US Government Organizes ‘Federal Blockchain Forum’ for July
The US government is set to host an inter-agency blockchain event next month.
The US government is set to host an inter-agency blockchain event next month.
The Security Council of Russia plans to research the risks of blockchain, according to a government statement published today.
A bitcoin trader and advocate in Arizona has been charged with operating an unlawful money transmission.
Fidelity Charitable has announced it has raised nearly $9m in bitcoin in 2017, a figure that already surpasses last year's total.
POSaBIT, a Seattle-based digital currency payments startup with a focus on serving legal cannabis outlets, has raised $1.5m in funding.
Code for a popular but controversial bitcoin scaling proposal is set to be released on Friday, marking a major milestone for the effort.
A Connecticut resident has pleaded guilty to charges that he stole more than $300,000 in bitcoin as part of a phishing scheme.
A subsidiary of multinational electronics firm LG has announced it intends to investigate blockchain use cases in finance.
Celebrity investor Mark Cuban has revealed he intends to purchase tokens as part of an ICO launched by one of his portfolio startups, Unikrn.
The price of ether experienced an uptick on Wednesday after falling below the $300 mark during the day's trading session.
German automaker Daimler AG has issued a corporate bond worth €100m as part of a blockchain pilot project.
The second-largest port in Europe by container capacity is now running a pilot blockchain project focused on logistics automation.
A new hedge fund backed by Pantera Capital has raised $100m to invest in the open-source digital token space.
The CFTC has cited the advance of technologies like blockchain in a request to obtain additional funding for its oversight activities.
Swedish startup ChromaWay has released a new product called Postchain that mixes blockchain and standard database technology.
An evaluation of the possible legal risks of a bitcoin protocol change written by startup nChain has been criticised by industry legal experts.
Two private preschools in New York City now allow parents to pay for tuition with bitcoin, ether and litecoin.
A famed early-stage Silicon Valley investment firm breaks its silence on ICOs and how the new funding method might affect its approach.
Consortium startup R3 has completed work with four banks on a prototype that issues short-term debt over its Corda distributed ledger platform.
The World Bank is launching a blockchain lab to develop projects that can improve governance and social outcomes in the developing world.
The World Economic Forum has published a paper arguing that blockchain stakeholders should organize in a way that would dwarf the largest consortia.
The former operator of the now-defunct bitcoin exchange Coin.mx has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison.
One of the world's largest technology hardware makers has released new graphics cards (GPUs) aimed at the cryptocurrency mining market.
New details have emerged about some of the blockchain applications being pursed by state governments in India.
The People's Bank of China has indicated it intends to support the continued development of blockchain tech as part of a new strategic plan.
Jimmy Nguyen of nChain provides an opinion on possible legal issues with the SegWit scaling proposal should it activate on bitcoin's network.
The developers behind the open-source Hyperledger Fabric blockchain project have issued the software's first official release candidate.
In a new interview with CoinDesk, ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft opens up about how the regulator is observing blockchain innovation.
The Financial Stability Board has published a new report on fintech raising questions about data privacy and smart contracts.
Bitspark has revealed is working with the United Nations Development Programme on a trial aimed to build financial inclusion in Tajikistan.