UK Government Trials Blockchain Welfare Payments System
The UK government’s Department of Work and Pensions is spearheading an experiment in which a blockchain system is used to distribute welfare payments.
The UK government’s Department of Work and Pensions is spearheading an experiment in which a blockchain system is used to distribute welfare payments.
Coinbase has reportedly raised more than $10m from Japan's largest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group.
Tech firm Infoteria has successfully tested an application of blockchain technology with Myanmar microfinance firm BC Finance.
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Bitfury Group, in collaboration with the open-source Lightning Network community, has released a white paper on lightning routing.
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The US Department of Health and Human Services is soliciting research papers related to blockchain applications in healthcare and health research.
North Carolina today expanded its Money Transmitters Act to cover activities related to bitcoin and digital currencies.
McKinsey & Company reports on how insurance companies might be able to capitalize on blockchain.
The EU proposed changes to its AML directive this week to include a new definition for digital currencies. But, what will be the impact?
The Internet Watch Foundation has announced a partnership with a blockchain industry startup aimed at fighting online child sex abuse.
Upcoming changes to how bitcoin incentivizes key participants have stoked fears a 51% attack could again become viable.
The Argentinian subsidiary of ridesharing giant Uber is turning to a bitcoin payment option amid a crackdown by local authorities.
The executive branch of the European Union today adopted new AML rules that will impact digital currency businesses.
A recent W3C event saw the wider blockchain community coming together to discuss standards in an increasingly fragmented market.
Juniper Research has concluded a Donald Trump presidency could lead to a massive jump in bitcoin transactions, and in the price of bitcoin.
Holland’s central bank is preparing to open a campus dedicated to teaching others about blockchain. In early September of this year, De Nederlandsche Bank is expected to open a campus where banks and financial institutions can work together “under one roof” to learn more about the distributed ledger technology that underlies bitcoin, according to a […]
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Netki, a digital identity startup, has raised $3.5 million to help it expand its team and technology offerings.
Are bitcoin's short-term scaling issues holding back adoption? Contributor Ariel Deschapell argues the answer is no.
The value of global cryptocurrency markets has been rising rapidly so far in 2016, but what do these figures mean?
In this opinion piece, Cato Institute senior fellow Jim Harper reflects on recent elements of the bitcoin scaling debate.
In an effort to make democracy more like technology, Australia's Flux Party is seeking to harness the power of blockchain governance.
A former Secret Service agent convicted of stealing bitcoins during the Silk Road investigation is suspected of stealing additional funds.
A group of Russian banks and financial services companies has formed a private-sector consortium focused on blockchain applications.
ICAP is working with Axoni to build an ethereum-based smart contracts integration, but the project is being done to make it easy to swap blockchains.
After months of small-scale testing in the Philippines, blockchain payments app Abra launched in the US today.
The volunteer community that develops the code for bitcoin’s software has entered a new phase of testing for Segregated Witness.
A new research report by banking giant Citi asserts that it does not view bitcoin and other digital currencies as a disruptive threat.
Stellar founder Jed McCaleb takes on a new role as the company he co-founded takes another step towards serving the unbanked.