Blockchain in Finance: From Buzzword to Watchword in 2016
As Big Finance starts to better understand blockchain, central bank-issued cryptocurrencies will likely follow, says FirstRand Bank's Farzam Ehsani.
As Big Finance starts to better understand blockchain, central bank-issued cryptocurrencies will likely follow, says FirstRand Bank's Farzam Ehsani.
A look at the challenges marketers – and the broader blockchain technology community – face when attempting to win new enthusiasts to the tech.
France’s central bank quietly released new details about its work with blockchain last week.
Banco Santander's Julio Faura looks back on what he calls a "remarkable" year for blockchain development in the financial industry.
The inability of banks and financial institutions to collaborate could restrict growth of new blockchain use cases next year.
Noelle Acheson examines whether the big banks will reappraise their relationship with bitcoin following its recent successes.
Overstock's CEO marks the end of the first ever day of blockchain trading with an unusual offer to the SEC.
In this CoinDesk 2016 in Review feature, Bailey Reutzel takes aim at some of the dominant talking points in the bitcoin and blockchain space today.
The first blockchain-based Series A has closed, and Overstock.com is on the verge of beginning trading on its blockchain platform.
San Francisco-based bitcoin startup Wyre has raised $5.8m in new funding.
Deutsche Bank experts discuss what they've learned while exploring blockchain over the last year, as well as their outlook for 2017 and beyond.
San Francisco-based digital currency exchange has acquired wallet funding service Glidera.
Bitcoin wallet startup Blockchain has added former Barclays Bank group chief executive Antony Jenkins to its board of directors.
The developers behind OpenBazaar, the open-source marketplace protocol powered by bitcoin, have raised $3m in new funding.
Deloitte’s Netherlands branch is working with the city of Rotterdam to create a prototype for recording lease contracts on a blockchain.
Circle’s announcement this week that it will no longer offer users the ability to buy and sell bitcoin is not what it seems.
Is the Fed's recent research paper on distributed ledgers a call to action or just a general reference? CoinDesks investigates.
How more traditional alternative currency concepts are seeking to empower their services with blockchain tech.
An event held in Washington, DC, today saw the US Commerce Department speak with blockchain startup executives and technology enthusiasts.
A hedge fund that specializes in the trading of blockchain-based assets has raised $10m from a notable cast of VCs.
A new research paper published by South Africa’s FirstRand Bank argues blockchains could revolutionize central banking.
Smart contract inventor Nick Szabo has said lawyers' roles are "complimentary" to the role of smart contracts.
Industry observers, startup execs and researchers weigh in on Circle's shift away from its bitcoin exchange service.
Danish investment bank Saxobank has an “outrageous” prediction for 2017: the price of bitcoin could triple.
Circle Internet Financial has announced it will no longer allow customers to buy and sell bitcoin.
Professional services firm Deloitte invested in its first blockchain startup today, revealing it is backing SETL.
Overstock is lending a hand to broker-dealers as it inches closer to its blockchain-powered stock issuance.
BNY Mellon’s treasury unit has organized a new innovation group aimed at investigating and testing new technologies like blockchain.
Smart contracts startup Symbiont has hired cryptographer Lisa Yin as its new chief security officer.
Bitcoin and ether exchange startup Coinbase is seeking a patent for a security system for bitcoin private keys.