Making Boring Sexy: NSD Sees Booming Interest for Blockchain Bonds
Russia's National Security Depository is seeing an unexpected benefit of blockchain that could turn into a new source of revenue: publicity.
Russia's National Security Depository is seeing an unexpected benefit of blockchain that could turn into a new source of revenue: publicity.
Overstock.com subsidiary tØ has formally announced an initial coin offering (ICO), set to begin next month.
Benjamin Lawsky, the former regulator behind New York's BitLicense, warned that recent ICO excesses could bring a hammer down on the entire industry.
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is comfortable watching and learning from the sidelines while other securities' exchanges adopt blockchain.
Health and Human Services IT architect Debbie Bucci has spoken on how blockchain could be applied to Medicare and other public-sector functions.
Blockchain wallet hardware startup Ledger has announced a new partnership with tech giant Intel.
Overstock.com will soon release software designed to help alleviate the very problem that got its founder involved in blockchain in the first place.
The figure at the center of bitcoin's scaling debate is launching a new cryptocurrency aimed to quell longstanding issues with public blockchains.
Abra founder Bill Barhydt now envisions that bitcoin micropayments and smart contracts, combined with IoT, can underpin a new type of consumer credit.
New patent filings from American Express suggest the credit card provider is looking at blockchain as part of a consumer rewards system.
Consortium startup R3 has filed two patent applications detailing ways to apply distributed ledger tech to agreements between financial institutions.
Recently announced bank blockchain projects may be modest in scope, but they are beginning to paint a much larger picture.
The U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority found that DLT businesses do not receive loans from banks as much as other companies.
As bitcoin heads toward a controversial fork this November, debate is breaking out about how wallet users – and their money – might be impacted.
New York-based startup LedgerX has concluded a historic first week of cryptocurrency derivatives trading, reporting $1 million in exchanges.
Cryptocurrency mining was a boon this past quarter for semiconductor foundry operator TSMC, according to new statements.
Credit card giant Mastercard has opened access to its blockchain APIs, indicating it wants to focus on business-to-business and cross-border payments.
Saudi Arabia's Islamic Development Bank (IDB) is developing sharia-compliant products based on blockchain technology.
Circle is seeking to expand, and this time it's made a key acquisition to further its interests in applying cryptocurrencies to mainstream investing.
Working through the issues of using ethereum's smart contract language, DTCC and Axoni move $11 trillion worth of derivatives closer to blockchain.
The Russian Federation is launching a blockchain land-registration pilot project in 2018, according to the Ministry of Economic Development.
In a new patent filing, tech giant Cisco describes a blockchain management system for monitoring Internet of Things devices on a network.
The CEO of Microsoft believes blockchain can have "massive implications," a comment that helped close Swift's annual Sibos conference this year.
Blockchain company Sun Exchange has raised $1.6 million in new seed funding from a group of early-stage investors and startup accelerators
No one won the game of trolls, but competition between Swift, Ripple and Stellar is still fierce, even though it might be too early for fists.
New Bank of America patent filings hint it believes blockchain could one day assist its high-volume data processing objectives.
The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance has added 48 new members, including Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
Coinbase's GDAX exchange is integrating with algorithmic trading platform QuantConnect to add cryptocurrency options for users.
A group of banks, now including Santander, is planning to create a business venture in Ireland for its in-development blockchain commerce platform.
The newest member of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance is also Russia's largest bank.
