Argentinian Futures Exchange Eyes Bitcoin Offering
Argentina's largest futures market, Mercado de Termino de Rosario or Rofex, is considering offering cryptocurrency products to investors.
Argentina's largest futures market, Mercado de Termino de Rosario or Rofex, is considering offering cryptocurrency products to investors.
Bitcoin payroll startup Bitwage has announced support for an additional 18 fiat currencies, including the Russian ruble and the Singapore dollar.
Far from big leaps, modernizing the financial system with blockchain will take small steps, according to an executive from Nasdaq Clearing.
Bitcoin startups that were once sold on Segwit2x are preparing for a split, signaling that the market should decide how the hard fork plays out.
A former executive for Credit Suisse is preparing to launch an initial coin offering (ICO) for a new ethereum-based startup.
The startup behind OpenBazaar has released version 2.0 of its popular bitcoin market, with new features and more user-friendly interface.
The central bank of Swaziland is conducting research into the local use of cryptocurrencies, its governor said last week.
The company behind Wickr, the privacy-oriented instant message app, has been awarded a patent that proposes using blockchain to maintain chat records.
A group of banks is charting forward a new course for how to design a blockchain venture – and this time it's seeking for-profit benefits.
A research lab within the U.S. Department of Energy has revealed it is exploring the application of blockchain in next-generation power grids.
R3 and 22 of its member banks have announced a cross-border payments platform built on top of the company's Corda distributed ledger.
21 Inc, once a maker of bitcoin mining hardware, is rebranding to emphasize its recent focus on using digital currency to power a social network.
The European Commission has announced €30 billion on new investments in technology initiatives including those involving blockchain.
An official involved with the US Treasury's distributed ledger trial wants to see more government testing around the tech.
A recent report by the FCA recognized that cryptocurrency startups have a hard time getting bank accounts. CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson looks at why.
The CEO is the latest to raise doubts about cryptocurrency, which also banking on blockchain to make his business simpler and easier.
The financial services division of Japan’s SBI Group has revealed plans to move deeper into the world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain.
Internet services company Verisign may use a blockchain as part of a domain name system services extension project.
Japanese IT firm GMO is adding another twist to its ongoing cryptocurrency initiative: a plan for an initial coin offering (ICO).
American agricultural conglomerate Cargill is testing a blockchain platform to track the provenance of turkey products.
European energy providers Enel and E.On tested a new blockchain-based trading platform earlier this month.
Orchid Labs has attracted big investors to its vision of a more private internet, revealing millions already raised in a private token sale.
New York-based blockchain startup Templum has raised $2.7 million in a new seed funding round.
UK-based asset manager Hargreaves Lansdown is moving to offer its customers access to two ethereum-based exchange-traded notes (ETNs).
The European wing of the RAND Corporation, a US think tank, has argued for a slow-and-steady process for developing possible blockchain standards.
The head of a Chinese investment bank says he believes bitcoin's underlying technology is more important than the cryptocurrency itself.
Cryptocurrency mining continues to push AMD's revenue higher, but the graphics card manufacturer's CEO believes that could level off soon.
The government of Tokyo is organizing a new blockchain-focused startup along with Japanese think tank NRI.
Hong Kong's banking authority has announced a new collaboration with Singapore aimed to digitize trade finance with distributed ledger technology.
A veteran researcher behind two influential papers in the emerging field of crypto-economics is gearing up to launch a new cryptocurrency.