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State Street’s former blockchain lead has launched a new startup focused on using the tech to “redesign” the securities services industry.

A panel on national security and cyberspace appointed by President Barack Obama heard testimony on blockchain technology from IBM earlier today.

The development of payments channels on the bitcoin network took a step forward today with new technology released by wallet startup Blockchain.

Are financial incumbents in denial about the true impact of blockchain tech? Blockchain specialist Matthew Spoke argues the answer might be yes.

Hong Kong-based digital currency exchange Gatecoin has reportedly experienced a hack, resulting in losses from its connected wallets.

A Japanese blockchain startup has reportedly raised $6.5m in a new Series A funding round.

Capgemini took its latest step on its bid to dramatically increase its investment in blockchain tech this week, announcing a retail payments trial.

The Korea Exchange opens up about its strategy on blockchain tech and why it is investigating how it could be used to open new markets.

CoinDesk has released its latest "State of Blockchain" report, analyzing news and events from Q1 2016.

Financial institutions may have more limited ways to harness the technology than previously thought, one researcher argues.

New details have emerged in the ongoing class action suit against the now-defunct digital currency exchange Cryptsy.

Fidor Bank CIO Patrick Gruban takes CoinDesk inside a recent tech trial it conducted using the Ethereum blockchain.

Distributed marketplace OpenBazaar pubished its plan to integrate with the Tor browser, IPFS, and to build a mobile app with chatbot integration.

Fluent, a startup focused on supply chain applications of the blockchain, has raised a new seed funding round.

With cell phones and blockchain technology, the creation of a self sovereign identity becomes a reality which individuals can control themselves.

The last day of Consensus 2016 featured a workshop discussion on standards for blockchain development.

Decentralized employment company Colony has become the unanimous winner of the Consensus 2016 Proof of Work contest and the attached $10,000 prize.

Balaji Srinivasan, co-founder and CEO of 21 Inc., announced the launch of the 21 software package at the Consensus 2016 blockchain conference.

Former US Secretary of the Treasury Larry Summers took part in a fireside chat at Consensus 2016 where he discussed blockchain and bitcoin today.

At large incumbents, there is a balance in encouraging employees to work on ambitious moonshots while also achieving wins.

The Post-Trade Distributed Ledger Group has taken steps to formalize its operations and add clarity to its structure.

OpenBazaar was the big winner at the 2016 Blockchain Awards, besting the competition in three of the five award categories.

Distributed ledgers are often referred to as a new database technology, but could they come to replace existing payments rails?

On the first day of the Tech & Policy track of Consensus 2016, there were talks on law enforcement & blockchain and decentralizing existing markets.

Bitcoin payments firm BitPay unveiled a new bitcoin debit card during a demo session at Consensus 2016 today.