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Dubai's immigration agency is seeking a blockchain startup to develop a system that will cut illegal residency in the country.

Coinplug CEO Ryan Uhr looks at how blockchain technology has fared in Korea over the last 12 months and makes some predictions for 2017.

Bitcoin prices continue to surge after passing the $800 mark earlier this week.

The inaugural issue of peer-reviewed cryptocurrency and blockchain research journal Ledger is now available.

New York-based blockchain startup Axoni has raised $18m in a new funding.

Markit's Jeffrey Billingham recaps the successes and tribulations of a year spent working on smart contract applications.

Close collaboration continues to be the absolute necessity for blockchain success, argues Richard Collin of Thomson Reuters.

French bank BNP Paribas conducted its first blockchain-based payments for a collectible trading card firm and a packaging company.

A major state-owned telecommunications provider in Switzerland has joined the open-source Hyperledger blockchain project.

A newly formed blockchain consortium hopes to get a boost from a regulatory sandbox currently in the final phases of implementation.

NRI's Takeo Nishikata examines some of the discussion around blockchain, seeking to "clarify all the misunderstandings" around the technology.

Bitcoin prices have broken past $800 for the first time since February 2014, setting a fresh 34-month high.

A group of global banks and financial institutions has completed the first pilot of a new blockchain-based gold trading platform.

Bitcoin prices surged more than 80% in 2016, pushed higher by developments such as the Brexit, the halving and the Bitfinex hack.

As Big Finance starts to better understand blockchain, central bank-issued cryptocurrencies will likely follow, says FirstRand Bank's Farzam Ehsani.

A look at the challenges marketers – and the broader blockchain technology community – face when attempting to win new enthusiasts to the tech.

12 members of Hyperledger conducted a first-of-its kind test by sending an unusual digital asset across an ocean.

France’s central bank quietly released new details about its work with blockchain last week.

Banco Santander's Julio Faura looks back on what he calls a "remarkable" year for blockchain development in the financial industry.

The inability of banks and financial institutions to collaborate could restrict growth of new blockchain use cases next year.

Noelle Acheson examines whether the big banks will reappraise their relationship with bitcoin following its recent successes.

Chuck Thompson argues that the coming year will see distributed ledger tech arrive more broadly on the regulatory radar than it has before.

Ethereum classic (ETC) made a comeback this week, enjoying a surge in both price and hashrate after successive roadblocks.

Akin Fernandez gives a passionate overview of the cryptocurrency industry's year – 12 months that he says prove "there can be only one bitcoin".

Overstock's CEO marks the end of the first ever day of blockchain trading with an unusual offer to the SEC.