UK Finance Watchdog: No Need to Rewrite Rules for DLT
A top UK finance watchdog said today that it has no immediate plans to alter its regulatory approach in light of blockchain adoption.
A top UK finance watchdog said today that it has no immediate plans to alter its regulatory approach in light of blockchain adoption.
Reports are emerging that an agent for an Indian law enforcement agency has been arrested for stealing bitcoins tied to a drug bust. According to the Times of India, an officer for the Indian Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is alleged to helped steal more than 400 bitcoins originally confiscated during a 2015 seizure. Specifically, investigator Satyendra Kumar Singh […]
Fidelity Investments has moved to back a prominent research effort centered on cryptocurrencies and blockchain.
Hong Kong’s de facto central bank is developing a prototype digital currency. The disclosure came in a Hong Kong legislative document published by the Legislative Council Panel on Financial Affair this week and dated 18th April. According to the note, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), which acts as the region’s central bank and finance regulator, […]
German automaker Porsche is looking to the startup space as it explores blockchain technology.
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Members of the ethereum community mostly seem unconcerned about an upcoming technical change, despite risks inherent in the update.
A deep dive into the history of Bitcoin Unlimited, a bitcoin implementation seeking to become the dominant software on the network.
Litecoin prices fell roughly 20% within 24 hours, and the culprit appears to be a single tweet.
New research finds that blockchain tech is low on the list of investment priorities at major banking firms.
A new bitcoin implementation called 'Bcoin' is attracting wide support as a means to end the scaling debate.
A group of insurance companies has completed a new blockchain trial in China aiming to utilize the security and traceability features of the tech.
Marketing expert Jeremy Epstein discusses the importance of the brand for blockchain startups in this open letter to the industry.
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A new blockchain voting prototype built by the operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange has been constructed using code from the Hyperledger project.
One of the industry's largest mining chip manufacturers is weighing in on new controversy surrounding how miners engage with the network.
Litecoin's price rally continues as the cryptocurrency approaches the support needed to activate SegWit.
A new allegation from a high-profile bitcoin developer has once again stoked the fire of its scaling debate.
Tech giant Samsung today unveiled its Nexledger blockchain platform, alongside a technology it could soon use to serve industry consortia.
In Malta this week, researchers revealed a proposal for secure blockchain voting that involves no third party for privacy or tallying votes.
Is XRP's recent price rally the result of Ripple's recent progress or 'pump and dump' traders? Ripple's CEO weighs in.
Bitcoin startup bitFlyer has inked a new merchant deal with a major Japanese electronics provider.
Intel has revealed a solution for tracking the supply chain of fish using its Sawtooth Lake blockchain platform.