Michael del Castillo

A full-time member of the Editorial Team at CoinDesk, Michael covers cryptocurrency and blockchain applications. His writing has been published in the New Yorker, Silicon Valley Business Journal and Upstart Business Journal. Michael is not an investor in any digital currencies or blockchain projects. He has previously held value in bitcoin (<a href="https://qa.coindesk.com/editorial-policy/">See: Editorial Policy</a>). Email: michael@coindesk.com. Follow Michael: <a href="https://twitter.com/delrayman">@delrayman</a>

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Symbiont Unveils ‘Assembly’ Blockchain for Enterprise

Symbiont publicly launches its secretive Assembly blockchain along with newly revealed details about how it operates.

nails, hardware

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JP Morgan, Credit Suisse Among 8 in Latest Bank Blockchain Test

Axoni partners with JP Morgan and Credit Suisse to build a blockchain-based equity swaps processing prototype.

bull, wall street

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ACI is Paving the Way for Central Bank Blockchains

ACI's new central bank blockchain prototype demonstrates the potential for distributed ledgers to change global banking infrastructures.

Rockets

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Ripple CEO Calls for Next President to Appoint FinTech Advisor

Ripple CEO Chris Larson argues the next US President should appoint a 'FinTech' advisor to look into blockchain technology.

Trump vs. Clinton

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SEC Seeks Additional Comment on Winklevoss Bitcoin ETF

The US Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking more public comments as it weighs whether to approve a bitcoin ETF.

Winklevoss

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Double Standards: The Coming Push for Blockchain Interoperability

Startups, standards bodies and corporations are all playing a role in the ongoing debate over blockchain standards.

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Bitcoin Has a New Top Dark Market

A new study by a blockchain analytics firm has identified the most popular dark web markets.

Spider web, dark web

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Digital Asset Latest to File Blockchain Patent Application

Digital Asset Holdings' patent application reveals new details about how its blockchain product will work.

Line of people, waiting

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Brave Offers First Bitcoin Micropayments to Publishers

The Wall Street Journal was at the top of a list of websites that can now collect bitcoin from Brave on behalf of the browser's users.

Change

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Dubai Wants All Government Documents on Blockchain By 2020

The United Arab Emirates city of Dubai has announced plans to move all of its government documents to a blockchain by 2020.

Dubai’s Crown Prince, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum