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Blockstream has raised $55m in Series A funding, bringing its total capital raised to $76m over two investment rounds.

A new report undertaken by the Bank of Korea has recommended that the central bank should pay close attention to blockchain technology.

Digital Asset Holdings has announced it has raised more than $60m with the addition of IBM and Goldman Sachs to its latest round.

The European Commission has said that it plans to tighten reporting standards for digital currency exchanges in the region.

Ledger, a peer-reviewed academic journal devoted to cryptocurrencies, has added a Bank of England economist and researcher to its editorial board.

BNY Mellon's Saket Sharma discusses why he believes the pursuit of industry standards is key to broader blockchain tech adoption.

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has hinted it could invest in blockchain startups or initiatives through its innovation fund.

A former Secret Service agent who pled guilty to crimes committed while investigating Silk Road has been arrested again.

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (MUFG) has revealed it has developed its own digital currency nicknamed "MUFG coin".

A new survey shows bankers are increasingly bullish on blockchain tech, even as they profess to a lack of understanding of the subject matter.

Japanese venture capital firm SBI Investment is leading a "multi-million dollar" Series B funding round in bitcoin exchange Kraken.

JPMorgan has teamed up with Digital Asset on a trial blockchain initiative that aims to make the trading process more efficient and cost effective.

The team from IDEO Futures looks at recent challenges facing bitcoin, and expresses its belief that bitcoin and blockchain still hold much promise.

Here are 5 things you may have missed from CoinDesk's State of Bitcoin and Blockchain 2016 report.

BitGo's Jameson Lopp looks at why the number of bitcoin nodes is diminishing across the network and discusses what could reverse the trend.

BNY Mellon hosted a blockchain discussion event at its Jersey City, New Jersey, campus earlier this week.

SBI Holdings, the financial services business division of Japan’s SBI Group, has announced it is creating a new company with Ripple.

A draft bill that would ban “money surrogates” was submitted to the Russian Parliament last month. But what might it mean for digital currencies?

CoinDesk speaks with representatives from Banco Santander about the bank's blockchain strategy for 2016 and beyond.

The Bank of England has said it will consider the impact of distributed ledgers as part of a plan to modernize the country’s settlement system.

CoinDesk examines the current bitcoin scaling debate through the eyes of Bitcoin Core, the project's main developer team.

Digital security firm Gemalto has partnered with blockchain platform Symbiont to let financial institutions more securely execute smart contracts.

Deloitte has published a report looking at the potential uses of blockchain technology, saying that acceptance and adoption are fast approaching.

A Massachusetts company developing identity solutions for the blockchain won $15k at a startup competition hosted by Santander this week.

The former CEO of bitcoin gift card service Gyft, has announced that his latest startup venture, Civic, has received $2.75m in funding.