airstrip...

By Pete Rizzo, CME Group has added China-based digital currency exchange OKCoin to its bitcoin pricing indexes, first announced in May....

By Pete Rizzo There's a new blockchain buzzword arriving in time for fall – formal verification. The phrase (used to describe the...

ByStan Higgins, Banks and financial firms are planning to release commercial-grade blockchain services within the next two years, two...

by Stan Higgins, During an appearance before a House of Representatives committee hearing today, Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen...

Stan Higgins, The government of Jersey is pushing ahead with its previously announced plans to regulate digital currency exchange...

By Michael del Castillo, Microsoft has been digging deep into the data created by its $120bn treasury unit in search of real-world use...

Stu Robarts, Iveco has premiered its long-haul concept truck, the Z Truck, which explores how alternative energy, new technologies and...

  ByDarren Quick, A new technique called Dense Footprint Cache (DFC) can boost application speed and cut energy  By improving the...

ByStan Higgins , A syndicated loan exchange trial utilizing blockchain technology being undertaken by a group of banks alongside startups...

By Michael del Castillo, Multi-currency cash settlement system provider CLS is building a payments netting service that will enable cash...

By Stan Higgins, The London police are investigating a digital currency scheme widely believed to be fraudulent. OneCoin, promoted as a...

By Stan Higgins , The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is set to hold a public forum in mid-November during which blockchain...

By Michael del Castillo, CGI has launched a lab dedicated to helping its trade finance and supply chain clients harness the efficiencies...

By Stan Higgins, It's been a big week for blockchain on Capitol Hill. While only Wednesday, the week has already seen the launch of the...

BySamburaj Das,The Financial Conduct Authority, citing an investigation by the City of London Police, has issued an official warning,...

Read a great story about your favorite cryptocurrency? Post it on CoinUpVote and we might write about it on CCN.LA! Several South Korean...

  By Loz Blain Luke Workman is a complete maniac. He's also one of the world's leading lithium battery pack designers for electric...

Stan Higgins A group of eight R3 member-banks have successfully tested a blockchain prototype that simulated the exchange of US Treasury...

By Stan Higgins One of Japan's largest property insurers is co-developing a prototype blockchain system for insurance derivatives. Sompo...

By Michael del Castillo, The president and chairman of the board of Switzerland's central bank described a financial system "turned on its...

BY Pete Rizzo, Bank of America and Microsoft have announced their intent to build and test blockchain applications for trade finance. As...

By Michael del Castillo, A startup seeking to scale blockchain for enterprise use has raised €3m ($3.37m) in venture capital to do for...

By C.C. Weiss, The Guard version of the Pullman is upgraded with steel plating and other armor. Mercedes-Benz "Pullman" cars have a long,...

By Michael del Castillo A major financial infrastructure provider in Switzerland has partnered with blockchain startup Digital Asset...

By Bailey Reutzel, There’'s a patent land grab developing in the blockchain space that could potentially make doing business more...

By Michael del Castillo, The hosts of Sibos kicked off the global banking conference today by announcing the winners of a blockchain...

By Pete Rizzo, Juzhen Financials, a startup led by China UnionPay veteran Lilin Sun, has raised $23m (¥153m) to develop clearing and...

By Joseph Young, IPFS, a Blockchain-based peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol, is officially launching its distributed file storage network...

Jamie Redman GFT Technologies, an IT service provider for the banking industry, has revealed it will be testing blockchain technology on...

  By Allen Scott The head of Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, has warned that Russia risks falling behind in technological innovation if...

By Jamie Redman Bitstamp has announced integration with the Ledger hardware wallet platform, allowing users to send their BTC directly to...

  Jamie Redman Blockchain service provider Node40 has announced the conclusion of its beta phase. The Albany, New York-based company hosts...

By Stu Robarts Amber is based on the principles that car ownership is expensive and inefficient Ride-sharing and carpooling services...

Newsmax - Yahoo on Thursday confirmed a massive data breach, in which it said a "state-sponsored" hacker broke into the internet company's...

By Michael del Castillo, IBM is working with a Chinese credit card company to to create a blockchain-based system for trading loyalty...

By Pete Rizzo, Auto giant Wanxiang announced today that it will use blockchain technology as part of its newly announced smart...

By Pete Rizzo, China's major financial institutions sent a clear message to innovators in the blockchain industry today, asserting that...

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 11: (AUSTRALIA OUT) Jack Dorsey, co-founder and CEO of Square and Twitter, stops for a coffee at Black Velvet...

By Pete Rizzo, The world's largest mining firm by market value intends to begin using the ethereum blockchain to improve its supply chain...

By Stephanie Mlot Software update 8.0 brings with it promised updates to the company's troubled Autopilot feature. Tesla is now rolling...

By Kevin Helms University College London (UCL) is seeking submissions about Bitcoin and blockchain technology for its 2016 Thesis/Paper...

  By Allen Scott Not Just a Bitcoin Mastercard ShapeShift.io, an instant digital asset exchange for Bitcoin and other blockchain tokens,...

By Kevin Helms Needham & Company has revised its bitcoin price projection as well as its outlook on the Bitcoin Investment Trust...

By Jamie Redman Unsung.org has just announced the release of its iOS app on October 21. Jason King, founder of the “hunger hacking”...

By C.C. Weiss, For years now, the electric vehicle world speed record race has been a competition of one. But that hasn't deterred Venturi...

