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In this opinion piece, Antony Lewis argues that the term 'distributed ledger' needs clarifying due to the new emerging use cases for the technology.

Distributed ledger tech will form the “foundation” of financial services infrastructure, according to a new report by the World Economic Forum.

'Big Four' accounting firms Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG and PwC held a meeting yesterday to discuss forming a blockchain consortium.

Pantera Capital partner and chief technology officer Steven Waterhouse has officially left the VC firm.

Bitfinex has announced that it will resume trading and withdrawals, days after it was robbed of more than $60m in bitcoin.

Fifteen R3 members announced today they have completed a distributed ledger trial focused on applications in trade finance.

Bank of America and HSBC have teamed up with the Singapore government’s IT and telecom agency on a blockchain supply chain trial.

This explainer looks at the Hong Kong-based digital currency exchange Bitfinex, which was hacked last week.

A technology initiative backed by the Dubai government has launched a $275m startup investment fund.

Russian payments firm Qiwi now estimates it could upgrade its core database to a distributed ledger-based system by 2021.

Blythe Masters and 14 other financial leaders have joined a new tech advisory panel formed by Singapore's central bank.

Newly back from a leave of absence, Overstock CEO Patrick Bryne is already promising big blockchain developments are forthcoming.

Barclays exec Lee Braine discusses a new position paper he believes has codified his bank's view on smart contracts tech.

Coinbase wallet and exchange users will soon be able to withdraw classic ethers, according to a new statement from the startup.

Blockchain analytics startup Elliptic has integrated with LexisNexis, a move that provides the startup’s clients with access to the vendor’s global money laundering database. The hope, the companies say, is to provide financial services firms with data on bitcoins transactions so that they can avoid interacting with parties tied to money laundering or other perceived to illicit activities. “By […]

Research from financial services giant Credit Suisse examines how the stock performance of incumbent financial firms could be impacted by blockchain.

Overstock chairman of the board Jonathan Johnson will now serve as president of Medici, its blockchain technology division.

Microsoft is now making its Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) offering available to all users of its Azure testing environment.

Digital currency exchange Bitfinex has taken its trading platform offline following a reported hack that resulted in the theft of customer funds.

PwC has released new details about a proof-of-concept focused on blockchain applications in the wholesale insurance market.

Mass media company Thomson Reuters has become the latest member of the R3 blockchain consortium. The firm announced today that it had joined the effort, which has seen dozens of banks and finance firms collaborate to explore the technology. Recent members include Absa Bank, one of South Africa’s largest banks, and Toyota Financial Services, the financial arm […]

The United Nations Children's Fund is seeking a software developer and consultant who can help shape the organization's blockchain strategy.

Brazilian bitcoin exchange Foxbit has acquired payment processor BitInvest.

Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial has created a private blockchain that seeks to help make charities more transparent and accountable.

IBM could launch a finance-oriented blockchain solution as early as this fall. According to The Wall Street Journal, IBM’s Global Financing unit is looking to kick off a project that would focus on resolving transaction disputes. The system reportedly won’t replace the Global Financing unit’s existing systems, at least not in the near term. Rather, it will […]