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Digital Asset Holdings has acquired Swiss FinTech startup Elevence to build out a system of smart contracts designed to preserve privacy.

Russian payments provider Qiwi has revealed it wants to launch a domestic blockchain consortium.

Kraken has hired Edward Stadum from Fidor Bank to help oversee the complicated legal work related to running a global digital currency exchange.

Insurance provider John Hancock has begun work on proofs-of-concept using blockchain in partnership with ConsenSys Enterprise and BlockApps.

One of the world’s largest bitcoin exchanges is reportedly close to an announcement with the Luxembourg government.

MIT has moved its blockchain research from the theoretical to the real world with a project announced earlier this week with Ripple.

A group of Chinese investors has reportedly been defrauded after being pitched on a cryptocurrency launched in 2014 by a local UK government body.

The French central bank has called for more investigation into distributed ledger applications as the technology catches wind in the finance world.

Deutsche Bank's Ed Budd talks about the investment bank's blockchain strategy and how it is pursuing trials that explore its real-world use.

A Korean securities broker has begun working with a local bitcoin exchange, moving closer to allowing access to the digital currency for its clients.

Hyperledger project member Accenture has proposed using blockchain tech to fight the spread of counterfeit drugs.

As the state of New York works to distribute its energy grid one company, Transactive Grid, hopes to be its blockchain-based payments network.

Michael Bodson, president & CEO of the DTCC, writes about the need for collaboration as blockchain sees further testing and development.

ShapeShift has published new details about recent digital currency thefts from the online exchange following an investigation.

Barclays demonstrated a smart contract platform built on Corda, R3's new distributed ledger project, in London today.

Poland's Ministry of Digital Affairs has issued a statement on how bitcoin and the blockchain could help digitize government services.

Is it too early to be thinking about blockchain standards? Investor William Mougayar argues the answer is yes.

Technology analyst Steve Ehrlich discusses blockchain tech from the perspective of regulators tasked with ensuring global data protection.

Coin Sciences CEO Gideon Greenspan attacks common misconceptions that he argues are contributing to outlandish expectations for smart contracts.

Who needs turing complete smart contracts? The answer, says Counterparty community director Chris DeRose, may very well turn out to be "No one".

In this opinion piece, entrepreneur John Rampton recalls the lessons he learned when trying to apply blockchain solutions to his startup.

Bitcoin prices fluctuated largely within a tight range, while the value of ether, the token on the ethereum blockchain, saw a sharp price reduction.

A member of the US Federal Reserve's board of governors issued new remarks this week on the potential of blockchain technology.

A bitcoin-based blockchain wallet application developed by LHV Bank has won the Estonian Banking Association’s 2016 Innovation Award.

Coin Center and Blockchain have announced the finalists for the 2016 Blockchain Awards, to be held at Consensus 2016.