Barclays Blockchain Veteran Departs Bank for FinTech Consultancy
One of Barclays’ leading blockchain experts has revealed he will be departing the UK banking giant to join a FinTech consultancy called 11:FS.
One of Barclays’ leading blockchain experts has revealed he will be departing the UK banking giant to join a FinTech consultancy called 11:FS.
Mediachain has become the latest blockchain startup to join the portfolios of VC heavyweights Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures.
A group of technology advisors to US President Barack Obama heard from representatives from the bitcoin and blockchain industry earlier this month.
Tech giant Intel has opened a development lab in Tel Aviv focused on financial technologies like the blockchain.
Microsoft has partnered with two startups to build an identity platform aimed to integrating with both the bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains.
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has released the results of a survey on blockchain technology.
Micropayments have long been one of the most anticipated use cases for bitcoin, but similar tech may be coming soon to Ethereum.
The head of Dubai's smart cities drive spoke on how she believes blockchain can help drive the city’s modernization efforts yesterday.
Members of Dubai’s Global Blockchain Council (GBC) unveiled seven new proofs-of-concept at industry conference Keynote 2016 today.
Ernst & Young has announced it will auction $12.9m worth of bitcoin confiscated from a former Silk Road user.
ABN Amro managing director Karin Kersten discusses her firm's blockchain strategy and use cases.
The Identity & KYC conference in London hosted a workshop on using blockchain technology to improve know-your-customer processes earlier this week.
Bitcoin prices hit a more than 20-month high this weekend as the digital currency broke the $500 barrier to reap big gains.
IDEO coLAB member Dan Elitzer explores a framework for digital identity using blockchain and other technologies.
Steven Malby of the Commonwealth Secretariat explores the challenges in bringing legal identity to the more than 1 billion people lacking recognition.
The price of bitcoin appreciated nearly 4% for the week ending 27th May.
Amid a vibrant public debate, digital currency exchange operator Kraken has announced it will begin trading The DAO tokens.
The parent company of Swedish bitcoin mine operator KnCMiner has declared bankruptcy.
Bitcoin prices surged more than 5% in the early hours of 27th May, to reach a more than six-month high.
More than 15 members of Congress met with representatives of the blockchain technology industry this week in Washington, DC.
Andreas Antonopoulos takes aim at local governments with new plans for an Ethereum-based system that could be recognized across borders.
The CFTChas granted registration to a trading platform that was an early entrant in the US market for financial derivatives tied to bitcoin.
Nasdaq's new financial infrastructure hub could pave the way for other exchanges to start using blockchain technology in a wide range of services.
The UK arm of Spanish banking group Santander has developed a new payments app in partnership with distributed ledger startup Ripple.
A group of musicians, entrepreneurs and blockchain advocates is set to gather at a festival in Germany later this week.
Bitcoin’s best-funded startup, 21 Inc, unveiled a new proof-of-concept that envisions how its developer tools could fuel a weather marketplace.
The European Parliament has voted to recommend that the bloc’s government create a task force dedicated to digital currencies and blockchain.
A new report from Goldman Sachs Investment Research projects blockchain technology could save billions across industries.
An Ethereum startup led by a Harvard Berkman researcher is submitting a proposal to fix The DAO, the largest autonomous organization.
Deloitte is assembling a team of 50 blockchain experts in Ireland to help lead the company's global expansion into the blockchain business.