By Michael Irving Professor Richard Muller has put forward a theory that the progression of time is a direct result of the expansion of...

By Ted Mlynar and Ira Schaefer are partners in the Intellectual Property practice at Hogan Lovells in New York City. They advise on patent...

By Pete Rizzo, Bank technology provider Sinodata opened the second annual Global Blockchain Summit this week with the announcement that it...

By Alyssa Hertig, The UK government has launched a new technology competition, inviting submissions related to distributed ledger...

By Stan Higgins, State Street is working on a new blockchain project aimed at cataloging transactions tied to investment assets. The...

By Stephanie Mlot, They may not look like the flashy kicks Marty McFly donned in 1989's Back to the Future II, but Nike is finally...

By Pete Rizzo, Microsoft unveiled a new version of its consortium blockchain software offering at ethereum's annual developer conference...

By Pete Rizzo, Microsoft wasn't the only financial firm to voice its interest in ethereum today. At the software project’s annual...

By Pete Rizzo, A new survey has found that nearly two-thirds (64%) of asset managers expect to using blockchain technology within the next...

By Michael del Castillo, Gemini Trading, the bitcoin and ethereum exchange founded by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, is set to begin...

  Jamie Redman Global professional services group Accenture has announced a prototype that they call an “editable blockchain.” The firm...

  By Jon Southurst Bitcoin and blockchain are going mainstream in China. As a sign, a major fintech forum in Shanghai recently invited...

By Allen Scott Synereo, a new social platform with ambitions to “decentralize the web,” has launched its second crowdsale, raising almost...

By Adam Williams Sting Ray is still in the planning stage but it's due to be completed in late 2017 Boston, MA-based Schopfer Associates...

By Stan Higgins, The UK’s central bank said last week that it wants its next-generation settlement system to be blockchain-compatible. A...

By Stan Higgins, A federal judge in New York has ruled that bitcoin constitutes a form of money. The ruling comes from the ongoing case...

  By Pete Rizzo, Spanish banking giant Santander is working on a project that explores how it could digitize customer cash using the...

By Pete Rizzo, Credit Suisse, Citi and HSBC are among seven financial firms to participate in a data management trial announced today and...

By Stephanie Mlot The city launched the world's first major research program on autonomous floating vessels in metropolitan areas. Famous...

  By Stephanie Mlot Some eligible customers, however, may pay about $30,000 after a $7,500 federal tax credit. As expected, the 2017 Chevy...

By Jamie Redman, Bitcoin shopping platform Purse.io today announced a partnership with leading Indian cryptocurrency exchange Unocoin....

By Jamie Redman, Multinational technology company IBM has recently announced a blockchain collaboration with the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi...

Ben Chan Benedict Chan is platform lead at blockchain security firm BitGo and an advocate of bitcoin and ethereum blockchain technologies....

By Alyssa Hertig, The world’s second largest blockchain network is set to host its annual developer conference this week. To be held in...

By Michael del Castillo, Brian Behlendorf has made a living out of helping others play well together — and his work with blockchain group...

Tom Clancy Bitcoin Press Release: Started since February 2016, Dicewallet has already gained the trust of many cryptocurrencies users....

by Andrew Quenston, The story of bitcoin’s biggest hacks and thefts is the story of bitcoin itself. From its early days and its first...

  Flyboard Air: Franky Zapata looks strangely calm for a man standing on nothing but a pile of jet thrust By By Loz Blain, In the video he...

By Ben Coxworth We heard talk of it at least as long ago as last May, and today GoPro has delivered – it's officially unveiled its Karma...

  By Scott Collie The Polini eBike motor is compact and powerful . For commuters who want to ride to work without arriving in a pool of...

A Chinese customer has a barcode on her Apple iPhone smartphone scanned by a cashier for payment through Alipay of Alibaba's Ant Financial...

Julio Gil-Pulgar The quantity of energy Bitcoin mining consumes, and the related detrimental impact on the environment, is of great...

  Jamie Redman When it comes to privacy in the vast realm of digital currencies, non-traceable software is a big deal. On September...

Jamie Redman The subject of Dark Net Markets (DNM) is considered taboo, and people often wonder how these markets operate from the inside....

Jon Southurst Australian Bitcoin salary company Get Paid In Bitcoin is competing for an “Innovative Startup” award in its home state,...

Josh Metnick a new bitcoin-powered browser called Brave could not only bring users a more private and ad-free Internet experience, but it...

Evan Faggart The “elephant chart.” It has been used since 2012 to explain how capitalism causes income inequality, which in turn has been...

Allen Scott By combining bleeding-edge technologies like Bitcoin, smart-contracts and the self-driving car, ride-sharing companies such as...

  By Allen Scott, Customers of one of Germany’s largest energy providers Enercity can now pay their electricity bills with bitcoin, the...

By Stan Higgins, A new group is focusing on promoting blockchain tech in Shanghai. Calling itself the Shanghai Blockchain Industry...

By Alyssa Hertig, Amid new concerns about the viability of blockchain smart contracts, one company is releasing a proposal that seeks to...

By Stan Higgins, An Australian group has been selected by the International Organization of Standardization (ISO) to spearhead a technical...

By Pete Rizzo,   Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU) intends to begin managing its contracts on a blockchain-based platform. Built on...

By Pete Rizzo, As part of its bid to launch a blockchain-based equities trading platform, Overstock subsidiary tØ has partnered with...