Bitcoin Options Firm LedgerX Crosses Key Launch Hurdle
Thanks to a recent venture capital infusion, bitcoin swaps firm LedgerX is closer to final approval from the CFTC to open for business.
Thanks to a recent venture capital infusion, bitcoin swaps firm LedgerX is closer to final approval from the CFTC to open for business.
Professional services firm Deloitte has officially opened its Dublin-based blockchain lab.
China's 'Big Three' bitcoin exchanges have taken the combined decision to drop trading fees following central bank talks.
CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson argues a new small business blockchain effort out of the EU may have bigger implications than it seems.
A new project envisions how motorists' lives could be made easier by automated payments over a blockchain.
As print newspapers suffer from the move to digital, and online ad revenues prove an insufficient funding model, could crypto-tokens fill the gap?
Abra CEO Bill Barhydt talks to CoinDesk about the bitcoin payments startup's long-awaited global rollout next month.
Bitcoin prices stayed largely within specific ranges this week, as traders tended to sit on the sidelines.
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is looking to blockchain as it begins work on a next-generation transaction settlement system.
When Donald Trump won the presidential election in November, the price of bitcoin jumped. Following his inauguration today – not so much. On 9th November, prices bounced more than 3% as Trump, the controversial businessman and Republican presidential nominee, secured the votes to clinch the election versus former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton. That […]
Financial firms need to be mindful of cybersecurity as they look to integrate blockchain, a top IT security agency for the European Union said.
The lawyer who helped craft Gemini's legal infrastructure predicts SEC approval for bitcoin ETFs probably won't happen soon.
Work on integrating Zcash's privacy-focused tech with ethereum’s distributed applications platform has reached a notable new stage.
Commentators have largely supported the state of Illinois’s approach to regulating digital currencies, public documents reveal.
Could Blockstream's Liquid project soon offer financial firms a better solution than standard private blockchains?
Bitcoin prices once again surpassed $900, exceeding this level in spite of the recent announcement that Huobi and OKCoin had stopped margin trading.
The new "acting commissioner" of the CFTC, Christopher Giancarlo, has laid out his vision for the future of blockchain regulations.
FINRA, the self-regulatory organization for US brokers, could see some of its rules impacted by blockchain.
The Linux Foundation-led Hyperledger initiative has added a new blockchain deployment tool to its growing pool of projects.
A new bill filed in the Washington State Senate seeks to prohibit local marijuana businesses from using digital currency.
Huobi and OKCoin, two of the world's largest bitcoin exchange businesses by volume, have formally announced they have halted margin trading services.
Deutsche Börse and a number of central securities depositories are working to build a blockchain solution for collateral management.
Monero prices plunged roughly 10% on 18th January, tracking a drop in bitcoin prices as the larger cryptocurrency suffered news-related declines.
HSBC has added the former CEO of distributed ledger startup Ripple to its newly minted technology advisory board.
Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam is leaving the San Francisco-based bitcoin startup for undisclosed opportunities.
Blockchain is “an important technology” given its potential impact on the global financial system, Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen said today.
A dive into Casper, the forthcoming protocol that could radically change the rules of one of the largest blockchain networks.
Nigeria’s central bank has a message for domestic institutions: don’t touch virtual currencies.
China's central bank is reportedly set to issue findings from its inspections on domestic bitcoin exchanges.
A group of seven major banks is partnering on a new blockchain-based trade finance project.