Bitcoin Exchange Coincheck Unveils $450k Startup Investment Fund
Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck is launching a new investment fund.
Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck is launching a new investment fund.
The Russian Ministry of Health is working with one of the country's state-owned banks to explore possible uses of blockchain.
Coinbase has closed what is likely the largest-ever funding round by a startup building on a public blockchain and providing cryptocurrency services.
A consortium of enterprises led by Microsoft has unveiled a framework designed to boost the speed and scalability of open-source blockchain tech.
A medical society in Delaware dating back to the 1700s hopes to bring efficiencies to healthcare using blockchain tech.
The state of Illinois is expanding its work with blockchain to include possible healthcare applications through a newly announced partnership.
Sony has developed a new educational platform that uses IBM Blockchain to secure and share student records.
Japanese IT giant Fujitsu is looking to monetize its blockchain work by pursuing several business models, according to statements from the company.
Department store chain Marui has become the latest mainstream retailer in Japan to accept bitcoin payments, starting with a trial in a Tokyo store.
An internet advisor to Russian Vladimir Putin is trying to raise as much as $100 million in an initial coin offering.
The venture arm of the United Nation's Children's Fund (UNICEF) is expanding its exploration of blockchain to include ethereum.
Online retail giant Overstock has partnered with ShapeShift as part of a bid to accept more cryptocurrencies as payment.
The U.S. General Services Agency has revealed a list of possible applications for blockchain technology under consideration by the government.
Online retailer Overstock.com is shifting an earlier strategy by keeping half of the bitcoin it takes in as payment, the company's CEO has said.
Users of Unocoin reported that their funds had been stolen over the weekend, prompting the India-based bitcoin exchange to temporarily close.
A group of eleven banks have developed a trade finance application using technology developed by distributed ledger startup R3.
Non-profit media group Wikileaks has announced that it is now accepting donations in the privacy oriented cryptocurrency zcash.
CoinDesk profiles work ongoing at Hewlett Packard Enterprise to move the former computing powerhouse into the blockchain technology sector.
Overstock has released new details about the Q2 financial performance of Medici Ventures, its blockchain-focused subsidiary.
New rules in Europe aim to change the payments landscape – in the process, they could also boost blockchain development.
State Street's former blockchain lead breaks down how he views developments in the blockchain market – and why there are four opportunities.
A Canadian media production firm with links to the Ontario government is seeking partners for a blockchain trial focused on tracking copyrights.
A new patent application from Mastercard suggests the company is exploring ways to build refund-capable services for cryptocurrency users.
A livestock farming cooperative in Arkansas is taking part in a blockchain supply chain trial.
The token sale for a blockchain-based prediction market promoted earlier this month by boxing champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr., has raised $30 million.
A startup incubator based in California is launching an initial coin offering aimed to raise up to $100 million to support a new blockchain program.
Gibraltar's primary securities exchange has revealed a plan to "fully integrate" blockchain into its trading and settlement systems.
A State Street Bank executive has just left his job to launch a crypto company providing liquidity to institutional investors
CBH Group, Australia's largest grain exporter, is to test blockchain technology in the tracking of oat shipments, reports say.
Digital currency exchange Bitfinex has revealed that it will be launching a new trading platform for ethereum-based tokens.