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Online retailer Overstock.com has announced that it spent $8m last year on its blockchain-backed securities trading initiative.

A number of sceptical voices are calling out the blockchain space and the media for over-hyping the potential of distributed ledgers. Are they right?

21 Inc has launched a free web app that can help bitcoin users determine what level of fee will ensure a transaction is confirmed.

Financial compliance authority Juan Llanos is joining blockchain analytics firm Coinalytics as the executive vice president of business development.

The Financial Stability Board, a group of central bank governors and financial regulators, has begun working on blockchain technology issues.

A distributed ledger effort being led by the Linux Foundation now has 30 members, up from 20 when it was announced in December.

A California bankruptcy court is set to weigh in on when or if bitcoin should be considered a currency in a dispute over a HashFast payment.

Microsoft's head of technology strategy opens up about the firm's plans to carve out a market position in the blockchain space.

CoinDesk looks at how Earthport is adding blockchain technology to existing product lines through its Distributed Ledger Payments Hub.

Bitcoin Group Ltd has once again been forced to delay its public listing on the Australian Securities Exchange, despite its recent IPO.

Five major UK fund houses have reportedly partnered on a project to explore blockchain technology's cost saving potential in trading systems.

Wall Street veteran Jason Leibowitz answers questions about how bitcoin was created, how it works and why it matters.

How the Australian Securities Exchange's investment in blockchain startup Digital Asset Holdings could influence the company's offerings.

The views of the Bitcoin Core developers are not the only ones that should count when deciding its future, says developer Elliott Olds.

In this opinion piece, former ReadWriteWeb editor Richard MacManus talks about how bitcoin could ease difficulties in running an online business.

Bailey Reutzel examines how the bitcoin community's reluctant to engage over standards could harm the digital currency in the long term.

An Alaskan conservative commentator and self-styled judge has called for the world to embrace blockchain technology.

An advisor to Russian president Vladimir Putin has reportedly spoken out against bitcoin.

A UN commission report suggests digital currencies could be beneficial for the Caribbean region.

The invitation-only Satoshi Roundtable is set to convene for its second year, this time playing host to discussions on bitcoin scaling.

An Israeli bitcoin startup focused on enabling bitcoin purchases with credit cards has recently closed a $7m Series A funding round.

SurBTC has raised a further $300,000 in seed funding to develop a bitcoin exchange for the Chilean market.

Following Blockstream's $55m funding yesterday, CoinDesk speaks to investors who participated in the round.

Court documents obtained by CoinDesk offer new details about an ongoing legal battle involving digital currency exchange Cryptsy CEO Paul Vernon.

LedgerAssets, developer of an app that timestamps users photos on bitcoin's blockchain, is to launch a similar application for phone calls.