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Board members of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) recently took part in a discussion on blockchain technology.

That's another Asia-based bank for R3's growing roster.

Meet the eight blockchain startups that were recently accepted into storied Silicon Valley accelerator Plug and Play's fourth FinTech batch.

Former Morgan Stanley managing director Caitlin Long has joined blockchain startup Symbiont as president and chairman of the board.

The design of a high-profile project should give the public pause about how banks are seeking to apply blockchain, analyst Frances Coppola argues.

A US judge largely denied a push by Mizuho Bank last week to dismiss charges filed against it in a class action suit tied to the collapse of Mt Gox.

Fourteen blockchain executives have signed a letter calling for changes to the way blockchain governance is managed.

Bitcoin-based social network Zapchain has announced it will close effective 31st August.

The Hyperledger Project, the blockchain initiative led by the Linux Foundation, has elected a new technical steering committee.

ICAP is working to show central banks how they may be able to one day adopt a market infrastructure based on distributed ledger tech.

A new digital currency built for central banks is designed to make it easier for more people to use two powerful tools: real-time settling and cash.

New York-based startup R3CEV has reportedly filed for a patent for a blockchain-inspired financial platform.

Four banks have reportedly partnered on a blockchain project aimed at creating a means to clear and settle transactions worldwide.

A new Bitfury white paper aims to advance the study of how bitcoins sent using certain privacy-enhancing techniques can be traced to participants.

Digital Asset Holdings has announced it intends to open-source DAML, the smart contracting language it acquired from startup Elevence.

A winning bidder has claimed 2,700 BTC (worth $1.58m) at an auction held by the US Marshals Service (USMS).

One of Russia's largest banks is in discussions to join a domestic bank consortium that would study blockchain technology.

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ and tech giant Hitachi are working on a blockchain proof-of-concept aimed at digitizing checks.

Bank blockchain leads are leaving to build startups, a trend signalling that opportunities in the private blockchain space remain abundant.

A group of Japanese financial institutions are looking to create a platform for real-time currency exchange services.

Supporters of an alternative implementation of the ethereum blockchain are beginning to mobilize and galvanize support.

Blockchain legal veteran Elijah Alper will join Capital One in September to advise the financial services firm on the subject area.

Digital currency lawyer Jacek Czarnecki argues recent regulatory proposals in the EU might benefit the blockchain industry despite criticisms.

Whether the concept of a DAO could live on in the wake of the downfall of The DAO was the topic of debate at a New York conference this week.

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) announced today that it has completed the first phase of a distributed ledger tech trial.