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The Spanish Tax Authority has probed at least one bitcoin-friendly business for information on the way it handles digital currency payments.

Carl Force, a corrupt federal agent who worked undercover at bitcoin-accepting drug marketplace Silk Road, was sentenced to 78 months in prison today.

Boost VC CEO Adam Draper discusses his incubator's recent decision to begin using the term "blockchain" in place of "bitcoin".

A court decision on whether bitcoin exchanges in Europe will be required to pay value-added tax (VAT) on user fees is set to be handed down Thursday.

Coinprism has released Openchain, an open source, distributed permissioned ledger that targets enterprise and financial institutions.

21 Inc, the best-funded company in bitcoin, has filed a patent application with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is investigating the actions of some banks for closing accounts of various bitcoin businesses.

What's going on in the bitcoin industry right now and what should companies in the space expect from next year?

The block size debate has yet to be solved and raises the important issue bitcoin governance – what does the future hold and why should we care?

Another great week for blockchain technology, heralded by Barclay's partnership with two distributed ledger startups.

The bitcoin trading community says they see challenges ahead for Gemini, the New York-based bitcoin exchange backed by the Winklevoss Brothers.

Are you up to date with the latest bitcoin and blockchain news? Test your knowledge with our quiz for the week commencing 12th October.

Bitcoin broke the $260 mark this morning, hitting its highest price in two months.

A member of parliament for the Scottish National Party (SNP) has urged his party to consider experimenting with a national digital currency. Speaking at the SNP conference held in Aberdeen – in northeastern Scotland – George Kerevan said he wanted the country to trial the ScotPound, a native digital currency that would co-exist alongside the […]

An ex-DEA agent who went rogue during the Silk Road investigation faces sentencing this Monday.

Blockchain startup Wave discusses its strategy for scaling its operations to meet the demands of global trade and its new deal with Barclays.

The number of reachable nodes has declined further following an 'attack' that overloaded the bitcoin network.

New academic research has found that the price of bitcoin is higher in countries with lower degrees of economic freedom.

The economic secretary to the UK government's Treasury department has spoken about the benefits of digital currencies and blockchain technology.

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is planning to demonstrate its blockchain-based proof-of-concept early next year.

Bitcoin compliance startup Chainalysis discusses its new partnership with UK bank Barclays and its potential impact on the ecosystem.

Factom Inc, the for-profit business entity overseeing the blockchain recordkeeping project Factom, has raised $400,000 in new seed funding.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a public warning against Cryptoconomist Limited, a crypto investment firm.

Blockchain startup Hyperledger has won the Innotribe Startup Challenge at Sibos conference, walking away with a reported $50,000 in prize money. The team, acquired by Blythe Masters’ Digital Asset Holdings earlier this year, made their pitch onstage alongside 11 early-stage finalists including crypto remittance platform Bitspark. And the winner is… @Hyperledger! Congratulations from the whole Innotribe […]

Bitreserve has unveiled a major overhaul of its platform and a new name: Uphold, Inc.