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Another Latin American e-tailer, Famsa, is now accepting bitcoin for online purchases.

Nearly one year after the release of its white paper, bitcoin technology startup Blockstream has released its first commercial sidechains application.

CoinDesk breaks down Multichain, a private blockchain solution for banks that has seen a growing number of downloads.

Bitcoin startup Purse has disclosed that 10.235 BTC in customer funds were stolen over the weekend during a security incident.

Bitcoin compliance solutions provider Scorechain has raised €500,000 ($570,000) in seed funding.

Poland’s Ministry of Finance has said regulating bitcoin should form "part of initiatives at the EU level".

Blockchain platform Setl claims to have surpassed 1 billion transactions per day, in what it terms a "milestone" for scaling the technology.

Fix Trading Community, a global industry trading body, has announced the creation of a digital currency and blockchain technology working group. The non-profit organisation, which boasts some of the world’s biggest banks as its members, is responsible for addressing business and regulatory issues impacting global multi-asset trading. Fix’s new group will be chaired by Sean […]

Travis Patron argues that, due to blockchain technology, corporations will see computers not only take over as employees, but as customers too.

Secco is a 'blockchain-inspired' challenger bank aiming to disrupt the sector "from the outside in".

Commonwealth central bankers say they want to look closely at the potential impact of digital currency before adopting a stance toward the technology.

What has been said and by whom? CoinDesk has rounded up the top bitcoin and blockchain related headlines from across the world.

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Singapore-based remittance startup Toast, previously known as Cryptosigma, has pivoted away from bitcoin and blockchain technology and reportedly raised $850,000 (S$1.2m) in seed funding. The startup – which seeks to facilitate remittances for Filipino workers living in Singapore – announced its re-branding in a blog post in July and said it would for now operate […]

Ed Boyle and Daniel Delshad argues that, in order to cross the chasm into mass adoption, bitcoin needs to connect with existing debit card networks.

Following the first Block Chain Summit at Sir Richard Branson's private Necker Island, BitFury has organized a follow up event in the Middle East.

CoinDesk speaks to Ripple about Interledger, its new protocol aimed at connecting bank and blockchain ledgers.

Tunisia's post office, La Poste Tunisienne, today revealed it is testing a crypto-powered payments app for 600,000 of its customers.

Blockchain technology could potentially transform payments, says a new report by American multinational banking corporation BNY Mellon.

Developers will now be able to build on Stellar’s distributed network following an upgrade to its codebase which will also protect it against forking. According to a blog post by founder Jed McCaleb, the upgraded network is now more secure, scalable and modular than before. He added: “The Stellar Consensus Protocol (SCP) optimises for safety rather […]

An $100m class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of victims of an alleged Ponzi scheme involving the fake cryptocurrency 'Gemcoin'.

CoinDesk speaks to developers seeking to update the functionality of bitcoin's technology to allow for cost-effective micropayments.

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is experimenting with its own in-house cryptocurrency, says the bank's technology chief.

Symbiont has added Maureen O'Hara, chairman of Investment Technology Group and a former US Treasury official to its board of advisors.

Who's said what and why? CoinDesk has rounded up some of the most interesting crypto related comments made over the last year.