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A new consortium being spearheaded by IBM is seeking to use blockchain to improve global food safety – and cut costs for suppliers.

Investor Mark Cuban is backing a new token fund that's seeking to raise up to $20 million from institutional investors.

BTCS, the publicly traded bitcoin miner, is moving toward a new merger, SEC filings reveal.

A group of banks led by Credit Suisse is eyeing the launch of a blockchain platform for syndicated loans, according to reports.

Swift has completed development work on its first blockchain proof-of-concept, and six global banks are about to put it through its paces.

Payments multinational Visa may be looking to blockchain as a way to facilitate the transfer of digitized assets, according to a patent filing.

While Ripple has denied any short-term partnerships with Alibaba – a deal between the two firms could be in both companies' best interests.

A financial data provider and bitcoin exchange operator in Japan is testing a digital bond denominated in the cryptocurrency.

Union Square Ventures partner Albert Wenger has said he will fund a prize aimed to incentivize the creation of blockchain-powered blogging platform.

Canada-based fintech vendor D+H Corporation has filed several patent applications relating to the creation and use of private distributed ledgers.

Technology giant Xerox wants to patent a way to securely revise electronic documents that uses blockchain, public records show.

Bitcoin wallet startup Breadwallet has closed a new $7 million funding to boost staffing levels and product development.

ProtonMail has revealed it is adding bitcoin as an official, automated payment option – and other cryptocurrencies may soon follow.

Early Twitter investor Naval Ravikant to back "XPRIZE" for a blockchain-based Twitter using Blockstack technologies.

A blockchain initiative backed by a group of US credit unions has formed a new organization to support its efforts.

Cryptocurrency exchange ShapeShift has acquired the bitcoin hardware wallet startup KeepKey.

A private Swiss bank is expanding a digital asset management service it launched earlier this summer to include new cryptocurrencies.

Decentralized internet startup Blockstack has raised $25 million in venture funding to grow and develop its distributed ecosystem.

A major port operator in Singapore has inked a deal to work with IBM and a regional shipping firm to test a new blockchain-based supply chain network.

Rumors are flying about Ripple's China expansion. Ripple elaborated on plans for the country, and shut down speculation they're working with Alibaba.

Bahrain-based Arab Banking Corporation, also known as Bank ABC, has revealed it is joining the R3 distributed ledger consortium.

A U.S. economist and businessman known for his work in advancing futures contracts is seeking a cryptocurrency hardware patent.

Tokens may be all the rage in blockchain – but as entrepreneur Pavel Kravchenko points out, despite the singular name, they're not all the same.

After securing $100 million in funding, CoinDesk looks at the key challenges facing the best capitalized US bitcoin and cryptocurrency startup.

Russia's National Settlement Depository is developing a blockchain platform to provide deposit and settlement service for digital assets.