Report: Venezuela’s Maduro Wants OPEC to Launch a Cryptocurrency
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has proposed "joint cryptocurrency mechanism" for use by OPEC members and non-member oil producing states.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has proposed "joint cryptocurrency mechanism" for use by OPEC members and non-member oil producing states.
Swiss blockchain project DFINITY Stiftung has raised $61 million from venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and token hedge fund Polychain Capital.
China-based payment service LianLian has said it will use Ripple's xCurrent blockchain solution for cross-border transactions.
Blockchain startup Templum has acquired Liquid Markets Group's broker-dealer and alternative trading system Liquid M Capital LLC.
Agility will share and receive information about shipments through the blockchain in hopes of reducing the cost of administration and documentation.
A major U.S. freight railroad network operator owned by Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway has joined the Blockchain in Transportation Alliance.
Coinbase has confirmed that users from four banks in the U.S. are now barred from buying cryptocurrencies using credit cards.
Facebook Messenger is unlikely to adopt cryptocurrencies soon, says vice president of messaging David Marcus.
Silicon Valley startup Lino has raised $20 million to take on YouTube with a decentralized, blockchain-based platform.
Singapore's largest airline operator is turning to blockchain technology to boost spending of its loyalty program air miles.
The Lloyds ban applies to the group's 89 million credit card holders, including across subsidiaries such as Halifax, MBNA and Bank of Scotland.
This detailed analysis of enterprise blockchain reveals a number of reason why enterprise blockchain may be on the verge of its mainstream moment.
China's search giant Baidu is testing a marketplace for digital assets that represent furry, tradable pets.
The crypto landscape in Dublin has changed rapidly, and with an enthusiasm perhaps disproportionate to the city's scale.
Two of Wall Street's biggest banks are reportedly taking steps to bar customers from using credit cards to purchase cryptocurrencies.
Santander UK is working with Ripple to allow customers to make international payments using a new mobile app.
The logistics arm of Chinese retail and internet giant JD.com has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance.
The European Union initiative launched Thursday will fund up to $425 million in blockchain projects and draw on ConsenSys' expertise and connections.
A new patent application filed by UPS indicates that bitcoin could be used as a payment system.
Samsung has confirmed it is now manufacturing cryptocurrency mining chips after reports earlier this week.
Chinese mobile app company Cheetah Mobile has released an Android-based digital wallet for ethereum and bitcoin.
Global shipping company FedEx has become the latest to join the Blockchain in Transport Alliance.
Digital payments company Square has rolled bitcoin payments out to most of its Cash App users.
"It's not useful for anything," Krugman and his cohort claim. The problem of this blinkered mindset is that it fails to recognize the cost of trust.
The joint venture between investment giant SBI and Ripple is forming a group to research the use of distributed ledgers in securities products.
Two former employees of distributed ledger startup Ripple are raising money for a new cryptocurrency hedge fund, public records show.
Bitcoin services startup BTCC said it's been acquired by a Hong Kong-based blockchain investment fund. It did not name the buyer or reveal the price.
Coming off several weeks of intense criticism enterprise blockchain startup Ripple has revealed several clients using its native cryptocurrency, XRP.
Major Japanese electronics retailer Yamada Denki is partnering with the BitFlyer exchange to trial bitcoin payment in two of its stores.
Two San Francisco blockchain startups are teaming up, including one that is aiming to create a kind of decentralized Airbnb.