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As a boom in the cryptocurrency market shows signs of slowing, traders are taking defensive measures and hedging their bets.

American insurance giant AIG has made what appears to be its first foray into blockchain, completing a trial with Standard Chartered today.

Bitcoin prices continued to edge lower Wednesday after setting a new all-time high. Other cryptocurrencies saw a similar shift into the red.

A major Australian politician has called for increased scrutiny on bitcoin transactions as a means of combatting terrorism.

A major financial regulator in the state of Illinois has issued new guidance for startups working in the nascent blockchain sector.

CoinDesk highlights the results of a survey it conducted in Q1 on the state of the ethereum protocol and its sentiment among users.

FINRA, the self-regulatory organization for US brokers, has announced a new blockchain event and a fintech communications hub this week.

Hyperledger has launched a Performance and Scalability Working Group to build tools for measuring how blockchains cope with increasing popularity.

A Beijing-based equity exchange is partnering with a group of crowdfunding and VC firms on a new blockchain research lab.

Jimmy Song of Paxos discusses bitcoin's scaling debate, arguing that adding sidechains to the protocol could ultimately provide the best path forward.

The litecoin cryptocurrency adopted an upgrade called Segregated Witness just over a month ago and, so far, things seem to be going smoothly.

Thomson Reuters bets on new revenue for its data from firms involved in blockchain consortia efforts, R3 and the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance.

A keynote speech at a New York blockchain conference today saw a notable financial executive discuss the potential benefits of cryptocurrency.

Wall Street banking giant Goldman Sachs warned its clients that the bitcoin market may be headed for bearish territory.

Researchers looking to beef up bitcoin’s privacy features have released a new proposal on GitHub.

The governor of Vermont has signed a bill that mandates a study on how blockchain tech will impact the state.

India is looking to arrest six more people connected to the OneCoin digital currency scheme.

Popular bitcoin scaling solutions BIP148 and SegWit2x aren't compatible, but should they be to avoid a network split?

The central bank of Kazakhstan has revealed it is looking to harness blockchain tech to sell short-term notes to investors.

Decentralized identity startup Civic has already sold out of its planned token offering – even before the sale took place.

The European Commission is launching a new blockchain research project focused on non-financial applications of the tech.

Russia's financial incumbents are moving ahead with work on a new distributed ledger platform designed for enterprise use.

UN food aid has been issued to thousands of Syrian refugees, signaling success for one of the largest charitable implementations of ethereum.

Delaware has moved a step closer toward enshrining recognition of blockchain-based stocks in state law.

A new fintech agreement in the Asia-Pacific region could ease collaborative burdens for blockchain and distributed ledger startups.