Dubai Government Backs Expansive Blockchain Research Effort
A new organization has formed in the United Arab Emirates focused on blockchain technology applications.
A new organization has formed in the United Arab Emirates focused on blockchain technology applications.
A new Australian political party has proposed the introduction of a blockchain-based voting system that would govern actions of lawmakers.
In a new report, the European Central Bank (ECB) has said it is investigating blockchain use within its securities and payments settlement systems.
CoinDesk dives deep into a string new announcements from global IT giant IBM that cements its position as a market leader in blockchain services.
Gemalto discusses its recent partnership with Symbiont, what it calls its "first step" in engaging in business opportunities in the blockchain space.
New York-based bitcoin exchange itBit has hired a securities services and technology veteran to head operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Pillsbury Winthrop blockchain lead Marco Santori rebuffs claims creating new versions of bitcoin's blockchain may create legal issues for developers.
Mizuho Financial has announced it is seeking to develop a blockchain application for internal recordkeeping.
21 Inc has announced its bitcoin mining and micro-transaction device, the 21 Bitcoin Computer, is now shipping outside the US for the first time.
CoinDesk looks at activity from Asia's biggest banks in the bitcoin and blockchain space.
Two of France’s left-leaning political parties speculated in a publication that technologies like the blockchain could lead to “massive” job losses.
The head of the People’s Bank of China opened up about its proposed digital currency initiative in a new interview.
A UK parliament discussion of a bill relating to financial services shows lawmakers are pondering the blockchain could affect bank solvency.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has said that Australian banks did not collude in blocking services for bitcoin firms.
Royal Bank of Canada's innovation lead discusses why the bank believes blockchain isn't overhyped, even given all the recent hype.
Despite its open-source origins, blockchain tech could end up being fenced in by greedy institutions, says Bijesh Amin of Indus Valley Partners.
A group of European heads of state are pushing for greater oversight of digital currency activity in the European Union.
The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking more than $10 million from the cryptocurrency mining firms GAW Miners and ZenMiner.
South Korea's KB Kookmin Bank is developing a blockchain remittance solution with the aim of ushering in "safer and faster" foreign exchange services.
A months-long legal dispute involving distributed ledger tech startup Ripple and its co-founder Jed McCaleb has come to an end.
Stock market giant Nasdaq has announced it is developing a shareholder voting system based on blockchain tech.
A new UN working paper providing an overview of bitcoin has criticised the attitudes of some in the bitcoin community towards the developing world.
Former Bitcoin Foundation global counsel Jim Harper discusses the challenges of applying open-source development practices to a blockchain world.
The Australian Securities Exchange has revealed its spending as it prepares to build blockchain solutions to improve the Australian equities market.
The deputy chair of Russia’s central bank has reportedly told banking representatives that they should prepare for the spread of blockchain tech.
German stock market operator Deutsche Börse discusses its blockchain strategy and interest in industry startups.
A group of bitcoin miners, exchanges and service providers have issued a letter stating that they would not back hard forks of the network.
Writer Nozomi Hayase looks at how bitcoin's scalability debate should be seen as just another phase in the growth of the digital currency.
A parody of a PayPal Super Bowl commercial that was posted on YouTube has been blocked by the Internet payments company.
CoinDesk speaks to some of the driving forces behind Hyperledger, an initiative that aims to create an open fabric for blockchain technology.