Blockchain Slump? Banks May Be Fatigued But Insurers Are Pumped
Giving progress reports on their blockchain projects, bankers come across browbeaten and anxious, while their cousins in insurance sound spritely.
Giving progress reports on their blockchain projects, bankers come across browbeaten and anxious, while their cousins in insurance sound spritely.
Two men in South Korea have been sentenced for building a bitcoin pyramid scheme that swindled around $20 million from investors.
Twitter's blue check mark verification system is falling under the pressure of the complicated crypto world.
Belgium has contributed €2 Million to support U.N. World Food Programme projects, including its blockchain payments pilot for Syrian refugees.
Ether Capital is seeking to become a major player in the ethereum ecosystem by investing in startups and holding large amounts of the token.
One of the few cypherpunks in a room full dominated by financial services, Szabo urged blockchain developers not to forget about decentralization.
A pair of Walmart patent applications discuss encrypting payment information using a blockchain.
At the Synchronize 2018 conference in New York City, enterprise blockchains heavyweights made it clear they want to build ethereum-like platforms.
Allianz is testing a blockchain token to move money between its global affiliates.
Blockchain startup Gem has created a one-stop shop crypto services platform comprised of a portfolio tracker, a wallet and a 'discovery tool.'
VC firms Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures reportedly met with the SEC in March to request that tokens be exempted from SEC oversight.
The 450-plus member Enterprise Ethereum Alliance is set to release its common blockchain standards for business users before the end of 2018.
Even without Telegram, ICOs are on pace to raise much more in 2018 than last year.
LocalBitcoins, a low-fi exchange launched in 2011, is gaining traction in overlooked markets where people have less access to VC-backed alternatives.
Bitcoin has been struggling to break through the long-term descending trendline, but that could change today.
The Batavia blockchain trade finance platform has completed a pilot that conducted live cross-border transactions involving corporate clients.
Cryptocurrency mining orders have helped set a new monthly sales record for Taiwanese semiconductor maker TSMC.
With fatigue for trials setting in, business blockchain builders are talking creatively about how to handle the costs of distributed ledger networks.
Cryptocurrency miners in South Korea may soon find it more difficult to get foreign-made mining chips imported to the country.
Researchers have unveiled a new ethereum scaling project with a focus on security, and even Vitalik Buterin wants to see it grow and succeed.
Dow Jones Media Group has partnered with privacy-focused web browser Brave to explore blockchain applications for digital publishing.
Filmmaker Seif Elsbei's Twitter account has been hacked, and took on the personas of at least six different cryptocurrency developers and exchanges.
Peer-to-peer economy platform Origin raised more than $28 million through a Simple Agreement for Future Tokens sale this year, filings reveal.
An exchange that left New York in 2015 has been contacted by the state's Attorney General. They're not happy about it.
Cannabis social networking company MassRoots is developing a crypto rewards token and other blockchain applications.
Sindri Thor Stefansson, the alleged culprit behind the theft of 600 cryptomining computers, escaped from prison earlier this week.
British Petroleum would consider partnering with startups that conduct initial coin offerings.
The man who claimed to be bitcoin's founder won't stand for this "attempted shakedown" in U.S. federal court.
Has Pornhub's decision to accept payments in verge's XVG token boosted the prospects of other privacy-focused cryptocurrencies?
Working with IBM and Salon, AdLedger is launching a proof-of-concept to show how ad spend can be managed more transparently on a private blockchain.
