R3CEV's top lawyer talks about 8 proof-of-concepts in the works. But the areas he focused on won't necessarily be replaced by the technology. | Continue reading
Digital currency exchange ShapeShift says it now believes that a hacking incident announced last week involved a former employee. | Continue reading
Australia’s securities regulator has suggested it cannot yet intervene in a dispute involving bitcoin service Igot and unhappy customers. | Continue reading
A number of employees from the company behind bitcoin tipping service ChangeTip have reportedly been hired by travel accommodations startup AirBnB. | Continue reading
Coinalytics announced it has rebranded as Skry, unveiled a new logo, and hired a former architect at IBM Watson and AI expert. | Continue reading
Blockchain startup Chain has inked a new deal with Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (MUFG). | Continue reading
In a letter to shareholders, Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne has announced that he will take a medical leave of absence. | Continue reading
Digital currency exchange service ShapeShift is offline after a security incident earlier this week. | Continue reading
Distributed file storage startup Storj Labs is the latest blockchain service provider to join Microsoft’s blockchain offering. | Continue reading
Techn giant Intel unveiled a new experimental distributed ledger platform dubbed "Sawtooth Lake" at a Hyperledger meeting today. | Continue reading
The open-source peer-to-peer marketplace software OpenBazaar is now live, marking a major milestone for the long-running project. | Continue reading
Bitcoin wallet startup Circle has been granted an electronic money license from a top UK financial regulator. | Continue reading
Bitcoin trading platform ZeroBlock is closing down on Thursday, according to a notice posted to the service’s website. | Continue reading
Bitcoin startup BitPagos is now giving its wallet users access to credit lines in a bid to boost e-commerce spending. | Continue reading
One of Ireland’s “Big Four” banks has recently completed a blockchain trial centered on trade reporting. | Continue reading
A Florida court has frozen the assets of the digital currency exchange Cryptsy and placed it under the control of a receiver. | Continue reading
One-time bitcoin derivatives startup Hedgy is now positioning itself as a blockchain applications development specialist. | Continue reading
Bitwala has raised €800,000 (about $910,000) to expand its online bitcoin payment service. | Continue reading
Bitcoin exchange Cointrader has announced that it is shutting down following what it claimed was a debilitating hack. | Continue reading
Bitcoin startup Purse has expanded its online marketplace in a move that now allows a wider range of buyers and sellers to connect on the platform. | Continue reading
Bitcoin development startup Blockstream is among 10 firms that have joined the Hyperledger blockchain project. | Continue reading
Fresh off more than $3m in funding, Chronicled CEO Ryan Orr talks about his startup and its go-market strategy. | Continue reading
RSK Labs has raised $1m in funding to support the development of a smart contracts platform that would be built on the bitcoin blockchain. | Continue reading
Bitcoin surveillance startup Elliptic has raised $5m in Series A funding in a round that involved a private equity firm with US defense connections. | Continue reading
A long-running debate over power costs between bitcoin miners and a local power utility is escalating in Washington state. | Continue reading
CoinDesk profiles entrepreneur Ola Doudin who has emerged as a 'bitcoin pioneer' in the Middle East as the CEO of bitcoin startup BitOasis. | Continue reading
Bitcoin trading platform BitQuick was the target of a cyberattack this week that temporarily resulted in unauthorized access to its server. | Continue reading
Coinbase has added stop orders to its exchange product, allowing customers to buy and sell the digital currency at a previously set price. | Continue reading
Japanese technology conglomerate Hitachi is set to open a financial technology research laboratory that will focus on blockchain applications. | Continue reading
Interdealer broker ICAP has completed an internal blockchain technology trial focused on securities post-trade processes. | Continue reading
Australian delivery company Australia Post is looking into possible blockchain technology applications for storing identity information. | Continue reading
Many financial services executives say blockchain technology is low on their corporate priority list, according to a new survey. | Continue reading
Blockchain consortium startup R3CEV is now accepting applications for new partners. | Continue reading
Blockai has announced $547,000 in seed funding to relaunch as a blockchain copyright startup. | Continue reading
Microsoft is still accepting and crediting bitcoin payments amid reports that the tech giant is moving away from the digital currency. | Continue reading
Bitcoin lending platform BTCJam is no longer taking new US customers, citing uncertainty around regulation in the country. | Continue reading
Italian bank UniCredit has published a white paper that explores how banks could offer blockchain-based services. | Continue reading
Major consulting firms say they're "aggressively hiring" employees with blockchain skills as market demand grows. | Continue reading
The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) has hired Ethereum co-founder Anthony Di Iorio as its first chief digital officer. | Continue reading
South African online marketplace Bidorbuy has enabled bitcoin purchases. | Continue reading
Bitcoin payroll startup Bitwage has added support for credit and debit card payments. | Continue reading
An AirBnB exec has indicated that the renting service is open to investigating potential blockchain applications related to user trust. | Continue reading
Wallet provider Blockchain has released data that indicates its users are complaining more about service disruptions amid increased network demand. | Continue reading
German utility company RWE has partnered with Ethereum-based blockchain startup Slock.it to explore applications of the technology. | Continue reading
CoinDesk speaks to 'Big Four' financial firm KPMG about its blockchain strategy and theses on the current industry market. | Continue reading
JPMorgan has unveiled a blockchain project dubbed Juno, presented this week at a meeting of the Hyperledger Project. | Continue reading
Visa has revealed it is seeking to hire a software engineer to help it create a "secure, scalable blockchain network". | Continue reading
A new report suggests that bitcoin wallet providers are not providing features that promote consumer privacy and financial independence. | Continue reading