Japan’s GMO Internet to Roll Out Bitcoin Payroll System
Japanese internet giant GMO revealed yesterday that it soon allow staff to receive some of their salary in bitcoin.
Japanese internet giant GMO revealed yesterday that it soon allow staff to receive some of their salary in bitcoin.
The partners say the blockchain technology speeds up data delivery from the index provider, removes the need for manual intervention and lowers risk.
While we're still a long way from mass adoption, this is a moment of global awareness and dialogue that is opening up a wide array of possibilities.
Linking local microgrids to wholesale markets will enable consumers to buy and sell surplus energy from neighbors or faraway strangers, the firms say.
Ethereum's biggest success story isn't showcasing the full benefits of the platform, at least that's what its critics allege.
2017 was another bad year in bitcoin in the eyes of long-time industry observer Jim Harper, but he sees a silver lining at the end of the story.
So you want to trade bitcoin futures? First, learn the Chicago exchanges' highly counterintuitive naming system for monthly contracts.
Former New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said he did not advise people to invest in bitcoin, as was stated in a post pretending to be the NZ Herald.
Indiegogo is getting into the initial coin offering (ICO) game, seeking to become the "go-to" platform for the emerging market.
A group of creditors of the defunct bitcoin exchange Mt Gox has filed a new court petition in an effort to prevent a possible billion-dollar payout to its CEO.
President Donald Trump has signed a $700 billion military spending bill that includes a mandate for a blockchain cybersecurity research study.
The price of bitcoin may be at all-time highs, but a wave of new investors could quickly tilt the market dynamic, analysis suggests.
Digital currency startup Coinbase says it has paused trading for litecoin and ethereum.
Cryptocurrencies have proven to be a unique challenge for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the agency's chairman has said.
Far from a bubble, bitcoin is on the path to becoming a significant part of global money supply, according to trader and analyst Willy Woo.
A Goldman Sachs executive has said there is "no evidence" that bitcoin's price gains have reduced demand for gold.
The number of blockchain jobs posted this year increased by 207 percent, according to data provided to CoinDesk from Indeed.com.
New users are crowding into the litecoin market, driving up one of the market's oldest and most accessible assets.
Cryptocurrency investment firm Bitwise has raised $4 million in seed funding as it launches a new fund for digital assets.
Following yesterday's all-time high, bitcoin bulls look set to push prices as high as $20,000 over the next few days.
Blockchain platform Waves is founding a self-regulatory body to set standards for initial coin offerings and the blockchain industry.
Think 2017 was a fluke? Not according to blockchain advisor Oliver Bussmann who makes the case next year will see further growth.
A Hong Kong finance regulator has published a new circular on bitcoin futures contracts and other cryptocurrency-related investment products.
Sanity? You weren't going to find it in the crypto world in 2017 according to author David Gerard. Insanity, though, there's plenty to go around...
The first day of trading for CBOE's bitcoin futures contracts is over and the day largely went according to plan, according to its CEO.
U.S. and Canadian authorities appear determined to make an example of an ICO believed to have raised $15 million.
The price of bitcoin has pushed back above $17,000, hitting a new all-time high on CoinDesk's Bitcoin Price Index (BPI)
You may be able to trade the bitcoin cash market anonymously, but you cannot do the same with futures.
CBOE's chief executive is pushing back at suggestions that the exchange's newly-launched bitcoin futures market was hastily done.
A California-based company has refunded a $15 million initial coin offering following an investigation by the SEC.